(4) 4-6 STEM Trailblazer Bios series. Six more (two are women) contemporary scientists, engineers, and inventors are featured in this continuation of the series that capitalizes on the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics objective of today's curriculums. Adulatory profiles touch on childhood, education, and the subjects' breakthrough accomplishments. A colorful, easy-to-read format features photos and "tech talk" sidebars with quotes from the "trailblazers." Reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers the following STEM Trailblazer Bios titles: Facebook Founder and Internet Entrepreneur Mark Zuckerberg, Mars Science Lab Engineer Diana Trujillo, Minecraft Creator Markus "Notch" Persson, Nintendo Video Game Designer Shigeru Miyamoto, Theoretical Physicist Stephen Hawking, and Urban Biologist Danielle Lee.

Reviewer: Rita Soltan

(4) 4-6 Newsmakers series. This accessibly written series is notable for its clean layout, including color photographs, sidebars, and charts. The mostly complimentary narratives are solid overviews of their subjects' early lives, successes, and failures. A "Stop and Think" feature offers discussion questions that can be used for assignments. For the living subjects, the content will soon become outdated. Reading list, timeline. Glos., ind. Review covers these Newsmakers titles: Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Vladimir Putin, Malala Yousafzai, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Nelson Mandela, and Pope Francis.

Reviewer: Cyrisse Jaffee

(4) 4-6 Titans of Business series. These profiles combine photos with matter-of-fact texts portraying the successes and mistakes of these contemporary business titans from very different backgrounds. Aside from such mentions as Zuckerberg's love of fencing and Jay-Z's involvement in drugs and "hustling," the books focus almost entirely on their business careers. Tips for "how to become an entrepreneur" are simplistic. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Titans of Business titles: Mark Zuckerberg and Jay-Z.

Reviewer: Jack Forman

(4) YA Business Leaders series. These biographies focus on the technologies that their youthful subjects developed--Facebook, Google, Amazon.com, and Twitter--and the way each company has changed from small startup to international phenomenon. The subjects' lives and inventions are explained in clear language with embedded definitions when necessary; some details are more important than others. Numerous photos (mostly relevant, some not) support the texts. Timeline, websites. Bib., ind. Review covers these Business Leaders titles: Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg, Google Founders, Jeff Bezos, and Twitter.

Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian

(4) 4-6 Innovators series. Zuckerberg focuses on the Facebook inventor's youth while Greiner and Taylor highlight the contributions of women in engineering and medical research. Though the texts are accessible, the information (especially statistics) will quickly be outdated. Stock photos of varying relevance illustrate the texts. Taylor includes a reading list. Websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Innovators titles: Doris Taylor, Helen Greiner, and Mark Zuckerberg.

Reviewer: Cyrisse Jaffee