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Gelletly, LeeAnne
4 Reviews
(4)
YA
South America Today series.
These books, though dryly written, will provide plenty of report information for study of South American nations. Main texts focusing on history, geography, and people are supplemented with maps, sidebars, photos, recipes (geared toward experienced cooks), events calendars, report ideas, and organizations to contact. There are nine other spring 2009 books in this series. Reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these South America Today titles: Bolivia, South America Facts & Figures, Peru, and Guyana.
Reviewer: Barbara Barstow
(4)
YA
World Writers series.
Gelletly's volume, which focuses on Dahl's post-WWII career, is less engaging than Dahl's own autobiographical works; the book is illustrated with numerous photographs. Aykroyd's workaday biography of Swift presents the opinionated Anglo-Irish minister and his razor-edged writing in the context of the complicated political times. Period illustrations provide welcome breaks from the informative, if not compelling, text. Timeline, websites. Bib., ind. Review covers these World Writers titles: Savage Satire and Gift of Imagination.
Reviewer: Carolyn Shute
(4)
YA
Africa: Progress & Problems series.
With an introduction common to all the volumes, this series gives a comprehensive picture of Africa's sociopolitical problems and issues. Ethnic Groups is written with some personality, but the others read like textbooks; still, each volume offers a wealth of information, albeit unsourced. Education and Modern Africa have timelines. There are seven other fall 2006 books in this series. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Africa: Progress & Problems titles: Ecological Issues, Civil Wars in Africa, Education in Africa, Ethnic Groups in Africa, The Making of Modern Africa, and Poverty and Economic Issues.
Reviewer: Roger Sutton
(4)
4-6
Discovering South America series.
Overviews of these South American countries introduce the geography, history, economy, politics, peoples, and culture of each place. Each brief chapter features dry, straightforward text and color photos of varying quality. Recipes and project ideas are appended. Those looking for in-depth information for reports will have to go elsewhere. There are seven other fall 2003 books in this series. Reading list, timeline, website. Glos., ind. [Review covers these Discovering South America titles: Colombia, Paraguay, Brazil, Peru, Venezuela, and Guyana.]
Reviewer: Carolyn Shute
4 reviews
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