(4) 4-6 Ultimate Sports Road Trips series. Following a rah-rah introduction about the featured sport, each entertaining, if superficial, volume highlights seven or eight stadiums or sites that would make great road trips for super-fans. The four- or six-page sections provide basic place facts (including name, location, date opened, capacity), overviews of the teams' or participants' histories, and captioned photos. A trip map is appended. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these Ultimate Sports Road Trips titles: Ultimate NHL Road Trip, Ultimate Soccer Road Trip, Ultimate NBA Road Trip, Ultimate MLB Road Trip, Ultimate NASCAR Road Trip, Ultimate College Basketball Road Trip, Ultimate NFL Road Trip, and Ultimate College Football Road Trip.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz

(4) 4-6 Wild World of Sports series. These books explore a broad range of sports topics primarily focused on unusual individuals and events. Scandals and Careers focus on athletes whose participation ended abruptly; Bike Polo and Octopush are two of the uncommon sports featured in Offbeat; and Characters introduces quirky players and rebels of the sports world. Large photographs enliven each very cursory overview. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these Wild World of Sports titles: Sports' Most Memorable Characters, Careers Cut Short, Offbeat Sports, and Biggest Scandals in Sports.

Reviewer: Luther B. Clegg

(4) 4-6 Playmakers series. These volumes provide brief profiles of basketball, baseball, tennis, soccer, football, and golf standouts. The choppy texts focus on each player's biggest games to date (through early 2017) and impressive statistical accomplishments, while also touching on his or her background and personal life. Color photographs capture the athletic action. "Fun Facts and Quotes" are appended. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these Playmakers titles: Odell Beckham Jr., Jordan Spieth, Serena Williams, Bryce Harper, Stephen Curry, and Neymar.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz

(4) 4-6 Sports Trivia series. Trivia questions, divided into four chapters by difficulty, appear directly above answers. The format makes "cheating" hard to avoid: "In which sport did Lindsey Vonn win a gold medal in 2010?" is asked on the facing page to Vonn's downhill skiing picture. Sports fans are better off quizzing one another. A final quiz is provided. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers the following SportsZone: Sports Trivia titles: Basketball Trivia, Olympic Trivia, Baseball Trivia, Soccer Trivia, Football Trivia, and Hockey Trivia.

Reviewer: Carrie Harasimowicz Sullivan

(4) K-3 Incredible Sports Records series. A potpourri of sports records, from the predictable (the longest game played; the most points scored by a player) to the surprising (the lowest paid attendance at a Major League baseball game: zero!). The short descriptions of each record are straightforward; the bland page design does little to highlight the color photos. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers the following Incredible Sports Records titles: Incredible Hockey Records, Incredible Soccer Records, Incredible Basketball Records, Incredible Olympic Records, Incredible Baseball Records, and Incredible Football Records.

Reviewer: Jack Forman

(4) K-3 Incredible Sports Records series. A potpourri of sports records, from the predictable (the longest game played; the most points scored by a player) to the surprising (the lowest paid attendance at a Major League baseball game: zero!). The short descriptions of each record are straightforward; the bland page design does little to highlight the color photos. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers the following Incredible Sports Records titles: Incredible Hockey Records, Incredible Soccer Records, Incredible Basketball Records, Incredible Olympic Records, Incredible Baseball Records, and Incredible Football Records.

Reviewer: Jack Forman

(4) 4-6 SportsZone: Bowl Games of College Football series. Each title opens by describing how the well-established season-ending college football game developed; the remaining five chapters provide play-by-play highlights of particularly memorable contests. While the facts are all here, the narratives lack excitement, though the accompanying photos help communicate some of each game's significant plays and climactic moments. "Bowl Records" and "Quotes and Anecdotes" are appended. Reading list, timeline. Glos., ind. Review covers these SportsZone: Bowl Games of College Football titles: The Story of the Orange Bowl, The Story of the Sugar Bowl, The Story of the Rose Bowl, The Story of the Cotton Bowl, The Story of the College Football National Championship Game, and The Story of the Fiesta Bowl.

Reviewer: Jack Forman