(4) YA Major Muslim Nations series. These revised and updated series entries provide adequate general background on the volatile Middle East. Report writers looking for up-to-date information on this constantly changing area will need to supplement their research. Many photographs of the people and places, in addition to maps, illustrate the texts, which tend to generalize. There are twenty-three other spring 2010 books in this series. Reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Major Muslim Nations titles: Yemen, Bahrain, Facts & Figures About the Middle East,Qatar, and Syria.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz

(4) YA Major Muslim Nations series. These revised and updated series entries provide adequate general background on the volatile Middle East. Report writers looking for up-to-date information on this constantly changing area will need to supplement their research. Many photographs of the people and places, in addition to maps, illustrate the texts, which tend to generalize. There are twenty-three other spring 2010 books in this series. Reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Major Muslim Nations titles: Yemen, Bahrain, Facts & Figures About the Middle East,Qatar, and Syria.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz

(4) YA Major Muslim Nations series. These revised and updated series entries provide adequate general background on the volatile Middle East. Report writers looking for up-to-date information on this constantly changing area will need to supplement their research. Many photographs of the people and places, in addition to maps, illustrate the texts, which tend to generalize. There are twenty-three other spring 2010 books in this series. Reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Major Muslim Nations titles: Yemen, Bahrain, Facts & Figures About the Middle East,Qatar, and Syria.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz

(4) YA Modern Middle East Nations and Their Strategic Place in the World series. These surveys, intended for report writers, try to be up to the minute in terms of political events but must be supplemented by current sources. They provide adequate background material on geography, history, people (including minority groups), and foreign relations. The photos are clear, but the stylized borders on some pages are distracting. There are seventeen other fall 2003 books in this series. Chronology, reading list, websites. Glos., ind. [Review covers these Modern Middle East Nations and Their Strategic Place in the World titles: Israel, Iran, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Yemen, and Iraq.]

Reviewer: Melinda Greenblatt

(4) YA Sports Injuries: How to Prevent, Diagnose, and Treat series. Each formulaic guide begins with the sport's history and concludes with possible careers. Accompanied by photographs and illustrations, the text focuses on mental preparation, stretching, conditioning, and treatment of common injuries but lacks depth. Injured athletes should pay close attention to the repeated advice to seek medical attention. There are ten other fall 2003 books in this series. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Sports Injuries: How to Prevent, Diagnose, and Treat titles: Soccer, Cheerleading, Extreme Sports, Ice Skating, Basketball, and Football.

Reviewer: Charlotte S. Huck