(3) 4-6 Explorers series. Illustrated by David Antram. The travels and travails of explorers from different centuries are detailed in clear prose accompanied by attractive color drawings. Italian Marco Polo and Portuguese Ferdinand Magellan both ventured to the Far East, while Lewis and Clark trekked through the uncharted North American West. All three titles humanize their subjects, describe interactions with Native Peoples, and summarize the impact of their expeditions. Glos., ind. Review covers these Explorers titles: The Story of Lewis and Clark, The Story of Magellan, and The Story of Marco Polo.

Reviewer: Jack Forman

(3) 4-6 Explorers series. Illustrated by David Antram. The travels and travails of explorers from different centuries are detailed in clear prose accompanied by attractive color drawings. Italian Marco Polo and Portuguese Ferdinand Magellan both ventured to the Far East, while Lewis and Clark trekked through the uncharted North American West. All three titles humanize their subjects, describe interactions with Native Peoples, and summarize the impact of their expeditions. Glos., ind. Review covers these Explorers titles: The Story of Lewis and Clark, The Story of Magellan, and The Story of Marco Polo.

Reviewer: Jack Forman

(3) 4-6 Explorers series. Illustrated by David Antram. The travels and travails of explorers from different centuries are detailed in clear prose accompanied by attractive color drawings. Italian Marco Polo and Portuguese Ferdinand Magellan both ventured to the Far East, while Lewis and Clark trekked through the uncharted North American West. All three titles humanize their subjects, describe interactions with Native Peoples, and summarize the impact of their expeditions. Glos., ind. Review covers these Explorers titles: The Story of Lewis and Clark, The Story of Magellan, and The Story of Marco Polo.

Reviewer: Jack Forman

(4) 4-6 Do You Want to Be a... series. Illustrated by David Antram. Each volume focuses on how a specific class of people lived in their civilization. Two-page sections regarding one aspect of life contain a brief main text surrounded by illustrations and explanatory captions. While layouts are busy, short blurbs make the volumes browsable. "Interview" questions determine if readers "have what it takes" for each role. There are four other spring 2015 books in this series. Glos., ind. Review covers the following Do You Want to Be a... titles: Do You Want to Be a Medieval Knight?, Do You Want to Be a Samurai Warrior?, Do You Want to Be an Ancient Egyptian Princess?, and Do You Want to Be an Ancient Greek Athlete?.

Reviewer: Antonio Trujillo

(4) 4-6 Do You Want to Be a... series. Illustrated by Nicholas Hewetson. Each volume focuses on how a specific class of people lived in their civilization. Two-page sections regarding one aspect of life contain a brief main text surrounded by illustrations and explanatory captions. While layouts are busy, short blurbs make the volumes browsable. "Interview" questions determine if readers "have what it takes" for each role. There are four other spring 2015 books in this series. Glos., ind. Review covers the following Do You Want to Be a... titles: Do You Want to Be a Medieval Knight?, Do You Want to Be a Samurai Warrior?, Do You Want to Be an Ancient Egyptian Princess?, and Do You Want to Be an Ancient Greek Athlete?.

Reviewer: Antonio Trujillo

(3) 4-6 Illustrated by John James. Clearly and uncondescendingly, Morley gives enough Egyptian history and culture for context, then focuses on the boy pharaoh Tutankhamen and the elaborate tomb prepared after his early death in 1323 B.C.E. and discovered by Englishman Howard Carter in 1922. Its riches are partly catalogued and explained, with impressive art and a few photos. Timeline. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian

(3) 4-6 Illustrated by Giovanni Caselli. Eleven myths about the creation of the world, the gods, and humankind, as well as the battle between good and evil, are elegantly retold in this volume. The illustrations, bordered with decorative columns, have strong lines and a pleasing symmetry. A helpful list of "People and Place in Egyptian Myths" is appended, but no source notes are included. Ind.

Reviewer: Pamela McCuen

(3) 4-6 Not attempting to be comprehensive, this collection is an unintimidating introduction to Greek mythology. Twenty stories, including "The Twelve Labours of Heracles," "Eros and Psyche," and "The Wooden Horse," are retold in clear prose. Caselli's illustrations are a bit stiff, but the book is attractively designed. No source notes are included. Glos., ind.

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