(3) 4-6 Space Discovery Guides series. These are informative accounts of the people and technologies of space exploration and objects of their study. Numerous recent examples along with historical details explain topics such as space junk, spacecraft missions, and private companies pursuing space tourism. Helpful diagrams and good captioned photographs of scientific work on Earth and in space are included. Reading list, websites. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers these Space Discovery Guides titles: Astronauts, Garbage in Space, Private Space Travel, Pluto, and Mars Missions.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford

(3) 4-6 Space Discovery Guides series. Black holes, gravitational waves, space-time and relativity, and modern technologies that help scientists develop theories about the makeup of the universe are covered in this book. Helpful diagrams and photographs of detectors and scientists at work accompany the clear text. This is pretty advanced astrophysics, but it's excellently described at the appropriate level for upper-elementary space enthusiasts. Reading list, websites. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford

(3) 4-6 Searchlight Books: Fear Fest series. Chilling paranormal tales abound in this series. Each volume focuses on a specific type of paranormal activity and provides accounts from throughout history. The texts wisely ground the series in science by including debunkings and realistic explanations for the stories. Illustrations and photographs accompany the text on each page and help set the spooky mood. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Searchlight Books: Fear Fest titles: Mysterious UFOs and Aliens, Spine-Tingling Urban Legends, Chilling Ancient Curses, Eerie ESP, Spooky Haunted Houses, and Frightful Ghost Ships.

Reviewer: Antonio Trujillo

(3) 4-6 Gateway Biographies series. Two high-achieving women are portrayed fairly, with equal attention paid to their personal and professional lives. Ginsburg's story spans her childhood in Brooklyn to her rise to the Supreme Court; Lynch's includes anecdotes from her Jim Crow–era North Carolina upbringing and chronicles a justice-driven legal career. Small photographs round out the no-frills profiles. Reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., ind. Review covers the following Gateway Biographies titles: Loretta Lynch and Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Reviewer: Lauren Causey

(4) 4-6 Connect with Electricity series. These small books skim through rather higher-level explanations of the components and properties of electronic materials, along with historical and applied examples, descriptions of the engineering processes, and a smattering of related chemistry and biology. Numerous photographs of scientists and children working with gadgets, plus diagrams explaining the physics, appear throughout. An experiment concludes each book. Reading list, websites. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers the following Connect with Electricity titles: How Batteries Work, How Conductors Work, How Sensors Work, How Circuits Work, How LEDs Work, and How Transistors Work.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford

(4) 4-6 Connect with Electricity series. These small books skim through rather higher-level explanations of the components and properties of electronic materials, along with historical and applied examples, descriptions of the engineering processes, and a smattering of related chemistry and biology. Numerous photographs of scientists and children working with gadgets, plus diagrams explaining the physics, appear throughout. An experiment concludes each book. Reading list, websites. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers the following Connect with Electricity titles: How Batteries Work, How Conductors Work, How Sensors Work, How Circuits Work, How LEDs Work, and How Transistors Work.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford

(4) 4-6 Connect with Electricity series. These small books skim through rather higher-level explanations of the components and properties of electronic materials, along with historical and applied examples, descriptions of the engineering processes, and a smattering of related chemistry and biology. Numerous photographs of scientists and children working with gadgets, plus diagrams explaining the physics, appear throughout. An experiment concludes each book. Reading list, websites. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers the following Connect with Electricity titles: How Batteries Work, How Conductors Work, How Sensors Work, How Circuits Work, How LEDs Work, and How Transistors Work.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford