(3) 4-6 Science Comics series. Illustrated by Jacob Chabot. This entertaining (and timely) volume in the educational graphic-novel series takes a look at the history of robots, guided by a mechanical bird from ancient Italy named Pouli ("the first machine that ever flew through the sky"). The comic-book layout is easy to follow, and the detailed text is matched with art that is bright, expressive, and meticulous. Glos.

Reviewer: Antonio Trujillo

(3) 4-6 Illustrated by Robin Robinson. In this richly colored graphic novel, sheltered yet neglected Isabel, a high-society Latinx girl in post–1906 earthquake San Francisco, becomes embroiled in a fairy war. Separated by the "Veil," the fantastical fairy realm overlays the drabber human world, and the illustrations fluctuate smoothly between the historical and whimsical settings. Dynamic angles and varied, harshly bordered panels maintain the story's urgent pace.

Reviewer: Dorrie Karlin