(4) 4-6 School Projects Survival Guides series. These books aim to help students complete school assignments, exploring different elements of a project (e.g., organizing information, studying, revising, working with a team). Graphic organizers and checklists guide readers, and stock photographs illustrate the pages. While the direction is useful, students in need of such help are unlikely to seek out or enjoy these dry and uninspiring texts. Glos., ind. Review covers these School Projects Survival Guides titles: Oral Reports, Studying and Tests, Team Projects, and Written Reports.

Reviewer: Betsy Murray

(4) 4-6 School Projects Survival Guides series. These books aim to help students complete school assignments, exploring different elements of a project (e.g., organizing information, studying, revising, working with a team). Graphic organizers and checklists guide readers, and stock photographs illustrate the pages. While the direction is useful, students in need of such help are unlikely to seek out or enjoy these dry and uninspiring texts. Glos., ind. Review covers these School Projects Survival Guides titles: Oral Reports, Studying and Tests, Team Projects, and Written Reports.

Reviewer: Betsy Murray

(4) 4-6 School Projects Survival Guides series. These books aim to help students complete school assignments, exploring different elements of a project (e.g., organizing information, studying, revising, working with a team). Graphic organizers and checklists guide readers, and stock photographs illustrate the pages. While the direction is useful, students in need of such help are unlikely to seek out or enjoy these dry and uninspiring texts. Glos., ind. Review covers these School Projects Survival Guides titles: Oral Reports, Studying and Tests, Team Projects, and Written Reports.

Reviewer: Betsy Murray

(4) 4-6 School Projects Survival Guides series. These books aim to help students complete school assignments, exploring different elements of a project (e.g., organizing information, studying, revising, working with a team). Graphic organizers and checklists guide readers, and stock photographs illustrate the pages. While the direction is useful, students in need of such help are unlikely to seek out or enjoy these dry and uninspiring texts. Glos., ind. Review covers these School Projects Survival Guides titles: Oral Reports, Studying and Tests, Team Projects, and Written Reports.

Reviewer: Betsy Murray

(4) YA Lucent Library of Historical Eras: Twentieth Century Japan series. Samurai gives insight into Japan's military leading up to World War II. Home describes Japanese life during wartime. Ashes traces the rebuilding of Japan from its WWII defeat to its rise as a world power today. Scrolls chronicles Japanese artistic movements throughout the twentieth century. Archival photographs and sidebars enhance the information. Density of text and crowded pages make the format unappealing. Reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., ind. Review covers these Lucent Library of Historical Eras: Twentieth Century Japan titles: Up from the Ashes, From Painted Scrolls to Anime, Samurai, Shoguns, and Soldiers, and The War at Home.

Reviewer: Luther B. Clegg

(3) YA World Writers series. Illustrated with black-and-white photos, this biography of the prominent muckraker covers both her laudable efforts (e.g., a biography of Abraham Lincoln) and her biased but groundbreaking look at John D. Rockefeller in The History of the Standard Oil Company. Somervill does not shrink away from presenting the more controversial aspects of Tarbell's life and career. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Jeannine M. Chapman

(4) YA Feminist Voices series. This biography of the great women's suffrage organizer, campaigner, and speaker is replete with information though written without flair. Paragraph-long excerpts of Catt's words are meant to convey what we are told is her charisma. Nevertheless, the text is thorough and informative. Included are black-and-white photos of Catt, her family, and key players in the battle for women's suffrage. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: Nell Beram