(4) 4-6 Sports Reports series. The careers of basketball's Bryant, Garnett, and Swoops and of football player Brunell are traced in these adequate biographies. Each book in this series begins by detailing a pivotal competition, followed by chapters on the player's childhood and career accomplishments. The dull format and grainy black-and-white photographs do nothing to enhance the text, but fans may be satisfied with the athletes' stories. Statistics are included. Ind. [Review covers these Sports Reports titles: Kevin Garnett, Kobe Bryant, Sheryl Swoopes, and Mark Brunell.]

Reviewer: Charlotte S. Huck

(4) 4-6 Sports Reports series. Super Bowl MVP Davis, Caribbean-born basketball player Duncan, and longtime NASCAR driver Earnhardt are the subjects of these biographies that provide detailed coverage of their achievements on sports but only sketchy information about their personal lives. The black-and-white photographs are unexceptional, but the big print, wide margins, and boxed facts will draw kids who may ordinarily be more interested in sports than reading. Ind.

Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta