(3) 4-6 Illustrated by Stephen MacEachern. Fictional Corry travels worldwide with her engineer parents for a year collecting postcards, information, and examples regarding skyscrapers, bridges, tunnels, domes, dams, levees, etc., with some doable experiments to illustrate principles. Accurate, accessible information about the multiple engineering challenges of such structures is enriched with numerous photos and drawings; the tone is light, but the subject is treated seriously. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian

(4) 4-6 Mystery Hunters series. Illustrated by Stephen MacEachern. Based on the television series Mystery Hunters, this book replicates the program's humor and skepticism about supernatural mysteries while directing young readers on ways to trick their friends. With color photos and amateurish cartoony illustrations, this complement to a DVD of the same title is entertaining to read, but not as practical as other how-to magic guides.

Reviewer: Jack Forman

(4) 4-6 Illustrated by Stephen MacEachern. Each spread begins with cartoony panels featuring the Money Cent$ Gang, three friends working on a school report about money while navigating the temptations of the material world. Facing pages consist of straightforward information about money, fun facts, tips, quizzes, and hypothetical dilemmas. The often-punning text strains too hard to be cool, but there's no denying that the book makes cents. Ind.

Reviewer: Nell Beram