(3) K-3 Illustrated by François Roca. This awe-filled biography describes how Elinor Smith became the youngest licensed pilot in the United States and, in 1928, at age seventeen, flew under all four bridges along Manhattan's East River. Roca's capable illustrations depict a confident Smith and Manhattanites at their most elegant. An author's note tells more about Smith's later life and of Brown's interviews with the pilot. Bib.

Reviewer: Nell Beram

(2) K-3 Illustrated by François Roca. Paterson's graceful text relates the major events of the life and death of Jesus in simple, accessible language while preserving the central metaphors of the New Testament. Roca's elegant, glowing compositions, showcased in the book's large square pages, echo these images. Writer and illustrator lend their crafts to an earnest and artful expression of faith.

Reviewer: Lauren Adams | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2008

(2) K-3 Illustrated by François Roca. Winter borrows from Genesis to bring to life this picture book account of Muhammad Ali's boxing career: "IN THE BEGINNING was Jack Johnson..." Packed with all-capitalized, oversized words, the nimble text is visually powerful. In perfect counterpoint are Roca's realistic full-page oil paintings rendered in muted tones with an occasional punch of red.

Reviewer: Tanya D. Auger | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 2008