(4) 4-6 Cities Through Time series. Illustrated by Bob Moulder. These books deliver what their titles promise by a combination of readable text, archival photos and drawings, boxed quotations, and static illustrations. The books consider lower classes as well as middle and upper. Background artwork often creates a problem for textual legibility, but generally these are accurate, brief surveys of the cities and the culture that has evolved in each. Time lines are appended. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian

(3) 4-6 Passport to History series. Day explores American culture in these guides to the past. The chatty texts, which are written as if for time-traveling visitors, provide facts about daily life, famous figures, customs, government, currency, fashion, local manners, health, and food. Maps, archival artwork and photographs, and witty captions extend the texts. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Mary R. Holt

(3) 4-6 Passport to History series. Day explores American culture in these guides to the past. The chatty texts, which are written as if for time-traveling visitors, provide facts about daily life, famous figures, customs, government, currency, fashion, local manners, health, and food. Maps, archival artwork and photographs, and witty captions extend the texts. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Mary R. Holt

(3) 4-6 Passport to History series. Day explores ancient Mayan culture and the Renaissance in these guides to the past. The chatty texts, which are written as if for time-traveling visitors, provide facts about daily life, famous figures, customs, government, currency, fashion, local manners, health, and food. Maps, archival reproductions and photographs, and witty captions extend the texts. A time line is included. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Mary R. Holt

(3) 4-6 Passport to History series. Day explores ancient Mayan culture and the Renaissance in these guides to the past. The chatty texts, which are written as if for time-traveling visitors, provide facts about daily life, famous figures, customs, government, currency, fashion, local manners, health, and food. Maps, archival reproductions and photographs, and witty captions extend the texts. A time line is included. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Mary R. Holt

(4) 4-6 Cities Through Time series. Illustrated by Ray Webb. These books deliver what their titles promise by a combination of readable text, archival photos and drawings, boxed quotations, and static illustrations. The books consider lower classes as well as middle and upper. Background artwork often creates a problem for textual legibility, but generally these are accurate, brief surveys of the cities and the culture that has evolved in each. Time lines are appended. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian

(4) 4-6 Cities Through Time series. Illustrated by Ray Webb. These books deliver what their titles promise by a combination of readable text, archival photos and drawings, boxed quotations, and static illustrations. The books consider lower classes as well as middle and upper. Background artwork often creates a problem for textual legibility, but generally these are accurate, brief surveys of the cities and the culture that has evolved in each. Time lines are appended. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian

(4) 4-6 Cities Through Time series. Illustrated by Bob Moulder. These books deliver what their titles promise by a combination of readable text, archival photos and drawings, boxed quotations, and static illustrations. The books consider lower classes as well as middle and upper. Background artwork often creates a problem for textual legibility, but generally these are accurate, brief surveys of the cities and the culture that has evolved in each. Time lines are appended. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian

(4) 4-6 Cities Through Time series. Illustrated by Chris Rothero. This book traces historical events and cultural practices in this city first called Byzantium in 657 B.C.E., later the Roman Empire's Constantinople, and in the present-day Istanbul in Turkey. The fluent text is accompanied by historical reproductions, lifeless textbook-quality illustrations, and a few contemporary photos. Boxed quotations, many from primary sources, are frequently effective. A time line is included. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian

(4) 4-6 Passport to History series. Despite their unoriginal premise, these tour books for time-traveling visitors aim to convey information about two ancient cultures. Facts about daily life, art, customs, government, and economics are relayed in chatty chapters, with such titles as "Where to Stay" and "Where to Find Souvenirs." Reproductions of artifacts, photos of ruins, and text boxes with travel tips accompany the texts. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Kristen Oravec

(4) 4-6 Passport to History series. Despite their unoriginal premise, these tour books for time-traveling visitors aim to convey information about two ancient cultures. Facts about daily life, art, customs, government, and economics are relayed in chatty chapters, with such titles as "Where to Stay" and "Where to Find Souvenirs." Reproductions of artifacts, photos of ruins, and text boxes with travel tips accompany the texts. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Kristen Oravec

(4) 4-6 Cities Through Time series. Illustrated by Bob Moulder. These serviceable, though superficial, introductions trace historical events and cultural practices of these cities up to the present. The texts are supported by historical reproductions, effective primary-source quotations, and a few contemporary photos. All the topics (e.g., the Reformation, food) get the same two-page treatment, so the books' focus sometimes lurches. At times, the undistinguished illustrations almost obscure the text. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian

(4) 4-6 Cities Through Time series. Illustrated by Bob Moulder. These serviceable, though superficial, introductions trace historical events and cultural practices of these cities up to the present. The texts are supported by historical reproductions, effective primary-source quotations, and a few contemporary photos. All the topics (e.g., the Reformation, food) get the same two-page treatment, so the books' focus sometimes lurches. At times, the undistinguished illustrations almost obscure the text. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian

(4) 4-6 Cities Through Time series. Illustrated by Ray Webb. This book traces the city's history from 762 C.E. to the present, including a dispassionate account of the last decade. Chapters on cultural details alternate with historical accounts (sometimes jarringly: the 1958 assassination of King Faisal II is followed by an upbeat "Food in Baghdad" section). Visuals include boxed quotations from primary sources, reproductions, generic illustrations, and color photos. A time line is included. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian

(3) YA Ancient Technology series. Divided into chapters that focus on individual ancient cultures, including the Stone Age, Chinese, Greek, and Roman, these books blend history and science to explore how ancient cultures communicated, developed mathematics, built everything from basic shelter to the Great Wall of China, and waged war. Illustrated with reproductions and color photos, the wide-ranging texts are clearly written. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta

(3) YA Ancient Technology series. Divided into chapters that focus on individual ancient cultures, including the Stone Age, Chinese, Greek, and Roman, these books blend history and science to explore how ancient cultures communicated, developed mathematics, built everything from basic shelter to the Great Wall of China, and waged war. Illustrated with reproductions and color photos, the wide-ranging texts are clearly written. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta

(3) YA Ancient Technology series. Divided into chapters that focus on individual ancient cultures, including the Stone Age, Chinese, Greek, and Roman, these books blend history and science to explore how ancient cultures communicated, developed mathematics, built everything from basic shelter to the Great Wall of China, and waged war. Illustrated with reproductions and color photos, the wide-ranging texts are clearly written. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta

(3) YA Ancient Technology series. Divided into chapters that focus on individual ancient cultures, including the Stone Age, Chinese, Greek, and Roman, these books blend history and science to explore how ancient cultures communicated, developed mathematics, built everything from basic shelter to the Great Wall of China, and waged war. Illustrated with reproductions and color photos, the wide-ranging texts are clearly written. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta