(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

(4) K-3 Dorling Kindersley Readers series. The two biographies focus on each star's major football accomplishments without going into much depth and with little information about their personal lives. Heroes reflects on memorable Super Bowl players and games; Upsets describes dramatic NFL victories. A graphically busy combination of illustrations and color and black-and-white photos supplement the readable texts. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Jack Forman

(4) 4-6 Sports Achievers series. Three new entries in the series, spotlighting stars of volleyball, football, and basketball, join a revision of a previous volume on Wayne Gretzky. The books strike a good balance between personal and professional information, though the coverage is never very deep. Gretzky is illustrated with black-and-white photos; the other books are chiefly illustrated in color. A section of sports stats concludes each volume. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta

(4) 4-6 New Wave series. Profiling young athletes who have risen quickly in their sports, these biographies of three admirable young men discuss how each one overcame adversity in childhood to reach the pinnacle of his career: Rodriguez in baseball, Davis in football, and Duncan in basketball. The photographs aren't always engaging, but the texts offer much to interest fans. Ind.

Reviewer: Charlotte S. Huck