(4) 4-6 Graphic Library: Inventions and Discovery series. Illustrated by Gordon Purcell & Al Milgrom. Darwin's life is split into four parts: childhood interest in nature, observations aboard the Beagle, theory development and writing of the Origin of Species, and reaction to his ideas then and now. The comic-book format, used to entice reluctant readers, provides narrative action and dialogue as well as facts but reduces the biography to a highlights-only tour. Additional information is appended. Reading list. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford

(4) 4-6 Graphic Library: Inventions and Discovery series. Illustrated by Keith Tucker. This cursory biography of the teenager who invented television is presented in short chapters, in full-color comic-book format. Fuzzy, oversimplified explanations of the science involved yield to the human interest story of the lone inventor trying to beat the large corporations in order to bring television to the public. Endnotes attempt to fill in some of the gaps. Reading list. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: David Elzey

(3) 4-6 Graphic Library: Inventions and Discovery series. Illustrated by Ron Frenz & Charles, III Barnett. The life of this snowboarding pioneer, from recreational "Snurfer" (snow surfer) to entrepreneur, is told in comic-book format--an apt match of form and content, as the exhilaration of the sport is well captured by the colorful panel art. An afterword acknowledges that no one knows who invented the first snowboard and gives a broader overview of the sport's history. Reading list. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: David Elzey