(1) K-3 A woman embarks on a three-hundred-mile canoe journey down a river. She paddles alone through rapids, portages around waterfalls, and sleeps outside every night. Cooper's watercolor and pencil sketches illuminate the details with a rhythmic mix of vignettes and landscapes. The present-tense text focuses on the journey rather than the destination; we become so absorbed in the experience that we notice every detail by the end. An author's note and more about the Hudson River are appended. Reading list.

Reviewer: Lolly Robinson | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2019

(3) 4-6 Tangled History series. This account of the 2009 emergency Hudson River landing of Flight 1549 is told from the perspectives of several passengers and crew members, including the pilot, Captain Sullenberger. The suspenseful, dramatic events unfold in chronological order, with personal reflections on the aborted winter flight, perilous landing, and rescue. Captioned photographs enhance the narrative. Reading list, timeline. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Rita Soltan

(3) K-3 Talbott limns the life and legacy of Thomas Cole, the nineteenth-century American painter best known for his landscapes and as the originator of the Hudson River school of art. The text is straightforward yet consistently infused with the sense of curiosity that drove Cole to explore and make art. In his own illustrations, Talbott alternately uses narrative-furthering vignettes and sweeping nature scenes. An appended note works in Cole reproductions.

Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen

(3) 4-6 Primary Source Explorers series. These introductory texts emphasize primary sources in the telling of history. Photographs of the modern-day locations, historical documents, maps, and paintings enhance the texts, which detail each individual's voyages, his place in the age of exploration, and broader historical context. Frequent questions encourage readers to make modern connections and question the morality of the explorer's choices. Reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers these Primary Source Explorers titles: A Journey with Christopher Columbus, A Journey with Francisco Vázquez de Coronado, A Journey with Hernán Cortés, A Journey with Sieur de La Salle, A Journey with Henry Hudson, and A Journey with Juan Ponce de León.

Reviewer: Kristy Pasquariello

(3) YA Essential Events series. Gold Rush and Kansas present overviews of significant mid-nineteenth century events. Columbine and Hudson use eyewitness and news media reports to provide accounts of these contemporary happenings. Illustrations, photographs, and sidebars enhance the informative texts. Reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers these Essential Events titles: The Columbine Shootings, California's Gold Rush, The Hudson Plane Landing, and Bleeding Kansas.

Reviewer: Luther B. Clegg

(2) K-3 Illustrated by James E. Ransome. A young girl narrates this account (based on a true story) of the long-ago year she helped her tugboat captain father deliver the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree. The tugboat's journey--up the Hudson River to pick up the barge with the tree and downriver again--is described in child-friendly detail. Jewel-toned paintings capture views of the city, the river, and the unusual, festive cargo.

Reviewer: Martha V. Parravano | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2012

(2) 4-6 Starting with the Hudson River's Ice Age birth, moving through its significance in American history and art, and ending with its recent comeback from pollution, Talbott takes readers on an engrossing journey. Large, lush paintings fill some spreads; others feature smaller portraits, landscapes, and maps. After reading straight through, children will want to reexamine pages of particular interest. Reading list, websites.

Reviewer: Monica Edinger | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 2009

(3) YA Great Explorers of the World series. Going above and beyond biographical information about its subject, each book offers readers a glimpse of the historical times, events leading up to and surrounding the men's travels, and the impact of their explorations on the world. The volumes are well illustrated with photos, archival art, and maps. Reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Great Explorers of the World titles: Columbus, Marco Polo, and Henry Hudson.

Reviewer: Barbara Barstow

(4) 4-6 Ever since her mother's unexpected departure from their lighthouse home on the Hudson River, Louise has remained convinced that one day soon she will return. While at times the plot seems overly dramatic, Louise's reaction to her parents' separation resonates truthfully. Details about the role of the lighthouse keeper in the 1930s are woven somewhat awkwardly into the story.

Reviewer: Lauren Aimonette LIang

(3) 4-6 Rivers in American Life and Times series. Each book focuses on a major North American river and its significance in American history. Close attention is paid to small facts, but the details are never overwhelming nor do they muddy the bigger picture. The dense text is smoothly written, and short highlighted sections and color pictures and maps help to break it up. Hudson lists websites. Timeline. Bib., ind. Review covers these Rivers in American Life and Times titles: The Hudson River and The Missouri River.

Reviewer: Lauren Aimonette LIang

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Lynd Ward. When the brightly lit George Washington Bridge is built, the little red lighthouse thinks that its important work has been taken away. There is real personality in the pictures and story and a satisfying ending when the lighthouse discovers its light is still needed. This fascimile edition uses, for the first time, the actual watercolors that Lynd Ward painted rather than his three-color art based on the watercolors.

Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc. | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2042