(3) 4-6 Mapmakers series. Sophia's search for her missing parents (The Golden Specific) continues; here, she follows a cryptic map back to New Occident. Meanwhile, friend Theo--sentenced to serve in Broadgirdle's army--is threatened by the prime minister's new crimson-mist weapon, which turns friends into seeming enemies. The series' map conceit expands to encompass memory and time in this mystical, satisfying conclusion to the fantastical trilogy.

Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam

(3) 4-6 Mapmakers series. While Sophia Tims travels to the Papal States in search of a diary that will give her clues to her missing parents' whereabouts, her friend Theo goes undercover and witnesses the brazen power grab of Boston MP Gordon Broadgirdle, a one-time tormentor of his. The weirdly time-misaligned world introduced in The Glass Sentence here deepens and elaborates into a strong fantasy performance.

Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam

(3) 4-6 Mapmakers series. In a world fractured into disparate eras during the Great Disruption, Sophia Tims is entrusted with the Tracing Glass (containing a memory thought to be the cause of the Disruption) when her uncle, the cartographer Shadrack Elli, is kidnapped. An intricate fantasy with a Gilded-Age feel, this solidly constructed quest features maps of all kinds and unusual steampunk-flavored elements.

Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam

(3) 4-6 Maps and Mapmakers series. Illustrated by George Fryer. This book deals with the abstract concept of charting systems that intrinsically lack landmarks. Ancient and modern navigational methods are covered, including celestial and inertial methods. Bramwell also discusses aerial navigation charts and air traffic control methods. Well-captioned diagrams, drawings, and color photographs enhance the text. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Harry Clement Stubbs

(3) 4-6 Maps and Mapmakers series. Illustrated by George Fryer. These books describe in detail the basic ideas behind maps and charts, the measurements needed to make them, and such concepts as projections and scale. The various codes and symbols that tell the reader what sort of information is supplied in a map (physical or political geography, products, climate, or population) are clearly explained. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Harry Clement Stubbs

(4) 4-6 Maps and Mapmakers series. Illustrated by George Fryer. This book is more a description of what we currently understand about astronomical objects--planets, stars, and galaxies--than the equipment and techniques involved in mapping them. Constellation maps are included, but most of the plentiful photos and diagrams are of such things as individual planets and the electromagnetic spectrum. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Harry Clement Stubbs

(3) 4-6 Maps and Mapmakers series. Illustrated by George Fryer. These books describe in detail the basic ideas behind maps and charts, the measurements needed to make them, and such concepts as projections and scale. The various codes and symbols that tell the reader what sort of information is supplied in a map (physical or political geography, products, climate, or population) are clearly explained. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Harry Clement Stubbs

(3) 4-6 Maps and Mapmakers series. Illustrated by George Fryer. These books describe in detail the basic ideas behind maps and charts, the measurements needed to make them, and such concepts as projections and scale. The various codes and symbols that tell the reader what sort of information is supplied in a map (physical or political geography, products, climate, or population) are clearly explained. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Harry Clement Stubbs