(4) 4-6 Science Files series. Despite their busy pages and hyperbolic phrases on the cover ("Discover the amazing world of coal..."), these books offer accurate, accessible information about energy sources. Short subdivisions contain readable text, and illustrations range from color photos to cutaway and other diagrams. Related environmental and health issues are addressed in a balanced way. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Science Files titles: Coal, Nuclear Energy, Oil & Gas, Solar Power, Water Power, and Wind Power.

Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian

(4) 4-6 Science Files series. Despite their busy pages and hyperbolic phrases on the cover ("Discover the amazing world of coal..."), these books offer accurate, accessible information about energy sources. Short subdivisions contain readable text, and illustrations range from color photos to cutaway and other diagrams. Related environmental and health issues are addressed in a balanced way. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Science Files titles: Coal, Nuclear Energy, Oil & Gas, Solar Power, Water Power, and Wind Power.

Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian

(4) 4-6 Science Files series. Despite their busy pages and hyperbolic phrases on the cover ("Discover the amazing world of coal..."), these books offer accurate, accessible information about energy sources. Short subdivisions contain readable text, and illustrations range from color photos to cutaway and other diagrams. Related environmental and health issues are addressed in a balanced way. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Science Files titles: Coal, Nuclear Energy, Oil & Gas, Solar Power, Water Power, and Wind Power.

Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian

(4) 4-6 Science Files series. Despite their busy pages and hyperbolic phrases on the cover ("Discover the amazing world of coal..."), these books offer accurate, accessible information about energy sources. Short subdivisions contain readable text, and illustrations range from color photos to cutaway and other diagrams. Related environmental and health issues are addressed in a balanced way. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Science Files titles: Coal, Nuclear Energy, Oil & Gas, Solar Power, Water Power, and Wind Power.

Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian

(4) 4-6 Science Files series. Despite their busy pages and hyperbolic phrases on the cover ("Discover the amazing world of coal..."), these books offer accurate, accessible information about energy sources. Short subdivisions contain readable text, and illustrations range from color photos to cutaway and other diagrams. Related environmental and health issues are addressed in a balanced way. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Science Files titles: Coal, Nuclear Energy, Oil & Gas, Solar Power, Water Power, and Wind Power.

Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian

(4) 4-6 Science Files series. Despite their busy pages and hyperbolic phrases on the cover ("Discover the amazing world of coal..."), these books offer accurate, accessible information about energy sources. Short subdivisions contain readable text, and illustrations range from color photos to cutaway and other diagrams. Related environmental and health issues are addressed in a balanced way. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Science Files titles: Coal, Nuclear Energy, Oil & Gas, Solar Power, Water Power, and Wind Power.

Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian

(4) K-3 Science Files: Earth series. This capable series uses a magazine-style approach to conveying information. Captions, inserts, and small text blocks fleetingly explain geography, geology, inhabitants, and conservation efforts for each featured biome. The pages are a bit too busy with photos and diagrams. Each book ends with an "Amazing Facts" page providing slightly more in-depth information. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. [Review covers these Science Files: Earth titles: Deserts, Forests, Oceans, Islands, and Mountains.]

Reviewer: Hilary Breed Van Dusen

(4) K-3 Science Files: Earth series. This capable series uses a magazine-style approach to conveying information. Captions, inserts, and small text blocks fleetingly explain geography, geology, inhabitants, and conservation efforts for each featured biome. The pages are a bit too busy with photos and diagrams. Each book ends with an "Amazing Facts" page providing slightly more in-depth information. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. [Review covers these Science Files: Earth titles: Deserts, Forests, Oceans, Islands, and Mountains.]

Reviewer: Hilary Breed Van Dusen

(4) K-3 Science Files: Earth series. This capable series uses a magazine-style approach to conveying information. Captions, inserts, and small text blocks fleetingly explain geography, geology, inhabitants, and conservation efforts for each featured biome. The pages are a bit too busy with photos and diagrams. Each book ends with an "Amazing Facts" page providing slightly more in-depth information. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. [Review covers these Science Files: Earth titles: Deserts, Forests, Oceans, Islands, and Mountains.]

Reviewer: Hilary Breed Van Dusen

(4) K-3 Science Files: Earth series. This capable series uses a magazine-style approach to conveying information. Captions, inserts, and small text blocks fleetingly explain geography, geology, inhabitants, and conservation efforts for each featured biome. The pages are a bit too busy with photos and diagrams. Each book ends with an "Amazing Facts" page providing slightly more in-depth information. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. [Review covers these Science Files: Earth titles: Deserts, Forests, Oceans, Islands, and Mountains.]

Reviewer: Hilary Breed Van Dusen

(4) K-3 Science Files: Earth series. This capable series uses a magazine-style approach to conveying information. Captions, inserts, and small text blocks fleetingly explain geography, geology, inhabitants, and conservation efforts for each featured biome. The pages are a bit too busy with photos and diagrams. Each book ends with an "Amazing Facts" page providing slightly more in-depth information. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. [Review covers these Science Files: Earth titles: Deserts, Forests, Oceans, Islands, and Mountains.]

Reviewer: Hilary Breed Van Dusen

(4) 4-6 Science Files series. Each tightly focused volume in this series examines a material found in nature (e.g., rocks and wood) or that is manufactured (e.g., glass and plastics). Crowded with text, clear color photographs, and fact boxes, the double-page spreads provide scientific explanations on how the materials are prepared, produced, and used in society. Each volume ends with a discussion about the importance of recycling. Bib., glos., ind. [Review covers these Science Files titles: Glass, Metals, Plastics, Rocks and Minerals, Textiles, Wood.]

Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta

(4) 4-6 Science Files series. Each tightly focused volume in this series examines a material found in nature (e.g., rocks and wood) or that is manufactured (e.g., glass and plastics). Crowded with text, clear color photographs, and fact boxes, the double-page spreads provide scientific explanations on how the materials are prepared, produced, and used in society. Each volume ends with a discussion about the importance of recycling. Bib., glos., ind. [Review covers these Science Files titles: Glass, Metals, Plastics, Rocks and Minerals, Textiles, Wood.]

Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta

(4) 4-6 Science Files series. Each tightly focused volume in this series examines a material found in nature (e.g., rocks and wood) or that is manufactured (e.g., glass and plastics). Crowded with text, clear color photographs, and fact boxes, the double-page spreads provide scientific explanations on how the materials are prepared, produced, and used in society. Each volume ends with a discussion about the importance of recycling. Bib., glos., ind. [Review covers these Science Files titles: Glass, Metals, Plastics, Rocks and Minerals, Textiles, Wood.]

Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta

(4) 4-6 Science Files series. Each tightly focused volume in this series examines a material found in nature (e.g., rocks and wood) or that is manufactured (e.g., glass and plastics). Crowded with text, clear color photographs, and fact boxes, the double-page spreads provide scientific explanations on how the materials are prepared, produced, and used in society. Each volume ends with a discussion about the importance of recycling. Bib., glos., ind. [Review covers these Science Files titles: Glass, Metals, Plastics, Rocks and Minerals, Textiles, Wood.]

Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta

(4) 4-6 Science Files series. Each tightly focused volume in this series examines a material found in nature (e.g., rocks and wood) or that is manufactured (e.g., glass and plastics). Crowded with text, clear color photographs, and fact boxes, the double-page spreads provide scientific explanations on how the materials are prepared, produced, and used in society. Each volume ends with a discussion about the importance of recycling. Bib., glos., ind. [Review covers these Science Files titles: Glass, Metals, Plastics, Rocks and Minerals, Textiles, Wood.]

Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta

(4) 4-6 Science Files series. Each tightly focused volume in this series examines a material found in nature (e.g., rocks and wood) or that is manufactured (e.g., glass and plastics). Crowded with text, clear color photographs, and fact boxes, the double-page spreads provide scientific explanations on how the materials are prepared, produced, and used in society. Each volume ends with a discussion about the importance of recycling. Bib., glos., ind. [Review covers these Science Files titles: Glass, Metals, Plastics, Rocks and Minerals, Textiles, Wood.]

Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta

(4) 4-6 Science Fact Files series. This book traces past and current discoveries and theories. The emphasis is on "pure" science with some information on practical applications and controversies of gene research, testing, and manipulation. The text competes for space with frequent sidebars, color photos, archival reproductions, and diagrams. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Gail Hedges

(4) 4-6 Science Fact Files series. This general overview features double-page spreads devoted to topics such as the telephone, radio, radar, satellites, and the Internet, with an emphasis on the scientific technology behind each of these advances. The writing is flat, and the pages are busy with unimpressive color photos and fact boxes containing supplemental information, historical background, and predictions for the future. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta

(4) 4-6 Science Fact Files series. Double-page spreads touch on many aspects of forensic science, including collecting evidence, fingerprint analysis, ballistics, and toxicology. Though the information is compelling, the writing style is somewhat bland. The pages are busy with "fact files," information boxes spotlighting historical crimes, and banal, often fuzzy color photographs. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta