(4) 4-6 Fact Finders: World Explorers series. These broad introductions to early European exploration of North America simply if blandly recount Coronado's fruitless search for wealth and the fabled Seven Cities of Cibola and La Salle's journey from the St. Lawrence River to the mouth of the Mississippi in the Gulf of Mexico. Maps, illustrations, and sidebars accompany the third- and fourth-grade-level texts. Reading list, timeline. Glos., ind. Review covers these Fact Finders: World Explorers titles: Francisco Vasquez de Coronado and Sieur de La Salle.

Reviewer: Luther B. Clegg

(3) K-3 An Ojibwe woman and friends, concerned about human carelessness for Nibi (water), walk around the Great Lakes, the Saint Lawrence River, and more to bring attention to the problem. Illustrated with simple childlike art (the human faces have dots for eyes and no other features) and sprinkled with Ojibwe words, this eco-story is based on the life of Nokomis Josephine Mandamin, who formed the Mother Earth Water Walkers. Glos.

Reviewer: Bridget McCaffrey