(3) YA Women in the Arts series. Each book opens with a pivotal moment in a female artist's life and then steps back to tell its subject's story chronologically. Numerous photos enliven the text. Scattered sidebars--e.g., on the civil rights movement or modernism in literature--add historical and artistic context. List of works, reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., ind. Review covers these Women in the Arts titles: Nina Simone, Agnes de Mille, and Virginia Woolf.

Reviewer: Norah Piehl

(3) YA Women in the Arts series. Opening with the story of the creation of Lange's most famous photograph ("Migrant Mother"), this biography then steps back to tell Lange's story chronologically, from her childhood bout with polio to her world travels later in life. Illustrations include both Lange's own work and other archival photos. Sidebars add context by profiling other artists and defining artistic movements. Reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: Norah Piehl

(4) YA Women in the Arts series. While informative, these success stories about actress Bernhardt and fashion designer Chanel are repetitive and oversimplified, although neither shies away from the less attractive aspects of these glamorous Frenchwomen. The accounts are enriched with cultural context and illustrations and appended with lists of achievements. Chronology, reading list, websites. Bib., ind. [Review covers these Women in the Arts titles: Coco Chanel and Sarah Bernhardt.]

Reviewer: Roger Sutton

(3) YA Women in the Arts series. Each book opens with a pivotal moment in a female artist's life and then steps back to tell its subject's story chronologically. Numerous photos enliven the text. Scattered sidebars--e.g., on the civil rights movement or modernism in literature--add historical and artistic context. List of works, reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., ind. Review covers these Women in the Arts titles: Nina Simone, Agnes de Mille, and Virginia Woolf.

Reviewer: Norah Piehl

(3) YA Women in the Arts series. Each book opens with a pivotal moment in a female artist's life and then steps back to tell its subject's story chronologically. Numerous photos enliven the text. Scattered sidebars--e.g., on the civil rights movement or modernism in literature--add historical and artistic context. List of works, reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., ind. Review covers these Women in the Arts titles: Nina Simone, Agnes de Mille, and Virginia Woolf.

Reviewer: Norah Piehl

(4) YA Women in the Arts series. While informative, these success stories about actress Bernhardt and fashion designer Chanel are repetitive and oversimplified, although neither shies away from the less attractive aspects of these glamorous Frenchwomen. The accounts are enriched with cultural context and illustrations and appended with lists of achievements. Chronology, reading list, websites. Bib., ind. [Review covers these Women in the Arts titles: Coco Chanel and Sarah Bernhardt.]

Reviewer: Roger Sutton