Reviews
Up Close and Gross
Never have the wonders of electron microscopy been more thrillingly displayed. From the back end of a flea burrowing into a human toe to a full-page, luridly red-lit, head-on view of a…
Bubonic Plague
Donald Jacobi was one of the fortunate who survived the flu epidemic of 1918. What was later recorded as a worldwide pandemic spread across the United States between September 14 and October…
Pro Football's Dream Teams
This series discusses great contemporary NFL players; Dream Teams highlights the Patriots, Steelers, Colts, and Saints. Text, including personal stats and brief athlete or team synopses…
Animals with Super Powers
Large color photos of animals in natural settings and clear, cogent presentations of information combine to boost this series well above the average for both assignments and casual browsing.…
Maine Coons
There are plenty of breeds of cats out there, as the Cat-ographies series shows, but the big Maine coon cats are particularly interesting because of their size and the ways they’ve adapted to
Disgusting Food Invaders
With such appetite-suppressing chapter titles as “A Peanut Butter and Rat Hair Sandwich” and “Maggot Cheese, Anyone?,” this entry in the Up Close and Gross series gleefully plays up the…
Cat-ographies
Readers will find these informative and engaging books especially useful, as they include specific breed health concerns as well as standard information about history and care. Also provided…
Bubonic Plague
Donald Jacobi was one of the fortunate who survived the flu epidemic of 1918. What was later recorded as a worldwide pandemic spread across the United States between September 14 and October…
Disgusting Food Invaders
With such appetite-suppressing chapter titles as “A Peanut Butter and Rat Hair Sandwich” and “Maggot Cheese, Anyone?,” this entry in the Up Close and Gross series gleefully plays up the…
Flu of 1918
Donald Jacobi was one of the fortunate who survived the flu epidemic of 1918. What was later recorded as a worldwide pandemic spread across the United States between September 14 and October…
Flu of 1918
Donald Jacobi was one of the fortunate who survived the flu epidemic of 1918. What was later recorded as a worldwide pandemic spread across the United States between September 14 and October…
Glow-in-the-Dark Animals
Creatures that make their own light are inherently fascinating, and this nicely crafted book in the Animals with Super Powers series will take readers beyond the glow of fireflies,…