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48 pp.
| Thomson/Kidhaven
| December, 2007
|
LibraryISBN 978-0-7377-3782-0$26.20
(4)
4-6
Mysterious Encounters series.
This clearly written volume presents descriptions, histories, and personal anecdotes about encounters with unicorns. Sidebars addressing alternative explanations may satisfy skeptics, though the text does tend to present supernatural as fact. Stock photos and illustrations can be cheesy, but they break up the text nicely. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind.
136 pp.
| Chelsea
| September, 2003
|
LibraryISBN 0-7910-7458-7$$22.95
(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.]