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62 pp.
| National
| March, 2005
|
TradeISBN 0-7922-6328-6$17.95
(4)
4-6
This three-course meal of natural disasters is filling but inevitably unsatisfying, with each chapter superficially including the basic science of the phenomenon, famous historical occurrences, emergency instructions, and profiles of one or two scientists in the field. The spreads are busy, but the photographs are frequently spectacular. Bib., glos., ind.
144 pp.
| Scholastic
| October, 2003
|
TradeISBN 0-439-42971-4$$19.95
(3)
4-6
Addressing readers directly ("When you look at the White House..."), the author discusses the mansion's history, how the structure is used today, and who the people behind the scenes are. The book's format, filled with captioned photos of various shapes and sizes, suggests a magazine layout, and a gatefold illustration opens at the beginning of each chapter.
48 pp.
| National
| September, 2001
|
TradeISBN 0-7922-7027-4$$17.95
(4)
4-6
Photographs by
Sisse Brimberg
&
Cotton Coulson.
Trying to change misperceptions about Thanksgiving, this volume describes what is known about the English settlers' relations with the Wampanoag and is illustrated with color photos of interpreters from Plimoth Plantation. The scholarship is balanced, but the photo captions misleadingly identify the subjects as the actual historical persons. The book contains a timeline. Bib., ind.