《学校图书馆杂志》(School Library Journal)书评

Gr 4-8-- A too-broad scope and lack of background mar The Great Society . Johnson's programs are touched on, but more attention is given to civil rights legislation. Greater depth can be found in biographies of L.B.J. Women is interesting, although its wide-ranging focus doesn't succeed as well in the series format. Fox chooses a few people to illustrate why women in general went west and what they found. An abrupt ending spotlights Annie Oakley. Battle covers the events and personalities of this bloody two-day Tennessee conflict and its significance in Civil War history. An additional source to more general books on that war, its focus on a single event demonstrates this series' strength. Kent's skill in depicting both the excitement and horror of battle is evident in Rough Riders as well. He colorfully captures the exuberance of Roosevelt's motley regiment--Ivy leaguers elbow-to-elbow with southwestern cowpunchers--and also mentions the African-American regiments that joined them on their historic charge. Each title is thoroughly illustrated, although battle maps are too small and lack sufficient explanation. --Sally Bates Goodroe, Houston Pub . Lib . (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.