Bubonic Plague

School Library Journal

Gr 4-6 - Each of these books offers a rather simplistic look at its topic. The dry, poorly organized texts are liberally larded with generally small illustrations, mainly in color. Possibly unfamiliar words are highlighted. Children will be better served by the elegancies of Caroline Arnold's Easter Island: Giant Stone Statues Tell of a Rich and Tragic Past(Clarion) and Andrew Donkin's more visually appealing Bermuda Triangle(DK, both 2000).-Patricia Manning, formerly at Eastchester Public Library, NY