Synopsis
A look at the history of newspapers, famous news agencies and people, parts of a typical newspaper, how newspapers are made and how they can be used to research a report.
School Library Journal
Gr 4-6-These slim books have scant but generally clear, up-to-date, basic information and full-color photos. Each title begins with a history of its subject. The first one describes how books are made; the text is dry and uninteresting. The second title discusses the history of the Internet in more detail than most readers may want. Libraries contains a short and confusing explanation of the Dewey decimal system. Magazines and Newspapers both have more complete material about their subjects, focusing on the types and parts of these kinds of publications. Readers will be better served by Linda Granfield's Extra! Extra!: The Who, What, Where, When and Why of Newspapers (Kids Can, 1993) or Julie Cummins's The Inside-Outside Book of Libraries (Dutton, 1996). Additional purchases.-Katherine Devine, Westminster Academy No. 26, Elizabeth, NJ Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.