Ted Turner

School Library Journal

Gr 7 Up-Three crisp, concise, and interesting biographies. The subjects' private and professional lives are presented objectively, warts and all. Readers come to see real people and the personal sacrifices they made to succeed in their chosen fields. The generous use of full-color and black-and-white photographs, plus anecdotal asides help make the personalities come to life. The books are well organized and easy to read. Fischer includes numerous charts, diagrams, and an extensive selection of photographs from Ted Turner's youth to the present day. Lambert chronologically lists the anthropological discoveries of The Leakeys. Explanations of the Muslim faith and the teachings of the Nation of Islam are included in Malcolm X. Attractive, readable choices.-Valerie Childress, J.W. Holloway Middle School, Whitehouse, TX