MATTHEWS, Rupert

A good introduction to the Tudors that may spark further interest in readers. An additional purchase for world history collections.

The strong visual appeal will draw report writers and general reading audiences, even in the crowded field of extant sets on warriors, making them good additional choices.

Gr 2–3—Stretching its premise very close to the breaking point, particularly in Dumbest Dinosaurs ("With a small brain and a big body, Apatosaurus may have been really dumb...

Gr 4—8—This well-written and thoughtfully designed series features engrossing topics, some of which have potential as curriculum tie-ins: a "Great Pyramid Mystery" spread in Ancient Mysteries, for example, discusses the history of the massive structures in Egypt and how nobody knows how they were built, and Disappearances outlines the questions surrounding the Roanoke colony...