Reviewed with Mindi Rose Englart's Helicopters
Gr. 2-4. Excellent photos, a picture-book format, and clear, informative text distinguish these titles in the From Start to Finish series, which shows how diverse items are manufactured. Helicopters takes readers through the process of building an aircraft, from research through flight testing. Full-page boxes present information on the popular Black Hawk as well as Igor Sikorsky, who built the first helicopter. Cheese follows its subject from milking machine to the lab, where samples are tested. Both volumes balance basics ("Cheese is made from milk. Milk comes from cows.") with substantial information ("It takes 20,000 hours to build a Black Hawk helicopter") that can support reports. Each book closes with a short glossary and a few resources. Gillian Engberg
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
Review
"Fun Facts supply other bits of information, and full-color photographs show factory employees at work."
-- School Library Journal (September 2002) (School Library Journal 20011101)
"A wealth of photos are exhibited to illustrate various equipment, personnel and activities. Recommended to update or to extend elementary, middle school or public libraries."
-- Tri State Young Adult Book Review Committee (November 2001) (Tri State Young Adult Book Review Committee 20020901)
"A wealth of photos are exhibited to illustrate various equipment, personnel and activities. Recommended to update or to extend elementary, middle school or public libraries."
-- Tri State Young Adult Book Review Committee (November 2001) (UNKNOWN )
"Fun Facts supply other bits of information, and full color photographs show factory employees at work."
-- School Library Journal (September 2002) (School Library Journal )
See all Editorial Reviews
