Art in the Making

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Jan Adkins, Letterbox: The Art and History of Letters, Walker: New York, 1981, 48 pages, $10.95.

Michael Kehoe, The Puzzle of Books, Carolrhoda Books, Minneapolis, 1982, unpaged, $6.95.

Linda Bourke, Handmade Abc: A Manual Alphabet, Addison-Wesley: Reading, Mass., 1981, unpaged, $6.95.

Linda Bourke, Signs of a Friend, Addison-Wesley: Reading, Mass., 1982, unpaged, $2.95 (paper).

Philip Newth, Roly Goes Exploring, Philomel Books: New York, 1981, unpaged, $12.95 (spiral bound).

Tomas Gonzales (text by J. R. Kesselman and F. Peterson), I CAN USE TOOLS, Elsevier/Nelson: New York, 1981, unpaged, $6.25 (boards).

Harvey Weiss, Hammer and Saw, Crowell: New York, 1981, 80 pages, $9.00.

Gail Gibbons, Tool Book, Holiday House: New York, 1982, unpaged, n.p.i.

Harvey Weiss, Model Building: And How to Make Them, Thomas Crowell: New York, 1979, 96 pages, $7.95.

Paul Berman, Make-Believe Empire: A How-to Book, Atheneum: New York, 1982, 88 pages, $8.95.

Evaline Ness, Four Rooms From the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Scribners: New York, 1977, unpaged, $6.95.

Alan Rose, Build Your Own Taj Mahal, Perigee: New York, 1981, unpaged, $7.95.

Les Walker, Housebuilding for Children, The Overlook Press: New York, 1977, 175 pages, $10.00.

Jose Aruego and Ariane Dewey (story by Natalie S. Carlson), Marie Louise and Christopher at The Carnival, Scribners: New York, 1981, unpaged, $11.95

Beverley Gooding (Kenneth Grahame), Wayfarers All from The Wind in the Willows, Scribners: New York, 1981, 32 pages, $11.95.

Shawn Rice (text by Paul Rice and Peter Mayle), AS DEAD AS A DODO, Godine: Boston, 1981, unpaged, $10.95.     

Books and the Child

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Jindra Capek (story by Max Bolliger), The Most Beautiful Song, Little, Brown: Boston, 1980, unpaged, $8.95 (boards)

Maurice Sendak, Outside Over There, Harper &; Row: New York, 1981, unpaged, $12.95

Chris van Allsburg, Jumanji, Houghton Mifflin: Boston, Mass., 1981, unpaged, $9.95

Anita Lobel (words by Arnold Lobel), On Market Street, Greenwillow: New York, 1981, unpaged, $8.95

Stephen Gammell (story by Olaf Baker), Where The Buffaloes Begin, Warne: New York, 1981, unpaged, $8.95

Nicola Bayley and William Mayne, The Patchwork Cat, Knopf: New York, 1981, unpaged, $8.95 (boards)

Jan Brett, Fritz and the Beautiful Horses, Houghton Mifflin: Boston, 1981, 32 pages, $8.95

Guy Billout, Thunderbolt and Rainbow: A Look at Greek Mythology, Prentice-Hall: Englewood Cliffs, N.J., 1981, unpaged, $9.95 (boards)

Michael Foreman, Trick a Tracker, Philomel Books: New York, 1981, unpaged, $9.99

Monika Beisner (text by Alison Lurie), Fabulous Beasts, Farrar, Straus &; Giroux: New York, 1981, unpaged, $9.95

Leonard Baskin (words by the Baskin family), Hosie's Zoo, Viking: New York, 1981, unpaged, $10.95     

Books and the Child

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Marion Endicott, Emily Carr: The Story of an Artist, Women's Educational Press: Toronto, Canada, 1981, 64 pages, n.p.i. (paperback)

Jean Lipman with Margaret Aspin-wall, Alexander Calder and his Magic Mobiles, Hudson Hills Press: New York, 1981, 96 pages, $15.00

M. B. Goffstein, Lives of the Artists, Farrar, Straus & Giroux: New York, 1982, unpaged, $8.95

Trina Schart Hyman, Self-Portrait, Addison-Wesley: Reading, Massachusetts, 1981, unpaged, $8.95

Andrew Glass, Jackson Makes his Move, Warne: New York, 1982, unpaged, $9.95

Tom Seidmann-Freud, The Magic Boat, Greenwillow: New York, 1981, unpaged, $5.95

Ernest Nister, Magic Windows, Philomel Books: New York, 1980, unpaged, $6.95

Lothar Meggendorfer, The City Park, Viking: New York, 1981, unpaged, $10.95

J. F. Schreiber (verses by Anthea Bell), The Great Menagerie, Viking: New York, 1980, unpaged, $7.95

Lothar Meggendorfer, International Circus, Viking: New York, 1980, unpaged, $7.95

Eric Hill, Spot's First Walk, G. P. Putnam's Sons: New York, 1981, unpaged, $7.95

Robert Crowther and lames R. Diaz (paper engineer), The Most Amazing Hide-and-Seek Counting Book, Viking: New, York, 1981, 14 pages, $8.95

Demi, Where is Willie Worm? Random House: New York, 1981, unpaged, $3.50

John Goodall and Tor Lokvig (paper engineer), PADDY FINDS A JOB, Atheneum: New York, 1981, unpaged, $6.95

Eric Carle, The Honeybee and the Robber, Philomel: New York, 1981, 15 pages, $10.95     

Books and the Child

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Jutta Ash (from a Crimm tale), RAPUNZEL, Holt, Rinehart & Winston: New York, 1982, unpaged, $10.95

Lorinda B. Cauley, THE GOOSE AND THE GOLDEN COINS, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich: New York, 1981, unpaged, $11.95 ($5.95 paper). Reviewed by Kenneth Marantz.

Graham Percy (adapted from Perrault), SLEEPING BEAUTY, Knopf: New York, 1980, unpaged, $1.75 (boards). Reviewed by Kenneth Marantz.

George Overlie (story by Pamela Espeland), THE STORY OF BAUCIS AND PHILOMON, Carolrhoda Books: Minneapolis, 1981, unpaged, n.p.i. Reviewed by Kenneth Marantz.

Michael Hague (retold by K. & M. Hague), THE MAN WHO KEPT HOUSE, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich: New York, 1981, unpaged, $11.95. Reviewed by Kenneth Marantz.

Donald Carrick, HARALD AND THE GIANT KNIGHT, Clarion Books: New York, 1982, unpaged, $10.95. Reviewed by Kenneth Marantz.

Annie Gusman (written by Arthur Crowley), THE WAGON MAN, Houghton Mifflin: Boston, 1981, unpaged, $8.95. Reviewed by Kenneth Marantz.

Diane Good (story by Louise Moeri), THE UNICORN AND THE PLOW, Dutton: New York, 1982, unpaged, $8.95. Reviewed by Kenneth Marantz.

Victoria Chess (story by Larry Bograd), LOST IN THE STORE, Macmillan: New York, 1981, unpaged, $8.95. Reviewed by Kenneth Marantz.

Edward Gorey (story by Florence P. Heide), TREEHORN'S TREASURE, Holiday House: New York, 1981, unpaged, $7.95. Reviewed by Kenneth Marantz.

Ernest Goldstein, EDWARD HICKS: THE PEACEABLE KINGDOM and WINSLOW HOMER: THE GULF STREAM, Garrard Publishers: Champaign, Illinois, 1982, 48 pages, $8.95 (each) from the “Let's Get Lost in a Painting” series. Reviewed by Kenneth Marantz.     

Shearwater Pottery

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Joseph Low, Mice Twice, Atheneum: New York, 1980, unpaged, $9.95

Tony Ross (text by Bernard Stone and Alice Low), The Charge of the Mouse Brigade, Pantheon: New York, 1980, unpaged, $4.95 (boards). $4.95 (boards)

Stephen Gammell (3 stories by Malcolm Hall), And Then The Mouse, Four Winds Press: New York, 1980, 64 pages, $7.95

John Cameron, If Mice Could Fly, Atheneum: New York, 1979, unpaged, $8.95

Yutaka Sugita, The Mouse's Feast, Barron's: Woodbury, N.Y., 1980, unpaged, $6.95

Lillian Hoban (story by Marjorie W. Sharmat), Say Hello, Vanessa, Holiday House: New York, 1979, unpaged, $5.95

Len Norris (story by Jack Richards), Johann's Gift To Christmas, Scholastic: Ontario, Canada, 1980, 48 pages, n.p.i., (paper)

John Goodall's Theater, The Sleeping Beauty, Atheneum: New York, 1980, unpaged, $3.95 (paper)

And Other Friends: Richard Egieloki (story by Arthur Yorinks), Louis The Fish, Farrar, Strauss &; Giroux: New York, 1980, unpaged, $9.95

And Other Friends: Margot Tomes (story by Beatrice S. de Regniers), Everyone Is Good For Something, Houghton Mifflin: New York, 1980, unpaged, $8.95

And Other Friends: Ann Blades (story by Betty Waterton), A Salmon For Simon, Atheneum: New York, 1980, unpaged, $7.95

And Other Friends: Ann Toulmin-Rothe (story by lanthe Thomas), Willie Blows A Mean Horn, Harper: New York, 1981, unpaged, $7.95

And Other Friends: Anatoly Ivanov (retold by Barbara Cohen), Lovely Vassilisa, Antheneum: New York, 1980, unpaged, $9.95

And Other Friends: Demi, Liang And The Magic Paintbrush, Holt, Rinehart &; Winston: New York, 1980, unpaged, $9.95     

Art Work Shops for Children Where they Create Real Toys

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Legends Revisited: Brothers Grimm (illust. by Lisbeth Zwerger), Hansel and Gretel, Morrow. New York, 1979, unpaged, $7.95

Legends Revisited: Errol le Cain (story by James Riordan), The Three Magic Gifts, Oxford University Press: New York, 1980, unpaged, $9.95 (boards)

Legends Revisited: Harold Berson, Charles And Claudine, Macmillan: New York, 1980, unpaged, $8.95

Legends Revisited: Walter D. Myers (illust. by Alice and Martin Provensen), The Golden Serpent, Viking: New York, 1980, unpaged, $9.95

Legends Revisited: Gerald McDermott, Sun Flight, Four Winds Press: New York, 1980, unpaged, $10.95

Legends Revisited: P. L. Travers (illust. by Leo and Diane Dillon), Two Pairs of Shoes, Viking: New York, 1980, unpaged, $10.95

Legends Revisited: Airdrie Amtmann (retold by Joseph Jacobs), The Stars In the Sky, Farrar, Strauss &; Giroux: New York, 1979, 25 pages, $6.95

Legends Revisited: Lee Lorenz, Scornful Simkin, Prentice-Hall: Englewood Cliffs, N.J., 1980, unpaged, $8.95

Assorted Cats &; Friends: Ronald Himler (story by Douglas F. Davis), The Lion's Tail, Atheneum: New York, 1980, unpaged, $8.95

Assorted Cats &; Friends: Evaline Ness, Fierce: The Lion, Holiday House: New York, 1980, unpaged, $8.95

Assorted Cats &; Friends: Nadja Maril (paintings by Herman Maril), Runaway Molly Midnight, The Artist's Cat, Stemmer House: Owings Mills, Md., 1980, 25 pages, $5.95 (paper)

Assorted Cats &; Friends: Colin McNaughton, Soccer Crazy, Atheneum: New York, 1981, unpaged, $8.95 (boards)     

Art in the Making

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There's Pigs and Pigs: Erik Blegvad, The Three Little Pigs, Atheneum: New York, 1980, 32 pages, $8.95.

There's Pigs and Pigs: Joseph Jacobs, The Story of the Three Little Pigs (illust. by Lorinda B. Cauley), Putnam: New York, 1980, unpaged, $8.95.

There's Pigs and Pigs: Margaret Wise Brown (illust. by Ann Strugnell), Once Upon a Time in a Pigpen, Addison-Wesley: Reading, Mass., 1980, 64 pages, $10.95.

There's Pigs and Pigs: Miska Miles (illust. by Leslie Morrill), This Little Pig, Dutton: New York, 1980, unpaged, $6.95.

Picture Books: William Steig, Gorky Rising, Farrar, Strauss &; Giroux: New York, 1980, unpaged, $10.95.

Picture Books: Charles Keeping, Willie's Fire-Engine, Oxford University: New York, 1980, unpaged, $10.95 (boards).

Picture Books: Lydia Pender (illust. by Judith Cowell), The Useless Donkeys, Warne: New York, 1979, unpaged, $9.95.

Picture Books: Lillie D. Chaffin (illust. by Lloyd Bloom), We Be Warm Till Springtime Comes, Macmillan: New York, 1980, unpaged, $9.95.

Picture Books: Kate Canning, A Painted Tale, Barrons: Woodbury, N.Y.: 1979, unpaged, $6.95 (boards).

Historical Explorations: Maurice Boutet de Monvel, Joan of Arc, Viking: New York, 1980, 55 pages, $12.95.

Historical Explorations: Mitsumasa, Anno, Anno's Medieval World, Philomel Books: New York, 1980, 48 pages, $9.99.

Historical Explorations: Peter Spier, People, Doubleday: New York, 1980, unpaged, $10.00.

Historical Explorations: John S. Goodall, An Edwardian Season, Atheneum: New York, 1980, unpaged, $7.95.

Historical Explorations: Miriam Schlein (illust. by Erik Hilgert), I, Tut, Four Winds Press: New York, 1979, unpaged, $7.95.     

On Your Mark,Get Set…

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Eric Hill, My Pets, The Park, at Home and Up There, (Baby Bear Books), Random House: New York, 1983, unpaged, $1.95 each (board pages)

Dayar Kaur Khalsa, The Baabee Books, Tundra: Montreal, Canada, set of 4, $12.95., (board pages)

Kay Charo, Kate's Car (Box, Quilt and Snowman), Dutton: New York, 1982, unpaged, $3.95 each (boards)

Colin McNaughton, At Playschool, Philomel: New York, 1982, unpaged, $3.95 (boards)

E. H. Shepard (words by A. A. Milne), Pooh's Counting Book, Dutton: New York, 1982, unpaged, $4.95 (board cover)

Arthur Dorros, Alligator Shoes, Dutton: New York, 1982, unpaged, $3.95 (boards)

Tana Hoben, Round & Round & Round, Greenwillow: New York, 1983, unpaged, $9.50

Nicole Rubel, Me and My Kitty, Macmillan: New York, 1983, unpaged, $7.95     

A Weather Watch for All Grades

Berger, Melvin Computers in Your Life New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1981 117 pp. $8.95 trade, $8.79 library. Reviewed by Edwin Halfar.

Gardner, Martin Science: Good, Bad and Bogus Buffalo, N.Y.: Prometheus Books, 1981 408 pp. $18.95. Reviewed by R. Emile Jester.

Frazer, Frank Discovering Energy Alexandria, Va.: Stonehenge Press, in association with the American Museum of Natural History, 1981 96 pp. $9.95. Reviewed by James W. O'leary.

Finney, D. J. Statistics for Biologists New York: Chapman and Hall, 1980 162 pp. $9.95 paper. Reviewed by John G. Harvey.     

Teaching Concern for the Environment

Reidman, Sarah R. Biological Clocks New York: T. Y. Crowell Junior Books, 1982 120 pp. $10.50 trade, $10.89 library. Reviewed by Gilbert Wright.

Sidgwick, J. B. (revised by James Muirden) Observational Astronomy for Amateurs, 4th ed. Hillside, N.J.: Enslow Publishers, 1982 296 pp. $19.95 cloth, $5.95 paper. Reviewed by Van E. Neie.

Briggs, Asa The Power of Steam: An Illustrated History of the World's Steam Age Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1982 208 pp. $22.50 (available in paper, $10, spring 1983). Reviewed by C. Bruce Hunter.

Manners, Ian R. North Sea Oil and Environmental Planning—The United Kingdom Experience Austin: University of Texas Press, 1982 268 pp. $37.50. Reviewed by Donald Schwartz.

Frazier, Kendrick Our Turbulent Sun Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, 1982 198 pp. Reviewed by James W. O'Leary.

Randi, James Flim-Flam! Psychics, ESP, Unicorns and Other Delusions Buffalo, New York: Prometheus Books, 1982 342 pp. $9.95 paper. Reviewed by R. F. Trimble.

Kircher, Harry B. and Donald L. Wallace Our Natural Resources, 5th ed. Danville, Ill.: Interstate, 1982 426 pp. $12.50. Reviewed by Rex E. Kerstetter.

Riley, Denis and Lewis Spolton World Weather and Climate, 2d ed. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1982 $8.95. Reviewed by Ira W. Geer.

Shih, Gene and Richard Kessel Living Images: Biological Microstructures Revealed by Scanning Electron Microscopy Boston, Mass.: Science Books International, 1982 155 pp. $24.95 cloth, $14.94 paper. Reviewed by Michael E. Somers.

Christensen, Ann and Lee Green Trash to Treasures: An Idea Book for Classroom and Media Center Materials Littleton, Colorado: Libraries Unlimited, 1982 178 pp. $18.50 paper.

Selberg, Ingrid Our Changing World New York: Philomel Books, 1982 12 pp. $10.95 trade.     

Notes

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Marvin Cetron and Owen Davies: American Renaissance: Our Life at the Turn of the Twenty-First Century. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1989. 400 pages. $19.95 hardback.

Richard Grenier: Capturing the Culture: Film, Art, and Politics. Washington, D.C.: Ethics and Public Policy Center, 1991. 392 pages. $24.95 hardback.

Thomas P. Hughes: American Genesis: A Century of Innovation and Technological Enthusiasm. New York: Viking Penguin, 1990. 529 pages. $10.95 paperback.

Anson Rabinbach: The Human Motor: Energy, Fatigue, and the Origins of Modernity. New York: Basic Books, 1990. 402 pages. $34.95 hardback.

Jeremy Rifkin: Time Wars.: New York: Touchstone Books, Simon &; Schuster, 1989. 302 pp. $9.95 paperback.     

Metaphoric Mirrors on the Wall

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Bary Moser, ALICE's Adventures in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll), University of Calif. Press, 1982, 148 pgs., $24.95.

Richard Floethe, Pinnochio (Carlo Collodi), Philomel Books: New York, 1982, 239 pgs., $3.95, (paper).

Gerald McDermott, Carlo Collodi's Pinnochio, (translated and adapted by Marianne Mayer), Four Winds Press: N. Y., 1981, 122 pgs., $14.95.

Michael Hague, The Wizard of Oz (L. Frank Baum), Holt, Rinehart & Winston: New York, 1982, 219 pgs., $18.95.

Allen Atkinson, The Tale of Peter Rabbit and Other Stories by Beatrix Potter, Knopf: New York, 1982, 141 pgs., $16.95.

Mercer Mayer, Favorite Tales from Grimm (retelling by Nancy Gardner), Four Winds: New York, 1982, 224 pgs., $15.95.     

Classroom Aids

Tekulsky, Mathew. The Butterfly Garden: Turning Your Garden, Window Box or Backyard into a Beautiful Home for Butterflies. Illustrated by Susanah Brown. Introduction by Robert Michael Pyle. Boston: The Harvard Common Press, 1985–144 pp., plus field notes. $8.95, paper. Reviewed by John W. McClure.

Lauber, Patricia. Dinosaurs Walked Here, and Other Stories Fossils Tell Us. New York: Bradbury Press. 56 pp., $15–95 cloth. Reviewed by Joseph Patrick Kennedy.

Kathlyn Gay. The Greenhouse Effect. Franklin Watts/A Science Impact Book, 1986. 87 pp. $10.90 hardcover. Reviewed by Arthur H. Doerr.

de la Cotardiere, Philippe, ed. Astronomy. New York: Facts on File, Inc., 1987. 326 pp. $35.00 hardcover. Reviewed by Alan R. Newman.

Ehrlich, Anne H. and Paul R. Ehrlich. Earth. New York: Franklin Watts, 1987. 285 pp., $19.95 hardcover. Reviewed by Elisa Malcohn.

Branley, Franklin M. Star Guide. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1987. 51 pp. $11.95 hardcover. Reviewed by Joseph S. Tenn.

Ontario Science Centre. Foodworks: Over 100 Science Activities and Fascinating Facts That Explore the Magic of Food. Massachusetts: Addison-Wesley, 1987. 90 pp. $7.95 paper. Reviewed by Mary S. Duru.

Danks, Hugh. The Bug Book and the Bug Bottle , illustrated by Joe Weissman. New York: John Wiley &; Sons, 1987. 64 pp. and bottle, $7.95 paper. Reviewed by Arnold E. S. Gussin.

Bruno, Leonard C. The Tradition of Science: Landmarks of Western Science in the Collection of the Library of Congress. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1987, xi and 351 pp. $30.00 paper. Reviewed by G. F. Kohlbach.

Davis, Phillip J. and Reuben Hersh. Descartes' Dream: The World According to Mathematics. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1987. xviii and 321 pp. 812.95 paper. Reviewed by Edwin Halfar.

Barash, David P. The Hare and the Tortoise. New York: Penguin Books, 1987. 351 pp. $7.95 paper. Reviewed by Robert W. Boenig.

Terres, John K. How Birds Fly. New York: Perennial library (Harper &; Row), 1987. 177 pp. $7.95. Reviewed by C. Bruce Hunter.

Dorros, Arthur. Ant Cities , a This Is a Let's-Read-and-Find-Out-Science Book. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1987. 32 pp. $12.70 hardcover. Reviewed by John W. McClure.     

Book Reviews

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Point and Line to Plane by Wassily Kandinsky, Dover Publications, Inc., New York, 178 pages, $3.50, paper.

Beginning Jewelry by James F. Warwick, Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 96 pages, $7.95, paper.

Glass, Mosaics and Plastics, edited by Eric Shults, Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 136 pages, $8.95.

Spiders' GAMES—A Book for Beginning Weavers by Phylis Morrison, University of Washington Press, Seattle, 128 pages, $14.95.

The Complete Encyclopedia of Stitchery by Mildred Graves Ryan, Doubleday, New York, 689 pages, $14.50.     

Science Activities and the Retarded Child

Cobb, Vicki Lots of Rot New York; J. B. Lippincott, 1981 35 pp. $9.95 trade, $9.89 library. Reviewed by Frances B. Spuler.

Sheaffer, Robert The UFO Verdict: Examining the Evidence Buffalo, N.Y.: Prometheus Books, 1981 242 pp. $15.95. Reviewed by R. F. Trimble.

Taylor, Ron The Story of Evolution New York: Warwick Press, 1981 80 pp. $9.90. Reviewed by A. Gilbert Wright.

D'Ignazio, Fred Small Computers: Exploring Their Technology and Future New York: Franklin Watts, Inc., 1981 146 pp. $8.90. Reviewed by Judith A. Douville.

Stwertka, Eve, and Albert Stwertka Industrial Pollution: Poisoning Our World (Impact Books) New York: Franklin Watts, Inc., 1981 96 pp. $7.45. Reviewed by Robert H. Bell.

Claypool, Jane Alcohol and You (Impact Books) New York: Franklin Watts, Inc., 1981 96 pp., $ 7.45. Reviewed by Austin T. Hyde, Jr., M.D.

The Johns Hopkins Atlas of Human Functional Anatomy, 2d ed. Leon Schlossberg, illustrator George D. Zuidema, editor Baltimore, Maryland: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1980 115 pp. $17.50 hardcover, $10.95 paperback. Reviewed by Carl Gans.

Harper &; Row's Complete Field Guide to North American Wildlife, western edition (Assembled by Jay Ellis Ransom) New York: Harper &; Row, 1981 809 pp. $12.95 vinyl, $17.50 cloth. Reviewed by Donald J. Nash.

Houdini Miracle Mongers and their Methods: A Complete Exposé Buffalo, N.Y.: Prometheus Books, 1981 240 pp. $13.95. Reviewed by R. F. Trimble.

Rublowsky, John Born in Fire: A Geological History of Hawaii New York: Harper &; Row, Publishers, 1981 84 pp. $9.95 ($9.89 library ed.). Reviewed by M. Grant Gross.

Lampton, Christopher Meteorology: An Introduction (Impact Books) New York: Franklin Watts, Inc., 1981 96 pp. $7.45. Reviewed by Ira W. Geer.

Fields, Alice Satellites New York: Franklin Watts, Inc., 1981 48 pp. $6.90. Reviewed by Frances B. Spuler.     

Science Summaries…

Ricciuti, Edward R. Plants in Danger New York: Harper &; Row, 1979 86 pp. $8.95. Reviewed by Emanuel D. Rudolph.

Dock, George, Jr. Audubon's Birds of America New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1979 170 pp. $19.95 hardcover, $7.95 paper. Reviewed by Karl L. Trever.

Hogg, Margaret E. Animals in Schools: Vertebrates Exeter, N. H.: Heinemann Educational Books, Inc., 1979 (U.S.) 100 pp. $6.25. Reviewed by Carl Gans.

Busch, Phyllis S. Cactus in the Desert New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1979 34 pp. $6.95, Reviewed by Emanuel D. Rudolph.

Ricciuti, Edward R. Wildlife of the Mountains (Wildlife Habitat Series) New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1979 232 pp. $16.95. Reviewed by Vagn Flyger.

Sutton, Ann and Myron Wildlife of the Forests (Wildlife Habitat Series) New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1979 232 pp. $16.95. Reviewed by Gilbert Wright.

Valenti, Christopher Keeping a Marine Aquarium: A Manual Newark: University of Delaware Sea Grant College Program, 1979 38 pp. $2.50 softcover (bulk discount). Reviewed by Donald J. Nash.

Simon and Schuster Complete Guide to Freshwater and Marine Aquarium Fishes New York: Simon and Schuster, 1977 295 pp., $6.95. Reviewed by Harold W. Puffer.     

A New Meaning to “Partnerships”

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Michael Straight. Nancy Hanks. Durham: Duke University Press, 1988. 429 pages. $22.50 hardback. Reviewed by Samuel Hope.

Business Committee for the Arts Arts Education: A Resource Guide New York: Business Committee for the Arts, 1989 Packet format, 32 pages. $15.00 Reviewed by Samuel Hope.

Livingston Biddle. Our Government and the Arts. New York: ACA Books, 1988. 539 pages. $16.95 paperback. Reviewed by Samuel Hope.

Benjamin Ginsberg. The Captive Public: How Mass Opinion Promotes State Power. New York: Basic Books, 1986. 272 pages. $8.95 paperback. Reviewed by Samuel Hope.

Miklos Haraszti. The Velvet Prison: Artists under State Socialism. New York: Basic Books, 1987. 164 pages. $14.95 hardback. Reviewed by Samuel Hope.     

The New Curriculum

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Margaret Jane Wyszomirski and Pat Clubb, eds. The Cost of Culture: Patterns and Prospects of Private Arts Patronage. New York: ACA Books, American Council for the Arts, 1989. 97 pages. $9.95 paperback.

Neil Postman. Conscientious Objections: Stirring Up Trouble about Language, Technology, and Education. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1988. 190 pages. $17.95 hardback.

The Challenge of Change: Papers and Presentations from the 15th Annual National Conference, ed. Keens Company. New York: FEDAPT, 1987. 144 pages. $14.95 paperback.     

Reviewer's Choice: Book Review Section

Sculpture in America: Thomas Y. Crowell Co.: 201 Park Avenue South, New York, New York 10003: List Price $1 7.50. Revewed by Wayne Craven.

Buttons: Walker and Company 720 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10019: List Price $3.50. Revewed by Diana Epstein.

Art Lessons on a Shoestring: Parker Publishing Ca.: 1 Village Square, 10 Nyack, New York 10994: List Price $8.95. Revewed by Ruth 1. Peck, Robert 5. Aniello.

Introduction to the Visual Arts: Tudor Publishing Company, 221 Park Avenue South, New York, New York 10003: List Price $4.95. Revewed by S. Ralph Maurello.

Creating From Clay: Reinhold Book Corporation, 430 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10022: List Price $7.50. Revewed by Henry Petterson.

Design by Accident: Dover Publications, Inc., 180 Varick Street, New York, New York 10014: List Price $3.00. Revewed by James F. O'Brien.

Simple Stage Costumes and How to Make Them: Watson-Guptill Publications 165 West 46th Street, New York, New York 10036

Basic, Typography: Watson-Guptill Publications, 165 West 46th Street, New York, New York 10036: List Price $8.50. Revewed by John R. Biggs.     

The Edible Molecule…

Pettingill, Olin Se wall, Jr. Another Penguin Summer New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1975 80 pp., $10.00 Reviewed by A. Gilbert Wright

Grant, Verne Genetics of Flowering Plants New York: Columbia University Press, 1975 514 pp., $20.00 Reviewed by Martin Labar

Gutnik, Martin J. Energy: Its Past, Its Present, Its Future Chicago: Childrens Press, 1975 46 pp., individuals $6.60, institutions $4.95 Reviewed by George G. Mallinson

Wild, Robin, and Jocelyn Wild How Animals Work for Us New York: Parents' Magazine Press 64 pp., $4.99, 1975 Reviewed by Harold W. Puffer

Morse, Roger A. Bees and Bee-Keeping Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University Press 295 pp., $13.50, 1975 Reviewed by W.L. Gojmerac

Heintze, Carl The Bottom of the Sea and Beyond New York: Thomas Nelson, Inc., 1975 144 pp., $5.95 Reviewed by Albert C. Jensen

Cottrell, Alan Portrait of Nature New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1975 236 pp., $9.95 Reviewed by Paul S. Cohen

Hart, Leslie A. How the Brain Works New York: Basic Books, 1975 260 pp., $10.50 Reviewed by Julie Ann Miller

Schneider, Herman Science Fun for You in a Minute or Two New York: McGraw-Hill Junior Books, 1975 64 pp., $4.72 Reviewed by Julian R. Brandou

Williamson, H.D. The Year of the Koala New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1975 209 pp., $8.95 Reviewed by Austin T. Hyde

Heady, Eleanor B. Plants on the Go: A Book about Reproduction and Seed Dispersal (Finding-out books) New York: Parent's Magazine Press, 1975 64 pp., $4.59 Reviewed by Herbert Grossman

Durden, Kent A Fine and Peaceful Kingdom New York: Simon and Schuster 160 pp., $7.95, 1975 Reviewed by Robert Deitchman