If facts are what you seek, pick up Pick Me Up: Stuff You Need to Know. For the 10 and over crowd, this revolution in reference will be most welcome. Inspired by hyperlink elements from the Internet, this unencyclopedia is a one-volume crash course in practically everything. Use it as a jumping-off point for further research or a boredom-busting browse: either way it delivers history, nature, geography, science and culture in the kid-friendliest book format yet.
Valiant Women is a vital and engrossing attempt to correct the record and rightfully celebrate the achievements of female veterans of World War II.
