Gr 4-7-These titles bring the thrill of many of today's favorite disaster television shows to the printed page. Each spread is dedicated to a different stunt, adventure, or mission gone wrong, mixing the well known with the obscure from many different eras. Captioned action photos and sidebars offer extra information-in Survivors kids can learn how to fight a hippo and in Squad they're given information about mine collapses. The author stops just short of glorifying some of the more foolhardy daredevils, e.g., BASE jumpers, and chastises those who recklessly put themselves in harm's way, such as 127 Hours subject Aron Ralston. The short paragraphs combined with the high-interest material will draw a wide range of students, including the finickiest of reluctant readers. (c) Copyright 2012. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Captioned photographs in color and black and white combine with sidebars and straightforward text to introduce a variety of dangerous events in past and recent history that required quick thinking, skill, and a bit of luck. Each incident is restricted to a double-page spread, limiting the scope of information and sometimes marginalizing the event. This series may motivate further research. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. [Review covers these Mission Impossible titles: Rescue Squad, Spies, Stunt Crews, and Survivors.] (c) Copyright 2012. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.