Review by Booklist Review
When one thinks EBSCO, one often thinks periodicals. But books make up the largest source type in EBSCO's History Reference Center 0 (HRC), with 650 titles. 0 Although HRC includes encyclopedias, such as the Encyclopedia of North American Indians 0 (Houghton Mifflin, 1996-), most of the books are titles usually found in the circulating section of libraries, such as Ellis Island 0 (Compass Point Books, 2003) and Sudan 0 (Chelsea House, 2002). Publications from Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press, and Salem Press are included, but EBSCO defines the HRC audience as primarily secondary schools, and young adult publishers make up a big chunk of the title list. The database also contains 58,000 primary documents (including 55,000 documents from American Reference Library0 Western Standard, 2003-); 12,000 photos and maps; and full text from 57 periodicals (e.g., American Heritage,0 Cobblestone0 ). EBSCO plans to add almost 100 hours of historical audio and video material, although this content was not available at the time of our review. The familiar EBSCOhost search interface provides users with Basic and Advanced search screens. Search techniques including Boolean operators, proximity, and wildcard/truncation are available but might be too advanced for younger students. HRC 0 includes common search limiters and expanders, such as publication date, and search within full text as well as some unique search limits--Lexile Reading Level and Timeline (for example, World History--Unrest & Revolution 1750-1850). Users can also browse Subjects, Publications, or Images. Database administrators can tailor search screens to best serve their user population. A Basic Search on Stalingrad0 found 31 items, including 4 documents (for example, Roosevelt's note of congratulations to Stalin on the Stalingrad victory)\b \b0 as well as 9 reference-book articles and 18 periodical articles. In addition, there were two images--apparently images are not counted in the total results amount. Sort choices for results include Date, Relevancy, and Source. Tabs at the top of the results list enable users to browse items by source type (e.g., Periodicals). The majority of information is full text. Results can include color PDFs as well as text in HTML. Many entries from young adult books include text with illustration captions but no illustrations. Results can be saved to a folder for printing and e-mailing. One-year unlimited usage with remote access costs $595 for middle schools and $795 for high schools. Pricing for academic and public libraries is based on FTE or population served. Because so much of the content comes from young adult publishers, History Reference Center 0 supports high-school users, more so than such products as Gale's History Resource Center: U.S 0 and Facts on File's suite of history databases,\b \b0 such as American History Online 0 RBB Je 1 & 15 04. Suitable for school and public libraries. --Stephen Fadel Copyright 2005 Booklist
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Review by Publisher's Weekly Review
Teens itching to get behind the wheel can look for guidance in The Driving Book: Everything New Drivers Need to Know But Don't Know to Ask by Karen Gravelle, illus. by Helen Flook. From Things You Need in Your Car (license and registration card, jumper cables, etc.) to tips on merging into traffic and changing lanes, this handy handbook (which fits easily in the glove compartment) will alleviate anxiety for people who've just graduated from a learner's permit. (Apr.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
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Review by School Library Journal Review
Gr 10 Up-This outstanding, common-sense guide covers important topics not mentioned in standard manuals such as automobile maintenance, getting gasoline, the differences between city and country driving, bad weather, the usefulness of cell phones in emergencies, and road rage. The book is clearly written and well organized, but it is also humorous and appealing, with lighthearted illustrations throughout. Gravelle emphasizes points with anecdotes from teen drivers. This title is particularly good in that it also discusses the special psychological and social issues facing adolescents, such as handling peer pressure to drive unsafely and dealing with nervous parents. Because getting a driver's license is such a rite of passage for teens, this book belongs in every library.-Kathleen E. Gruver, Burlington County Library, Westampton, NJ (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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Review by Horn Book Review
There's plenty of reassurance, if not an abundance of information, in this book for driving novices. While the inclusion of instructions on how to change a tire slightly justifies this book's claim to be a glove compartment essential, most of the text is both obvious and padded: ""All children should be restrained in an age-appropriate seat belt or safety seat. Always, always, always!"" Ind. (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. All rights reserved.
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