Besel, Jennifer M. The Delta Force

Besel, Jennifer M.      The Delta Force        

Capstone Publishers 2011   24p     23.99  978-1-4296-5382-4           

elem                First Facts(Capstone)           VG-BNes        

Provides information on the U.S. Delta Force, including their training, missions, and

equipment.         Young readers╒ active imaginations will be captured by a text

featuring the military╒s most secret undercover operators.  The subject matter

is timely and elementary students fascinated by the military will find this a

satisfying read.╥The Delta Force╙ provides an up-close look at the highly

trained elite military covert force.  Exciting full page pictures are

accompanied by brief, one-page narratives and boxed ╥factoids.╙  Unfamiliar

terms are often defined on the same page. The text provides an overview of the

Delta Force╒s mission, equipment, and training.  

       The only caveat is the book╒s glossary.  The glossary╒s pronunciation

guide does not use standard symbols.  While readers will be able to pronounce

the eight terms featured using the information provided, the glossary does not

reinforce standard dictionary skills (for example, ╥selection,╙ as ╥suh-LEK-

shunhn╙).        Welliver, Hilary

Besel. Jennifer M. Unusual History of Comic Books

Besel. Jennifer M. Unusual History of Comic Books
Capstone Publishers 2011 48p 30.65
978-1-4296-4790-8 Comics E-BNe Unusual Histories (Capstone)


A fact full book of unusual tidbits and trivia about comic books in graphic style. Readers will find themselves entranced, as I did, as they read through the comic book timelines of seldom told stories, bizarre facts, and behind-the-scene-secrets. The author described the origins, the dazzling debuts of super heroes such as Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman. The author also showed how the superheroes “morphed” over time until the introduction of anime from Japan in the 1990’s.
My favorite chapter was the one explaining the behind the scene trivia on the comic controversy. The text provided me with some explanation of what I was not aware of during that time period.
This book will be appreciated by the readers of the new graphic style books. The pages are beautifully designed and the layout flows easily for the readers to follow the facts. The dramatic use of color exemplifies the drama surrounding the comic books’ environment. Graphic novel McNeil(3), Linda