The immediate relevancy of hot topics like pandemics, gay rights and students' rights makes this series prime material for student research. Each title provides a thorough and carefully balanced presentation of the many issues surrounding each topic, inspiring critical thought. Meaning is fleshed out through a clear presentation of context, and the clear narrative includes compelling examples and is enlivened by pertinent quotes from age-appropriate sources.
"Pandemics does a fabulous job of covering the kinds of contagious diseases that threaten human life today as well as giving succinct historical expamples of past pandemics. The text is easy to understand even when describing some of the scientific and medical aspects."
--VOYA, Dec. 2007
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