1. Built for Speed Aircraft 2. Travelling through Time

We have reviewed various titles within the history of technology aimed at children of various age ranges and now find another three volumes before us. Such books have a tendency to be very similar and the reviewer, as well as the potential purchaser, will be looking for something outstanding.

I have to say that while being perfectly satisfactory in themselves, none of these three volumes stands out particularly (except perhaps for the high quality of their illustration), although each is competent and useful enough within its own terms.

The subject is a fairly well‐worn path by now: some topics have...