U.S. Border Control

Gr 6 Up An effective presentation of a multifaceted issue. McCage poses questions via the chapter headings (“Does increased border security protect the United States?”), then answers with succinct explanations composed of statistics and quotes from reliable sources. Also covered are impediments to border control, the Minuteman Project and its surrounding controversy, and future border control policies. Each section closes with “Primary Source Quotes” and “Facts and Illustrations”; the latter consists of material such as graphs, pie charts, and maps. While these sections make it easy for students to pinpoint the information they need, some graphics (such as the full-page pie charts that illustrate only one question each) seem superfluous. Though the text lacks photographs or personal accounts, the well-structured information provides a solid platform for all sides of the argument.

Gr 9 Up-An effective presentation of a multifaceted issue. McCage poses questions via the chapter headings (“Does increased border secu-rity protect the United States?”), then answers with succinct explanations composed of statistics and quotes from reliable sources. Also covered are impediments to border control, the Minuteman Project and its surrounding controversy, and future border control policies. Each section closes with “Primary Source Quotes” and “Facts and Illustrations”; the latter consists of material such as graphs, pie charts, and maps. While these sections make it easy for students to pinpoint the information they need, some graphics (such as the full-page pie charts that illustrate only one question each) seem superfluous. Though the text lacks photographs or personal accounts, the well-structured infor-mation provides a solid platform for all sides of the argument.-Joanna K. Fabicon, Los Angeles Public Library