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Published: December 31, 1995

LIVES OF THE ARTISTS: Masterpieces, Messes (and What the Neighbors Thought). By Kathleen Krull. Illustrated by Kathryn Hewitt. Harcourt Brace. $19. (Ages 8 to 12) The creators of a book on musicians and a book on writers follow the same format to present an album of chatty profiles and amusing portraits of 20 men and women from many countries whose lives were spent making art. An entertaining survey, of interest to adults as well as children.

WHEN PLAGUE STRIKES: The Black Death, Smallpox, AIDS. By James Cross Giblin. Illustrated by David Frampton. HarperCollins. $14.95. (Ages 10 and up) Here is a serious discussion of the three great epidemics of the title. Though medically different, they nevertheless resemble one another in startling ways, including their profound social consequences -- which, as the author notes, "have brought out the best as well as the worst in people."

AMBER BROWN GOES FOURTH. By Paula Danziger. Illustrated by Tony Ross. Putnam. $12.95. (Ages 7 to 10) As the title suggests, that plucky heroine of two third-grade adventures has moved on, and now that her best friend has moved away, she needs a new one. The fun continues.

STRANGER IN THE MIRROR. Written and illustrated by Allen Say. Houghton Mifflin. $16.95. (Ages 5 to 9) Has Sam truly changed from a real boy to a very old man with an energetic skateboarding boy inside? The doctor says he is still Sam, but people treat him very differently. A puzzling story.

ODYSSEUS AND THE CYCLOPS. Retold and illustrated by Warwick Hutton. Margaret K. McElderry. $15. (Ages 7 and up) One of the most frightening episodes from Odysseus' adventures is retold here with the economy and the dazzling use of watercolor for which this British artist, who died in 1994, was so admired. RHYMES FOR ANNIE ROSE. Written and illustrated by Shirley Hughes. Lothrop, Lee & Shepard. $16. (Ages 3 to 8) Incidents from the lives of the adorable Annie Rose and her brother Alfie.
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