“Any grown-up who has felt the urge to start an “In my day…” rant about the ease of access today’s students have will appreciate the educational content of these well-written, informative books. Not only do they lay out the history of how the technology came about, they also do a reasonably good job of explaining how the technology actually works. Wi-Fi includes a helpful diagram showing the electromagnetic spectrum of waves. While all the books spend some time describing safety concerns with technology, Self-Driving Cars and Robots All Around Us share the human concern that automation will take away people’s jobs. The Cloud reminds readers how cloud-based technology helped society transition quickly to home-based work and learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. Each book ends with a timeline of the tech’s development. With its blended descriptive science and tech development information, this series will make report writers very happy indeed. VERDICT Highly recommended.”

Cloud computing is an abstract concept that many adults don’t even fully grasp, yet this selection from the STEM Is Everywhere! series (6 titles) manages to get the gist of it across in its short page count. It begins by stating, “The cloud is made up of programs, services, and other kinds of data reached through the internet . . . it’s a kind of online storage.” Luckily, for the average reader, this title doesn’t dive too deeply into how the cloud operates, opting instead to sketch out its basic structure, how it came to be, and how it has changed the ways society and business function today; concerns over security and access are also addressed. This helpful, smoothly written resource features colorful pages, stock photos, and a time line.