Sneaker collectors (or wannabes) will love these titles. The series covers six popular shoe brands. Starting with the founding of each shoe company, these books follow their rise, the development of their most popular or collectible shoes, and sometimes even their decline or sale. Historical product photography and illustrated advertisements for the older sneakers are at the forefront of this series. Although they may be simple, these books will still please a devoted sneaker fan, with dates, facts, and statistics. The restock section near the end of each book covers what shoes from each brand are collectors items today. Written at a second grade reading level, these books will be crowd-pleasers for a wide audience from elementary through eighth grade. VERDICT A must-have for sneaker fans.