FROM LIBRARY JOURNAL:

The US100: Your Road to Passing the U.S. Citizenship Test. color. 52 min. ECM MultiMedia Inc., 63 Keystone Ave., Suite 205, Reno, NV 89503; DVD ISBN 978-0-615-20700-1. $19.95. Contact producer for public performance.  (775) 622-8267  SOC SCI

This DVD focuses on the new citizenship test being phased in as of October 2008. In both the English and the Spanish versions, it reviews all 100 questions of the new test, which appear in print and are spoken by the narrator. In the Spanish version, all questions appear in Spanish, making this actually two DVDs, not one with multiple soundtracks—a nice feature. The Spanish spoken is easily understood standard Spanish. In both versions, the font used is large enough to be read easily on a laptop or projected on a screen. Visually, this is a well-done production; however, the sound on the review copy fluctuates between the question and the answer. Also, the very brief pause between question and answer will require that a teacher be willing to ride the pause button. The web site has additional content, most importantly the answers to the geographic questions about Representatives and Senators, as well as "Who is the President of the United States?" This program will be useful in almost any citizenship program and especially in libraries working with the Hispanic community. [See also "The Long and Winding Road," LJ 5/1/08, p. 32-34.—Ed.]—John C. Sandstrom, El Paso P.L., TX     See the original article, click on the logo below: