Growing Up: From Child to Adult; Wedding Days: Celebrations of Marriage; Journey's End: Death and Mourning; New Beginnings: Celebrating Birth

This new series examines the rites of passage ceremonies and traditions (birth, marriage etc) in the six major world religions. Attractively presented and clearly written they will be of great interest to youngsters who will use the photos to share their own life experiences with you and be led into the text. I do so wish, though, that there had been some attempt to draw parallels between the religions and stress the commonality of the human condition rather than simply to concentrate on the outward observances which can lead to the reaction 'Aren't they strange. We don't do anything like that.'