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| 141.Time For Kids: Theodore Roosevelt: The Adventurous President by: Editors Of Time For Kids January 04, 2005 |
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| I'm a big TR fan, so it was natural to buy this book. The three stars come from the fact that this is a children's book, so the price is a bit much. |
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| 142.My Great-Aunt Arizona by: Gloria Houston March 14, 1997 |
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| My Great Aunt Arizona is a beautifully-written, beautifully-illustrated book based on a real person, the author's great aunt Arizona. We loved the book so much we took a family vacation some years ago to see the area. The artist obviously went there and saw Henson Creek and the real places, just as we did. We saw Great Aunt Arizona's grave site, too, and met the author's mother.
We love this book so much we have donated it to a couple of libraries and given it as gifts many times. ... Read More: |
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| 143.Time For Kids: John F. Kennedy: The Making of a Leader by: Editors Of Time For Kids January 04, 2005 |
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| Found this to be a very interesting and easy-to-read and easy-to-understand book for children. Some things I didn't know either!
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| 144.Who Was Marco Polo? (Who Was...?) by: Joan Holub July 05, 2007 |
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| I agree with reviewers who commented on other books in this series-- these are an excellent introduction to biographies and chapter books. My husband and I have read almost all of these "Who was..." books to our now 11 and 9 year old over the past year. I find them easy to read aloud and appropriately illustrated. They lead our family to deeper discussion of the person or history and politics of the time. Marco Polo is my nine-year-olds favorite bio. I found the Einstein bio to be very interesting, my husband ... Read More: |
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| 145.Pocahontas and the Strangers (Scholastic Biography) by: Clyde Robert Bulla June 01, 1988 |
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| This was the only book on our (homeschool) reading list about Pocahontas but we simply couldn't get past Chapter 4 (though I read the rest myself). My son usually begs me to read more, but with this book he begged me to stop reading altogether.
The historical inaccuracies are blatant and the book isn't even well-written. If you do read it, do so knowing that it is out and out fiction and nothing else. Better yet, watch the Disney movie. It's almost as historically accurate and much more enjoyable. |
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| 146.Rosa by: Nikki Giovanni September 15, 2005 |
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| Beautiful illustrations accompany this simplified story of Rosa Park and the movement she inspired. The writing is very personal, though I was slightly annoyed at how the point of view jumped around instead of staying concise. Still, it's gorgeous, inspirational prose that gives off a lot of passion, and I was able to read it to my class. The illustrations are still the best part. |
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| 147.Meet George Washington (Step-Up Biographies) by: Joan Heilbroner May 06, 1989 |
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| The first thing that really struck me about this particular biography on President George Washington was the large font which younger readers and older eyes will both appreciate. The author swiftly moves the reader from Washington's childhood through the death of his older brother and his marriage to Martha Custis to the French and Indian War, the various battles of the Revolutionary War and his retirement and death at Mount Vernon. The story of Washington's chopping down of a cherry tree is included, but the author points out that ... Read More: |
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| 148.Who Was Eleanor Roosevelt? by: Gare Thompson January 05, 2004 |
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| In Who Was Eleanor Roosevelt?, biographer Gare Thompson reveals to young readers the impressive and highly recommended life story of one of the most influential women in American 20th Century history. Individual chapters begin with the question "Who Was Eleanor Roosevelt?", and the continue on with "Early Years"; "Daddy's Little Girl"; "All Alone"; "Years at Allenswood"; "Cousin Franklin"; "Marriage and Children"; "Politics"; "White House Years"; and "Ambassador to the World". |
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| 149.John F. Kennedy (DK Biography) by: Howard S. Kaplan September 06, 2004 |
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| I am working my way through this wonderful series of biographies issued
by DK. As I have said in previous reviews, the editing could be a little sharper, but otherwise they are completely wonderful and enjoyable and informative books to read. I always find something about the person that I hadn't known before. The only niggling beef I have about this particular book is that the author always calls the President Jack. Most likely the idea was to make it more personal but I find it only a little bit short ... Read More: |
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| 150.Phoebe the Spy by: Judith Berry Griffin 1989-02 |
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| A great book to include in a unit study or just read out loud to your children. It is filled with excitement and intrigue for children. There is a book two to Phoebe the Spy! |
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