BOOK REVIEW: Alexander the Great

Author: Simon Adams

Illustrator: There is no illustrator to this book, but there are many pictures of places and statues of importance of Alexander the great.

Publisher: National Geographic Publish date: 2005

Genre: Non-fiction

Suggested age range: 9-99 Reading level: 4th grade

This is a book that tells the tale of an epic warrior, Alexander the great, his life, and the battles he has fought in. This highly informative book has all the facts you can know about him, and has pictures of sites he has visited, statues and busts of him, and pictures depicting his great battles. These are labeled with facts, and if possible, dates. Alexander the great was born in 356 B.C., and died in May 29, 323 B.C. He was the first Greek to be later worshiped as a god. WOW!

I thought it was interesting that Alexander the great left his kingdom “To the strongest.” It shows that he REALLY favored strength, physically and mentally, above all else.

I enjoyed this book because it has all the facts you can know about him, and has pictures of sites he has visited, statues and busts of him, and pictures depicting his great battles, and they are helpfully labeled and, if possible, paired with a date.

I rate it 7 out of 10

WRITTEN BY: AN, 8/7/2014

BOOK REVIEW: Napoleon

Robert Burleigh

2007 Abrams books for young readers

Nonfiction, history

Grade level- 4-7 content 8. (There is some blood in a picture.)

In this good book by Robert Burleigh you will learn all about Napoleon and how he almost conquered the world. You learn lots of facts, like Napoleon wasn’t that good in school! It also has lots of cool paintings to look at that help you understand the story. Did you know that he came from poverty and rose to the high rank of emperor! Read this book to find out more about the great Napoleon!

I thought it was sad that he got married just to have a son to carry on his legacy and when his wife didn’t, he divorced her and got married to some other random lady.

I think we should learn that size does not matter ‘cause Napoleon was small.

I thought it was cool to learn about napoleon because I almost knew nothing about him.

I rate it 7 out of 10

WRITTEN BY: WN, 8/6/2014