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Pros
The addition of lesser known trivia tidbits regarding the historical figures makes them more real and more relatable. You feel like you know what the characters were actually like and why their personalities made them make the decisions they did.
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Fun, interesting without being patronizing. I love it's frequent use of humor and readability.
The author imparts many little known facts and does so in a way that is engaging to tweens. He just lays out the facts and lets them speak for themselves. Write his own hilarious encapsulation of the american revolution.
Sheinkin's book is full of amusing antidotes about real people and not the cardboard cutouts that appear in text books. An antidote is a good way to start a history lesson.
Cons
It's no wonder kids have no grasp on the important events in our history. I am horrified that people see sheinkin's as a good book for kids or adults. The isbn is 0-938558-48-x.
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Quality
Now im ordering the paperback version for my library and to share with the grandkids especially
The design of the book itself is particularly good with the words integrated with images in fun ways
Nonfiction can be as good as fiction with the right writer
And be aware that even though sheinkin likes to pepper his book with the mildly ridiculous he never descends into rumor or hearsay
Packaging/appearance
He was a writer of historical textbooks and to his chagrin he watched as the most interesting aspects of his recaps and histori... Read More
Competitiveness
Both my 10yr old daughter and my 13yr old son loved this one
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I brought it into the classroom set it down to take care of some things and heard a ruckus going on
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I turned around to find at least four students calling dibs on it others pleading to read it
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Written in short segments for kids who have a shorter attention span
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I was disappointed that the book did not cover the overmountain men and the battle of kings mountain
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He told them he was coming and going to wipe them out
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It was there that general ferguson was killed and his army defeated
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This weakened cornwallis and was yet another key to his downfall
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Reading has been a struggle for him from the beginning
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