NONFICTION

Amelia Earhart: Aviation Pioneer

by Grace HANSEN
9781680801217. ea vol: 24p. (History Maker Biographies). glossary. websites. ABDO. 2016. Tr $19.95. ebk. $32.95.
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K-Gr 2—Attractive photographs combine with simple text, resulting in nonfiction for the youngest readers. Each spread features two to four sentences of very brief information. Copious white space and a large font make the reading experience easy on budding readers, while the simple back matter will introduce students to nonfiction text features. These titles necessarily simplify complex topics—Rosa Parks also introduces the civil rights movement, for instance—but they are ideal for the target audience.
This continuation of the biography series for new readers highlights six iconic "history makers" in stilted (though easy-to-digest) texts that do not provide the depth of understanding required to appreciate their accomplishments. Large, well-chosen (if sometimes muddily reproduced) photographs on wide-trim spreads add most of the interest; an appended timeline basically repeats the main text. Glos., ind. Review covers the following History Maker Biographies titles: Amelia Earhart, Cesar Chavez, Eleanor Roosevelt, Ella Fitzgerald, Harry Houdini, and Rosa Parks.
Reviewed by Staff , Feb 01, 2016

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