Genre: Children/Non-Fiction
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I am a Brad Meltzer fan. I know that I enjoy him as an author, but his obvious love of his children and all children makes me admire him as a person. His ability to mix his love of writing with his love of children really seals the deal for me. Several years ago he decided that he wanted to share his love (and knowledge) of history with young people, and he started writing about different important people in history at a level that very young children could appreciated. The books, though true stories, are written in graphic novel style. Illustrator Eliopoulos does a great job showing thoughts and emotions through his pictures.
His latest book, I am Lucille Ball, was just published, and I have yet to read it. Last year's book, I am Rosa Parks, was one of my favorites. I love that in the Kindle edition (and I assume in the print edition) the pages before the beginning show a young Rosa playing with a toy bus surrounded by a pattern of buses...a subtle and clever way to introduce this strong woman. As the story progresses, both author and illustrator take the young readers into a world that is much less accepting than the one they now live. We see the beginnings of Rosa's fortitude in her relationship with her family and neighbors. This book, like all of the books in his excellent series, shows Brad at his best...giving children real heroes to identify with during their formative years.
There is obvious research in these books, and I recommend this one, and all of the series, as a wonderful way to slip history into children's play time.
- Beverly
Publisher - Dial Books
Date of Publication - June 17, 2014
His latest book, I am Lucille Ball, was just published, and I have yet to read it. Last year's book, I am Rosa Parks, was one of my favorites. I love that in the Kindle edition (and I assume in the print edition) the pages before the beginning show a young Rosa playing with a toy bus surrounded by a pattern of buses...a subtle and clever way to introduce this strong woman. As the story progresses, both author and illustrator take the young readers into a world that is much less accepting than the one they now live. We see the beginnings of Rosa's fortitude in her relationship with her family and neighbors. This book, like all of the books in his excellent series, shows Brad at his best...giving children real heroes to identify with during their formative years.
There is obvious research in these books, and I recommend this one, and all of the series, as a wonderful way to slip history into children's play time.
- Beverly
Publisher - Dial Books
Date of Publication - June 17, 2014
