Simon Rose

This is the biography of Aung San Suu Kyi an activist in Myanmar. This book is an easy read for elementary students as the biography is broken up into sections with specific headings. Headings include "Growing Up", "What is An Activist" , "Key Events", "Influences", and so forth which make it easy for children to find pertinent information. The book also has wonderful photos of important events in Kyi's life making the biography easy to follow and understand. I really like how the book ends show more with two pages on how to write a biography. I think this would be a great book to use to introduce biography to students. I also think it's important to read about powerful influential women of other cultures. show less

3.5 stars

This book is part of a series called Remarkable People, which appears to be aimed at around middle school aged readers. This one obviously focuses on Nelson Mandela. I thought it was a nice introduction to his life, and although it's aimed at a much younger crowd, I learned a few things. Its extremely short and really only touched on some highlights of his life, but I thought it was interesting.

If you've ever wondered what it might be like to take a peek at the future, this story will be right up your alley. The fast-paced plot kept me drawing me back in, at times unnerving me with a creepy sense of someone looking over my shoulder. The tension created by Alex's missing father, a cold businesswoman looking for something (or someone) to dominate, and another frightening kidnapping keeps the reader engrossed in the story until the end. A well-crafted book with believable moments of show more future/past communication. A rewarding read for young tech fans. show less

This is my one nonfiction book called The Split History Of World War 2. So what this book states is that the war actually started in 1939 but the U.S didn't join in until 1941. The U.S actually joined in the war because of the Pearl Harbor attack in 1941. Then the United States decided to declare war on Japan. At first, just Germany and Italy where allies which were known as the Axis powers. If Germany wanted to win they were going to have to go for Britain. So the started bombing London and show more other major cities in Britain. Then one night Germany decided to attack Russia. Well, that lasted until winters. In case you didn't know. Russias winters are terrible. So they eventually surrendered to Russia.

I personally really like reading about the history of wars. I really enjoyed reading about this. It taught me just a little bit more information that I can add to my already brilliant mind. I also thought that the pictures where a really nice touch to the book show less