The Life and Death of Adolf Hitler

As President Bush grapples with Saddam Hussein and Kim Jong Il, students may not see that this is history in the making. Students may not understand that, years ago, Hitler invaded Poland partly because his assessment of world reaction led him to believe that England and France would not get involved. Certainly as the United States and Iraq and North Korea dance around the possibility of war, it is worth taking a look at history to see what lessons we can learn.

The Life and Death of Adolf Hitler shows Hitler’s rise to power in a way that will cause students to ask questions about world politics today. Giblin’s book is extremely well researched (it won the prize from the American Library Association prize for the very best in young show more adult nonfiction, the Seibert Prize). It is filled with photos and other graphics from the times in question. The writing style is engaging and every assertion is fully documented in the detailed source notes at the end of the book. show less

From the pages that I read, I found this book to be extremely intriguing and informative, as it takes the questions of a child into the perspective of the author. I found that is able to be read by children to be used in research and to make it known that this did occur and that history is an important story to tell - though Adolf Hitler is a hard name to hear, young adults would be able to read and understand this book to further gain knowledge on history that occurred many years ago.

In The Life and Death of Adolf Hitler, James Giblin gives an inside look inside the private world of one of the world's most feared dictators. Taking the reader back to Hitler's birth and following his life intimately until his death, Giblin provides the reader with fascinating details regarding every aspect of his life. The book follows young Adolf Hitler as he rises from being a simple boy to becoming a feared German leader, responsible for millions of deaths in his quest for a perfect Aryan race.

This interesting book is about the life and death of Adolf Hitler. The author creates this story as a facade to the personified Adolf Hitler and explains that he was once a brilliant, influential politician, but deeply disturbed. The book goes on about Adolf Hitlers childhood life, his dictatorship of Germany, his final days, and after his death. I really enjoyed this book because I am very fascinated with Adolf Hitler and the Holocaust. It was interesting to read and find out more information about Adolf Hitler that I did not know. This book is suitable for upper grade levels such as fifth through twelve grade and can be used to teach point of view and biographies.

I didn't particularly care for the writing, but it certainly contained exhaustive facts.

This is an interesting take of Adolf Hitler's life. It starts by describing him in his earlier years and how he used to be. He was very influential and let the power take over him. The way he used his power is the way he is negatively remembered and should be. This is a great historical book for children, to know their history and still work on their literacy at the same time.

The Life and Death of Adolf Hitler took a different view on his life. This book discussed how a once brilliant and influential position became a disturbed man who let power and a false sense of perfection led him to an evil life. This book goes through his childhood, events that shaped who he became and his final moments in the bunker.
This book is a good biography to use in a history class to see how events shaped Hitler's life and actions.