Stories of Great Americans

See Larger Image	Manufacturer: Lost Classics Book Co. Written By: Edward Eggleston Average Customer Rating:


Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 920.073 EAN: 9780965273527 Format: Illustrated ISBN: 0965273520 Label: Lost Classics Book Co. Manufacturer: Lost Classics Book Co. Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 163 Publication Date: 2001-09-01 Publisher: Lost Classics Book Co. Reading Level: Ages 4-8 Studio: Lost Classics Book Co.
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Editorial Reviews: Not just a history book, this little gem makes a great reader, and what a wonderful way to introduce young children to their American history, with 52 short biographical sketches sure to catch a child's imagination and with the charming illustrations from the 1895 edition. This volume includes stories about war heroes, statesmen, explorers, inventors, writers, artists, scientists, and just plain ordinary people who made a difference. The lives of these men and women wonderfully illustrate the virtues children need to learn and are a great introduction to American history.
Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Helpful for Struggling Readers Comment: We have a son who is severely dyslexic. One tool that has helped him is the style of book deliberately written in mostly one syllable words. If longer words are needed (for example, if there are no substitutes -- "George Wash-ing-ton") they are divided into syllables. These are a rare find and a real treasure to us when we come across them. Of course, they are great for young readers, and the content itself is sound. In the instance of our son, the books give him confidence and the chance to experience success in reading. Customer Rating: Summary: Books like this should never go out of print Comment: This book is more than I expected. What a wonderful collection of stories, nice illustrations. Stories of Great Americans is a great introduction to American History for PK and K children. This review is for the book published by "Lost Classics Book Co.", 1st edition (September 1, 2001), ISBN-10: 0965273520. Customer Rating: Summary: no illustrations - disappointed Comment: I'm very disappointed that this book does not have the illustrations. It says "illustration" where the illustrations should be. The description I read about the book did not say that there weren't going to be illustrations and you have to actually click "look inside the book" and go to the first story to see that the illustrations are missing. I think that even the authro would be highly disappointed with the lack of illustrations as he considered them to be very important when teaching history to young children. Customer Rating: Summary: THIS EDITION DOES NOT HAVE ILLUSTRATIONS Comment: The paperback (yellow) edition does not have pictures, rather it has placeholders for the images (as if there were an error in typesetting.) The text content, however, is fantastic for children. GET THE HARDCOVER, (RED) EDITION - IT HAS THE CORRECT ILLUSTRATIONS. Customer Rating: Summary: Great Book! Comment: My 5-year-old son received this book as a Christmas present. He started it two days ago, and he has been not been able to put the book down. He even wants to read during mealtimes. He also insisted on bringing it to Show N'Tell today. This is a wonderful book for early readers, not only because the stories are educational and interesting, but they are written in a short and simple manner. More Reviews