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lcslibrarian | Aug 13, 2020 |
 
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lcslibrarian | Aug 13, 2020 |
Part of the”Queens and Princesses” series this installment is about one of the most famous Russian princesses, Anastasia Romanov. Anastasia was the youngest of four daughters and older sister to brother Alexie. Her parents, Tsar Nicholas and Tsarina Alexandra, ruled Russia Empire in the early 1900s. This book shares pictures taken of the family and facts about the short life of the Grand Duchess Anastasia Romanov.

The Romanov family has been a favorite of mine to read about. Not sure why but Anastasia seems to be the fan favorite of the family. Maybe because she appeared to be normal and not just royal. She had fun climbing trees, taking photos of her family and making faces in photos others took of her. Maybe it is because people want to believe she made it out of the war alive. This book describes a little of those things and there are many other books that go into detail about Anastasia and the rest of the Romanovs. This one is a good starting point for juvenile readers.

The pictures in the books are good although they are ones that I have seen before. I feel like we could have learned a little more about Anastasia in general. The book goes more in detail about the whole family which is part of her history but this is a book that is supposed to be about Anastasia, not just the Romanov family.

This is a book for ages 8 - 12 and it is a good start on the history of Tsar Nicholas’ family. As a kid, I would have loved this book. I will be keeping this for my Romanov collection which is getting really big.
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lavenderagate | 1 anden anmeldelse | Jan 30, 2019 |
The biggest failing of this book is an accident of fate: the book ends with Bhutto living in exile, as her return to Pakistan and assassination occurred shortly after publication. Otherwise, Benazir Bhutto: Pakistani Prime Minister and Activist is an excellent biography of a complex and brilliant woman. This chapter book is loaded with access features, including a table of contents, a time line, "life at a glance," further reading, information on how to get more information, a glossary, source notes, a bibliography, and an index. The book is loaded with full color photos illustrating Bhutto's life and Pakistan.

Author Mary Englar, an accomplished young adult nonfiction author, rises to the difficult task of not just writing a biography, but making sense of a distant and complicated world likely to feel completely alien to many American readers. She distills elaborate issues like the fighting over the Kashmir province to clear and digestible explanations. This allows her to raise complex questions for young readers. For example, how does Bhutto's corruption scandal weigh against the headway she was making on Pakistani human rights? Or, does the United States have the right to demand Pakistan to strip itself of nuclear weapons? This book definitely encourages critical thinking, and emphasizes the value of education. It also stresses the value, and radical political nature, of love in action. Eleven years out, this book remains valuable and relevant. An excellent addition to any classroom library.
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