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Dolan, Edward F.
13 Reviews
(4)
4-6
Focusing primarily on the tribes living in what is now the continental U.S., Dolan breaks down the four hundred years of war involving Native Americans, European colonists, and United States citizens and soldiers. Occasional black-and-white reproductions, maps, and sidebars on related subjects (e.g., Geronimo) help break up the sometimes dull text. Bib., ind.
Reviewer: Jeannine M. Chapman
(3)
4-6
Great Journeys series.
Beginning with an account of how the potato famine affected life in Ireland, this volume describes the major wave of immigration that brought a million of that country's citizens to North America between 1845 and 1851. The clear text describes the dangers of the Atlantic crossing and the challenges the immigrants faced in the New World. Black-and-white historical reproductions enhance the book. Bib., ind.
Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta
(4)
K-3
Kaleidoscope series.
Designed for primary-grade readers, the volumes in this series offer brief, sanitized accounts of milestones in American history. The books are amply illustrated with maps, (colorized) period engravings, posters, paintings, and photographs. Each includes a timeline and a short list of books and websites. Ind.
Reviewer: Pamela McCuen
(4)
K-3
Kaleidoscope series.
Designed for primary-grade readers, the volumes in this series offer brief, sanitized accounts of milestones in American history. The books are amply illustrated with maps, (colorized) period engravings, posters, paintings, and photographs. Each includes a timeline and a short list of books and websites. Ind.
Reviewer: Pamela McCuen
(4)
K-3
Kaleidoscope series.
Designed for primary-grade readers, the volumes in this series offer brief, sanitized accounts of milestones in American history. The books are amply illustrated with maps, (colorized) period engravings, posters, paintings, and photographs. Each includes a timeline and a short list of books and websites. Ind.
Reviewer: Pamela McCuen
(4)
K-3
Kaleidoscope series.
Designed for primary-grade readers, the volumes in this series offer brief, sanitized accounts of milestones in American history. The books are amply illustrated with maps, (colorized) period engravings, posters, paintings, and photographs. Each includes a timeline and a short list of books and websites. Ind.
Reviewer: Pamela McCuen
(4)
K-3
Kaleidoscope series.
Short sentences in short sections accurately summarize the main episodes in these accounts of colonial events. Plentiful illustrations, mostly reproduced from the time periods, are well documented and well captioned. Brief time lines are included, and though these books add nothing new, they serve as basic introductions. Bib., ind. [Review covers these Kaleidoscope titles: The Boston Tea Party, The Lost Colony of Roanoke, The Salem Witch Trials, The Winter at Valley Forge.]
Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian
(4)
K-3
Kaleidoscope series.
With textbook-style prose, this book chronicles the United States involvement in the Spanish-American War, from the destruction of the Maine to the battles of Manila Bay and the Rough Riders famed charge up San Juan Hill. Abundant white space, period photographs, boxed inserts, and maps help to break up the text. Bib., ind.
Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian
(4)
K-3
Kaleidoscope series.
With textbook-style prose, this book chronicles the United States involvement in the Spanish-American War, from the destruction of the Maine to the battles of Manila Bay and the Rough Riders famed charge up San Juan Hill. Abundant white space, period photographs, boxed inserts, and maps help to break up the text. Bib., ind.
Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian
(4)
K-3
Kaleidoscope series.
With textbook-style prose, this book chronicles the United States involvement in the Spanish-American War, from the destruction of the Maine to the battles of Manila Bay and the Rough Riders famed charge up San Juan Hill. Abundant white space, period photographs, boxed inserts, and maps help to break up the text. Bib., ind.
Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian
(4)
4-6
With textbook-style prose, this book chronicles the United States involvement in the Spanish-American War, from the destruction of the Maine to the battles of Manila Bay and the Rough Riders famed charge up San Juan Hill. Abundant white space, period photographs, boxed inserts, and maps help to break up the text. Bib., ind.
Reviewer: Jeannine M. Chapman
(3)
4-6
Great Journeys series.
Four history-making migrations are documented through narrative text, testimony (song lyrics, verse, letters, diary entries), and a wealth of black-and-white images (maps, drawings, paintings, photos). These primers place particular emphasis on the humanity of both subject (in Darkness, two individuals are tracked over fifty years) and reader ("What do you feel when you see this picture?" asks one caption). Bib., ind.
Reviewer: Nell Beram
(3)
4-6
Beginning with a compellingly written account of military action in the Korean War, Dolan examines the often complex history and politics that led the United States into a devastating no-win war with North Korea in the 1950s and describes in detail many of the important battles of the conflict. Supplemented by too-dark photos, this is an accurate, fair, and lively introduction. Bib., ind.
Reviewer: Jack Forman
13 reviews
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