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112 pp.
| ABDO |
January, 2009 |
LibraryISBN 978-1-60453-527-3$32.79
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YAEssential Lives series.
Filled with interesting sidebars, photographs (Castro, Obama) or illustrations (Alexander), and maps, each of these biographies traces the life of its subject, including early successes and failures. The texts are bland but accessible; a clean design makes the books user-friendly, and appended resources make them helpful for school reports. Reading list, timeline. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers these Essential Lives titles: Alexander the Great, Fidel Castro, and Barack Obama.