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carriedoodledoo's review against another edition
3.0
These are the sort of documents that your parents vaguely recall being required reading, but that your children's textbooks mention in passing. ("Mayflower Compact" sounds like a makeup brand).
andrew298's review against another edition
4.0
So let me preface this review with the fact that I was going to give this book five stars. However the reason I didn't was, that in my eyes to get five stars it has to be something I would read again and this book just isn't something I would re-read.
However I still wanted to give this graphic novel the kudos it deserves. The book provides an interesting review of all of the documents that have been so integral to creation of America as a nation and it gives almost equal waiting to every document it chooses to cover (it ranges from the Constitution to Washington's farewell speech). Ms. Ashby and her illustrator really keep the reader engaged and it is a great format for providing a lot of information. I would suggest that this text is of a good enough caliber that it is an excellent tool for teaching both young and old alike about American history as it certainly educated me about elements of American history I didn't even know about.
Overall this is a great entry-level book for people wanting to know more about America, and it's also a great book for exploring some of the documents and era's that are a little less documented than others.
However I still wanted to give this graphic novel the kudos it deserves. The book provides an interesting review of all of the documents that have been so integral to creation of America as a nation and it gives almost equal waiting to every document it chooses to cover (it ranges from the Constitution to Washington's farewell speech). Ms. Ashby and her illustrator really keep the reader engaged and it is a great format for providing a lot of information. I would suggest that this text is of a good enough caliber that it is an excellent tool for teaching both young and old alike about American history as it certainly educated me about elements of American history I didn't even know about.
Overall this is a great entry-level book for people wanting to know more about America, and it's also a great book for exploring some of the documents and era's that are a little less documented than others.
amandae129's review against another edition
5.0
A great introduction or review of important US documents.
rushfan77's review against another edition
5.0
This book really explains what these documents are all about. This would be a good book for anyone who likes American history.
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