ljrinaldi's review against another edition
4.0
When you start to look at picture books about famous people, your eyes start to glaze over. There are so often the same people mentioned again and again. OK, we know about Marie Curie, and Leonardo Devinci and Albert Einstein. So although these people are included in this collection, there are many that I have heard of in passing, or never heard of at all, so I'm glad this collection has been put together.
We also get to learn about Mary Aning, who collected fossils, and studied them, but was not allowed to do much else, because she was woman in the early Victorian era. Or Vincent Lingaiari, sturggled to gain aboriginal rights in Australia.
Did you know who the first woman in sapce was? That falls to Valentina Tereshkova.
And Wangari Maathai, who started the green belt movement in Kenya.
THis could be an excellent addition to your public library, as well as your paersonal one.
#ThePeopleAwards #NetGalley
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.
We also get to learn about Mary Aning, who collected fossils, and studied them, but was not allowed to do much else, because she was woman in the early Victorian era. Or Vincent Lingaiari, sturggled to gain aboriginal rights in Australia.
Did you know who the first woman in sapce was? That falls to Valentina Tereshkova.
And Wangari Maathai, who started the green belt movement in Kenya.
THis could be an excellent addition to your public library, as well as your paersonal one.
#ThePeopleAwards #NetGalley
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.
duchessofreadin's review against another edition
4.0
Get to know a little bit about some of the biggest names in history. From Abraham Lincoln to some of the most popular rockstars - this book has a lot of different facts and is chalk full of information.
Okay, parents - I love giving rave reviews, but this book had a few entries that rather raised my eyebrows. I would suggest that if you are thinking about getting this for your kids, that you take a look at it first. There are some things that I am not quite ready to discuss with my boys yet. Overall, I agreed with the majority of the people included, but there are always a few that you have to wonder about.
This book releases on 7 August 2018.
*I was given an electronic copy of this book from NetGalley in return for a fair and honest review*
Okay, parents - I love giving rave reviews, but this book had a few entries that rather raised my eyebrows. I would suggest that if you are thinking about getting this for your kids, that you take a look at it first. There are some things that I am not quite ready to discuss with my boys yet. Overall, I agreed with the majority of the people included, but there are always a few that you have to wonder about.
This book releases on 7 August 2018.
*I was given an electronic copy of this book from NetGalley in return for a fair and honest review*
etruria's review against another edition
5.0
This wonderful book celebrates people from all over the world, past and present, who have achieved great things in art, literature, science, exploration, athletics, philosophy and much more. Each page has a brief bio, details of the accomplishments and colorful graphics. Some people were known to me but many were new and surprising and I actually learned quite a bit. This would make a great addition to a classroom or home library for education and inspiration!
Thank you Netgalley and Quarto Publishing Group - Frances Lincoln Childrens
Thank you Netgalley and Quarto Publishing Group - Frances Lincoln Childrens
ravenclawlibrarybooks's review against another edition
4.0
This was a wonderful book which was highly informative.
easyqueenie's review against another edition
2.0
The People Awards by Lily Murray celebrates 29 men and women from across the world who have achieved something great. Each person is given an award—the Curiosity Award for Einstein, the Saving Lives Award to Louis Pasteur—and their bio introduces them very briefly along with the reasons why they have won their award. Each bio is illustrated with a portrait of the person, and their second page is designed to look like a collection of photographs showing them at important moments of their lives.
This was probably my least favorite of the bunch. I wasn’t taken with the art style and I felt that the lack of any particular focus such as women, Australians, musicians, etc meant that the book was rather haphazard and unfocused. The people were introduced at random instead of being in chronological or any other kind of order, and were simply too much of a mixed bag—why these particular people out of so many possible choices?
The Awards were often oddly specific too—J.K. Rowling won the Most Magical Muggle Award, Marie Curie the X-Ray award, and Pele the 1279 Goals Award. No one else is going to be eligible to “win” these, so they end up feeling less like an award and more an excuse to include them. I would have preferred to see a set of vaguer awards—scientific achievement, athletic achievement, etc—with a person chosen to win these from all those who would be eligible, although choosing a single person to win such prizes when your pool of potential winners isn’t narrowed down by the focus of the book and instead includes everybody who has ever lived presents its own challenge.
The book does do a good job of including people from a range of nationalities, although people of color are once again significantly outnumbered by whites. There were also some names included here that I haven’t seen in the other books, such as Olaudah Equiano, Vincent Lingiari, and Mary Anning, but these just couldn’t make up for the overly random nature of the book.
This was probably my least favorite of the bunch. I wasn’t taken with the art style and I felt that the lack of any particular focus such as women, Australians, musicians, etc meant that the book was rather haphazard and unfocused. The people were introduced at random instead of being in chronological or any other kind of order, and were simply too much of a mixed bag—why these particular people out of so many possible choices?
The Awards were often oddly specific too—J.K. Rowling won the Most Magical Muggle Award, Marie Curie the X-Ray award, and Pele the 1279 Goals Award. No one else is going to be eligible to “win” these, so they end up feeling less like an award and more an excuse to include them. I would have preferred to see a set of vaguer awards—scientific achievement, athletic achievement, etc—with a person chosen to win these from all those who would be eligible, although choosing a single person to win such prizes when your pool of potential winners isn’t narrowed down by the focus of the book and instead includes everybody who has ever lived presents its own challenge.
The book does do a good job of including people from a range of nationalities, although people of color are once again significantly outnumbered by whites. There were also some names included here that I haven’t seen in the other books, such as Olaudah Equiano, Vincent Lingiari, and Mary Anning, but these just couldn’t make up for the overly random nature of the book.
aquahogcodes's review against another edition
4.0
Thank you to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing for providing me with a digital copy of this book.
This is exactly the kind of book I enjoyed reading as a kid. The illustrations are vibrant and quirky. The facts presented are brief and engaging. I quite enjoyed the peoples profiles which range from well known names to some obscure (but nonetheless important) ones. Representation of people from all corners of the globe and all walks of life makes this book the perfect addition to the shelves of children no matter where they are from and whom they aspire to be. And I'm sure the adults who read it out loud to them will enjoy it just as much. A great way to inspire the younger generation with history's greatest hits.
This is exactly the kind of book I enjoyed reading as a kid. The illustrations are vibrant and quirky. The facts presented are brief and engaging. I quite enjoyed the peoples profiles which range from well known names to some obscure (but nonetheless important) ones. Representation of people from all corners of the globe and all walks of life makes this book the perfect addition to the shelves of children no matter where they are from and whom they aspire to be. And I'm sure the adults who read it out loud to them will enjoy it just as much. A great way to inspire the younger generation with history's greatest hits.
laurag22's review
4.0
This a lovely book for kids to teach them about important people from history in a variety of fields. Each story is wonderful written with the current amount of details suitable to the age. It is also accompanied with a gorgeous illustration. This is the perfect book to get a wee snapshot of some important people throughout history.
easyqueenie's review
2.0
The People Awards by Lily Murray celebrates 29 men and women from across the world who have achieved something great. Each person is given an award—the Curiosity Award for Einstein, the Saving Lives Award to Louis Pasteur—and their bio introduces them very briefly along with the reasons why they have won their award. Each bio is illustrated with a portrait of the person, and their second page is designed to look like a collection of photographs showing them at important moments of their lives.
This was probably my least favorite of the bunch. I wasn’t taken with the art style and I felt that the lack of any particular focus such as women, Australians, musicians, etc meant that the book was rather haphazard and unfocused. The people were introduced at random instead of being in chronological or any other kind of order, and were simply too much of a mixed bag—why these particular people out of so many possible choices?
The Awards were often oddly specific too—J.K. Rowling won the Most Magical Muggle Award, Marie Curie the X-Ray award, and Pele the 1279 Goals Award. No one else is going to be eligible to “win” these, so they end up feeling less like an award and more an excuse to include them. I would have preferred to see a set of vaguer awards—scientific achievement, athletic achievement, etc—with a person chosen to win these from all those who would be eligible, although choosing a single person to win such prizes when your pool of potential winners isn’t narrowed down by the focus of the book and instead includes everybody who has ever lived presents its own challenge.
The book does do a good job of including people from a range of nationalities, although people of color are once again significantly outnumbered by whites. There were also some names included here that I haven’t seen in the other books, such as Olaudah Equiano, Vincent Lingiari, and Mary Anning, but these just couldn’t make up for the overly random nature of the book.
This was probably my least favorite of the bunch. I wasn’t taken with the art style and I felt that the lack of any particular focus such as women, Australians, musicians, etc meant that the book was rather haphazard and unfocused. The people were introduced at random instead of being in chronological or any other kind of order, and were simply too much of a mixed bag—why these particular people out of so many possible choices?
The Awards were often oddly specific too—J.K. Rowling won the Most Magical Muggle Award, Marie Curie the X-Ray award, and Pele the 1279 Goals Award. No one else is going to be eligible to “win” these, so they end up feeling less like an award and more an excuse to include them. I would have preferred to see a set of vaguer awards—scientific achievement, athletic achievement, etc—with a person chosen to win these from all those who would be eligible, although choosing a single person to win such prizes when your pool of potential winners isn’t narrowed down by the focus of the book and instead includes everybody who has ever lived presents its own challenge.
The book does do a good job of including people from a range of nationalities, although people of color are once again significantly outnumbered by whites. There were also some names included here that I haven’t seen in the other books, such as Olaudah Equiano, Vincent Lingiari, and Mary Anning, but these just couldn’t make up for the overly random nature of the book.
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