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Alexander Hamilton by Teri Kanefield
4.0
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I thought this biography for kids of Alexander Hamilton was good. Sometimes the writing wasn't engaging, but when discussing how to set up the treasury department, how engaging can you be? I also liked the fact that the author started off with the duel as a way to grab the reader's interest. The author does a good job of showing Hamilton's genius, yet also shows his flaws, too.
My favorite parts, though, had to be the depiction of Thomas Jefferson. Finally, a children's book that doesn't paint Jefferson as some sort of demi god. The author showed TJ's brilliance and remarked what an accomplished statesman he was, but you also got the duplicitousness, backstabbing and hypocritical part of him, too. Extra star just for that alone.
I thought this biography for kids of Alexander Hamilton was good. Sometimes the writing wasn't engaging, but when discussing how to set up the treasury department, how engaging can you be? I also liked the fact that the author started off with the duel as a way to grab the reader's interest. The author does a good job of showing Hamilton's genius, yet also shows his flaws, too.
My favorite parts, though, had to be the depiction of Thomas Jefferson. Finally, a children's book that doesn't paint Jefferson as some sort of demi god. The author showed TJ's brilliance and remarked what an accomplished statesman he was, but you also got the duplicitousness, backstabbing and hypocritical part of him, too. Extra star just for that alone.