Kids Books - History

It’s Odense, Denmark in 1940. Denmark has just been invaded by nazi Germany. Knud Pedersen, his brother Jens and cousin Hans Jørgen decide to create a resistance group. They decide to name it the RAF Club. My favourite character is of course the hero, Knud since the author writes about what Knud's thoughts were during each situation since this book was in collaboration with him. It clearly details everything in Knud’s remarkable journey. This books gives great insight on this remarkable story. Knud really shows how he did not like the brutal Germans and wanted them gone. I thoroughly recommend this book for all readers, especially tweens since they are mature enough to understand the story properly but learn about WWII in a story-like form.

I'm not a foodie or anything but this book sounds cool. I wanna read it some day. I like cake

This book is a great book, I really liked this book because of all the tricks he does on the animals. My favorite two character where the Dragon and the Cat. This book would be the best for grades 3 - 4.

If you like action and informational books than this book would be for you! It is about WWll and describing how Hitler and the Nazis were stealing important art masterpieces. I made a connection to this book from the world. WWll was a real thing and I read about it all the time. I would strongly recommend this book to anyone who is into war or action.

I love Bartimaeus' snarky comments. he always makes me laugh! I recommend you read this book in your free time. I was recommended to read it by the superintendent of the archdiocese of Chicago. Yes, you read that right! I hope you have a very good time reading this book!

Have you sailed around the world? How about stepped somewhere no one else has. Ok, you've most likely touched a place no one else has, just by walking in the woods. But have you experienced being among strange animals and people not known to our existence? Probably not, unless you've seen aliens on Mars. The book “Gulliver's Travels” by an Englishman of the name Jonathan Swift was first published in 1726. Swift died in 1745, never realizing his work would be so influential and widely spread throughout the world. Overall I thought this was an amazing and fascinating tale. I would rate this book a four out of five stars. The only reason it is not five out of five stars is because the wording is at times confusing. The genre of these fascinating tales are fantasy. In my summary you won't have to worry about me giving away the ending as there is no actual ending but a series of four travels. The first account occurs when Gulliver gets shipwrecked alone and washes upon the shores of Lilliput. An army of Lilliputans who are around six inches tall, quickly tie him to the ground. I would keep explaining the hostilities thrown upon Gulliver's but I don't want to overwhelm the reader with details. Gulliver's gets taken to the emperor who quickly bonds with Gulliver. The name of the emperor is unknown. Gulliver spends almost a year on Liliput and he has many friends but he has also made serious enemies. After the rumor of blinding Gulliver and starving him was passed on to the Emperor, he almost immediately told Gulliver. Gulliver made a ship and sailed away. Gulliver's second adventure brings him to a land ruled by giants. Gulliver is initially found by farmers but later sold to the king. Gulliver is in danger almost everywhere he goes. One day while in his box an eagle picks Gulliver's box up and drops it with him in it into the ocean while being attacked by other Eagles. He is later found by a normal sized ship. The captain takes care of him but thinks Gulliver is crooked because some princes put men in a home in the water that slowly sinks. Gulliver's third travel takes place on a flying island with the most peculiar of people, who are so busy thinking they have servants who touch their mouths, eyes, and nose so they listen when spoken to, talk, and look where they're going. Because of this, Gulliver soon leaves the island and is brought upon a professor who talks about what government is like on their country. The fourth journey is a surprise that you'll only know if you read the book. This book also has a movie for those of you who are too lazy to read this book. I would suggest this book to boys and girls in seventh grade and up, no one lower unless this is explained to you and you understand what's happening. I also suggest this book to people who like government, or stories set in the past, also if you like to read about travelers. Again I rate this book a four out of five stars because of the fascinating tales told. I only took of a star because the wording can be confusing.

it was a interesting book about how three people escaped the most highly protected prison at the time. It explained details on how they escaped and at the end pictures of what they used to trick the prison guards.I would rather read fantasy though.

Lincoln's Little Girl, written by Fred Trump, is a good book and a true story. Grace Bedell, Lincoln's little girl, wrote him a famous letter telling him to "let his whiskers grow", right before the presidential election. Lincoln didn't have any girls, so he decided to listen to grace's advice, just as he would if he had a daughter, and grow a beard. She even got kissed by Lincoln himself when his train came through where she lived on his way to Washington D.C. right after the election. But what happened to 11 year-old Grace after that? She grew up, got married, and had a long life. But what happened during her life? Read the book to find out. I recommend if you like history to read this book. It is a little harder to process and read, so I think ages 11- adults would enjoy this historical book.

"The Boy on the Wooden Box" is a wonderful book that I highly recommend. I seriously read it in one day and I still had time to start a new book. It was THAT GOOD! "The Boy on the Wooden Box" is a true story of Leon Leyson who was one of the youngest people to be put on Schindler's list. Leon tells his horrible beyond belief war stories. When a Polish & Jewish boy named Leon was about 8 there were signs of a war to come. When he was about 10 the war began. It started as "Jews can't do this and Jews can't do that" but nothing too extreme. Then the Germans then started banning Jews from schools. The Nazis try to make their lives harder by forbidding them from sitting on park benches well parks in general. These Germans make them wear stars on their sleeves to identify who they are. But since Leon is younger than 12 he doesn't need to wear a star. His friends stopped acknowledging him because he is a Jew. Oskar Schindler the Nazi gives Leon's father a job and things finally look hopeful. But when the Leyson family were evicted and sent to a Jewish Ghetto in Kraków, Poland everything dramatically changes. But things turn up for a while when Schindler gives work to Leon, his brother David, and his mother. Leon's family struggles to find work and are faced with starvation. As a growing boy he rummages through garbage cans to find at least a potato peel. He changes Ghettos and goes to a concentration camp but ultimately has kind Schindler to watch out for him and anyone else that works for him. This is an amazing book I did not want to put down. "The Boy on the Wooden Box" really shows the horrors of WWII and makes you feel so grateful for all you have been given and how lucky you are to have a roof over your head, warm food to eat, and clothes to wear. A fantastic read!

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