The Book Depository Alexander the Great by Jane Bingham
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Description: Alexander the Great : Hardback : Usborne Publishing Ltd : 9780746063262 : : 27 Aug 2004 : This brand new series brings to life the fascinating lives of famous historical figures. Lively speech, gentle humour and full-colour illustrations bring the reader close to the action as they learn about each famous character. Age 7-11. The Book Depository Alexander the Great by Jane Bingham - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk
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Product ID: 9780746063262
MPN: 9780746063262
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Author: Djilly L.
Rating: 5
Review: Another excellent Usborne Famous lives book that provides a clear, highly readable account of a key historical character. I bought this book for our daughter, who is quite obsessed with history and timelines, if you believe me. She has good knowledge about a number of historical topics. However her perception of the ancient world is limited to Eqypt, Rome, classical Greece and the Celts. So it’s good to delve into the Hellenistic period. I must admit that I’m quite fascinated by Alexander and have read a number of books about him and the period. Nevertheless the material in this book was a nice reminder of the key facts when we used the book for guided reading. As always, these Usborne young reader books are very well presented. It comes in a hard cover format with a page finder ribbon and is filled with colourful illustrations. The books are generally of good quality and so we’ll keep the is n the family for our daughter’s younger brother at a later stage. The only thing I should point out is that we received a book book with a different cover and colour than presented on the Amazon listing page. I suppose it’s just an updated print, but just be aware of that.
Author: Thersites
Rating: 1
Review: Despite its colourful illustrations this is a bad book. Why? Because it seeks to catch its readers young and, distorting their future sense of history, subtly instil in their minds what even a half-wit ought to know is a lie. Namely, that Macedonia was not a part of the ancient Greek world but rather a kingdom 'to the north of' Greece, and that Alexander was not Greek but only `Macedonian' as if the two were incompatible. As if, in other words, there were not Macedonian Greeks, as there were Athenian, Spartan and Corinthian Greeks. To call this history is not really possible. It is misinformation. I would therefore advise parents not to buy their children lies at such an early stage. They will have all the time in the world to absorb insidious propaganda once they 've grown up.
