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School Library Journal
Reviewed on March 1, 2008
Gr 6-8 Slim introductions to perennially in-demand topics. Each book opens with a one-page description of the subject, capturing its drama and significance, followed by a chronological overview offering background information, a summary of events and developments, and analysis. Bodden is objective in her coverage, discussing both sides of the issues that have been raised by historians. All three volumes are attractive with clean layouts. Spreads have text on one page o...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2007
These volumes provide cogent overviews of pivotal events in twentieth-century world history. Carefully selected photographs help to explicate the text, and quotes from those involved in a...Log In or Sign Up to Read More