A Picture Book of John F. Kennedy (Picture Book Biography) - Hardcover

Adler, David A.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0823408841 ISBN 13: 9780823408849

Publisher: Holiday House, 1991

Synopsis

Depicts the life and career of John F. Kennedy.

About this title

About the Author:

David A. Adler is the author of many popular books for children, including biographies, math books, and Judaica. His strong interest in history and biography led to his bestselling Picture Book Biography series. He lives in New York State with his wife and family.

Robert Casilla is the illustrator of several titles in David A. Adler's Picture Book Biography series, with subjects that include Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Jesse Owens. He lives in Connecticut.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 2-4-- As with his previous picture-book biographies, Adler presents a brief, clearly written text that provides basic information about his subject in an appealing format. He mentions that Kennedy was not a good student during his early school days and that as a young senator, women came to the senate just to watch him. The narrative concentrates on Kennedy's achievements, is free of fictionalization, and lends itself equally well to reading aloud, recreational reading, or reports. Casilla's watercolors are full-color copies of famous photographs and, while they resemble the originals, they unfortunately give individuals stiff appearances with forced and unnatural facial expressions. Kathie Billingslea Smith's John F. Kennedy (Messener, 1987) has a somewhat longer text and is geared for a slightly older audience. This is a workmanlike and worthwhile addition to help fill the demand for biographies for newly independent readers. --Jean H. Zimmerman, Willett School, South River, NJ
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Holiday House
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0823408841
• ISBN 13: 9780823408849
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Casilla Robert