About the Author:
JEAN FRITZ has, throughout almost four decades of writing about history, taken on plenty of people, starting with George Washington in The Cabin Faced West. Since then her refreshingly informal historical biographies for children have been widely acclaimed as unconventional, good-humored, witty, irrepressible, and extraordinary. In her role as biographer, Jean attempts to uncover the adventures and personalities behind each character she researches.
Review:
''After her two memoirs on her childhood in China, Fritz now turns her stellar abilities to this engaging historical account of one of China's most extraordinary events, the famous march of the Communist Army during 1934-35 . . . The book moves far beyond politics to recount the human drama of the march, the suffering that led people to such drastic measures, and the spirit that kept them marching when hunger and illness threatened to overtake them.'' --Publishers Weekly
''This is a welcome change from most traditional accounts . . . Fritz does an excellent job or characterization, conveying the mood of the march and the incredible dedication of the communists to the revolution.'' --School Library Journal
''This vivid account should go a long way towards making a radically different, vitally important country more comprehensive to American children; it belongs in every library.'' --Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
''By writing a narrative for young readers of the Chang Zheng, as it is called in China, Jean Fritz, the distinguished children's historian, has performed a public service. The story of the Long March is one that every American should know and ponder.'' --New York Times
''This is a welcome change from most traditional accounts . . . Fritz does an excellent job or characterization, conveying the mood of the march and the incredible dedication of the communists to the revolution.'' --School Library Journal
''This vivid account should go a long way towards making a radically different, vitally important country more comprehensive to American children; it belongs in every library.'' --Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
''By writing a narrative for young readers of the Chang Zheng, as it is called in China, Jean Fritz, the distinguished children's historian, has performed a public service. The story of the Long March is one that every American should know and ponder.'' --New York Times
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