History's Villains - Kim Il Sung - Hardcover

Scott Ingram

9781410302595: History's Villains - Kim Il Sung

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1410302598 ISBN 13: 9781410302595

Publisher: Blackbirch Press, 2003

The course of world history has often been set by powerful individuals who had an insatiable hunger for power, wealth, fame, and glory. In many cases, these villains have ruled countries and empires with violence and oppression--inflicting their ideals on innocent people.

History's Villains takes a two-sided look at some of history's most influential villains; the series explores simultaneously the influences and experiences that shaped the figure, but does so in the context of the time. What emerges is a unique story about a world that changed a person and a person that changed the world.

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Reviewed with Bill Loehfelm's Osama bin Laden.

Gr. 6-12. These informative biographies from the History's Villains series offer readers good overviews of the lives of two notorious men, including the personal and historical developments that prompted them to follow paths of ruthless violence. The biography of Osama bin Laden begins with his youth and goes on to discusses his wealthy family, education, immersion in the study of Islam, and the many factors that led him to militancy, terrorism, and his leadership of al-Qaeda, ending with bin Laden, as of June 2003, still at large. The profile of the late North Korean dictator Kim Il Sung traces his early years, his rise to power as the brutal first leader of North Korea, and the disastrous war he waged against South Korea in his ill-fated attempt to unify the peninsula. Both books feature black-and-white photographs with informative captions. Appendixes include a chronology, a glossary, source notes, and suggestions for further research. Clearly written and well organized, these will serve as good introductions to their respective subjects. Ed Sullivan
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Review:

"Good-quality, black-and-white reproductions, photos, and maps appear throughout."
-- School Library Journal (March 2003) (School Library Journal 20030301)

"Good quality, black and white reproductions, photos, and maps appear throughout."
-- School Library Journal (March 2003) (School Library Journal 20030301)

"This new addition to ?History?s Villians? is intended for grades 5-7 but with a little over a hundred pages of facts and illustration, has the potential of reaching further, providing important details on history?s most influential north Korean ruler."
--Children's Bookwatch (July 2004) (Children's Bookwatch 20040701)

"...should serve well for reports in addition to a general understanding of how such people become all-powerful heads of state."
--School Library Journal (May 2004) (School Library Journal 20040501)

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