Bulgaria (Cultures of the World, Second) [Library Binding]

Kirilka Stavreva (Author), Lynette Quek (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 2007 | Series: Cultures of the World, Second (Book 13)

Describes the geography, history, government, economy, and culture of this country in the heart of the Balkan peninsula.

--This text refers to an alternate Library Binding edition.

Product Details

• Library Binding: 144 pages
• Publisher: Marshall Cavendish Children's Books; 2 Revised edition (September 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0761420789
• ISBN-13: 978-0761420781
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 8.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,778,015 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Awful!, January 31, 2002

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Tracy Bakers (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bulgaria (Cultures of the World) (Library Binding)

If you are looking for some real insight about Bulgaria, this is NOT the book to get. I know so much about this charming country and its people. When I saw the book at the library, I was terrified at the way they were presented! There were none of the values and beauty this country has that I could show my daughter in this book. Take any other book on the subject and I am sure you will get a more correct picture on the subject.

14 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Big lie!!!, December 12, 2002

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"happy509" (Paris , France) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bulgaria (Cultures of the World) (Library Binding)

If you are looking for some real insight about Bulgaria, this is NOT the book to get.
Bulgaria and its people are charming and great.
Bulgaria has a Great History, one of the oldest countries in Europe. The truth culture of Bulgaria is full with a lot of beautiful things, and Gypsies are not so key point in it.
Please, all readers, if you want to have a view over Bulgarian Culture, don't buy this book and in any case don't give it to your children.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Don't judge a book by its cover, December 20, 2002

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A fan of Bulgaria (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bulgaria (Cultures of the World) (Library Binding)

I have been very puzzled by the reader reviews of this book. I've read it and it is nothing like what some of the reviews say. There are four pages on Bulgarian minorities out of a 130 page book, and half a dozen pictures of minority individuals. I think it is probably just the cover that these reviewers object to. But they should know that authors of books like these rarely choose the pictures, and never the cover. The marketing department chooses a cover photo that they think will help sell the book. No doubt they had no idea that the cover would arouse anger and negative reviews, or they would not have chosen it. Since it's a book for kids, they probably saw it as just a cute picture of some smiling kids that would appeal to other kids.

I imagine that at least some of the reviewers have never read the book. I hope they will do so and discover that the actual text of the book gives a positive portrayal of this wonderful country, certainly as positive as other books of this type on other countries. My impression is that it was written with a deep love for Bulgaria's culture and heritage. It is certainly worth reading, and then if a reader objects to the cover, they should write to the publisher and explain why it should be changed. Publishers want to please customers, and if they get several such letters, they are likely to respond.