Customer Reviews

Gandhi

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My son (who first read this book when he was 12) prefers to read comics, even though he is a good reader and can read just about anything I let him. He picked up my review copy of Gandhi and read it very quickly. He talked to me about Gandhi and his philosophy and said he thought it would be a good thing if more people, including himself, acted as Gandhi did. He then proceeded to reread the book several times over the next few weeks. He only rereads the comics he likes. This book made a big impression on my son, and for that reason, I think it's good. I think other children, especially those who are reluctant readers or struggling readers, will find the comic book format to be less intimidating and a fun way to begin learning about people from the past. Because my son loves comics, he enjoyed the cartoony, colorful illustrations; because my son loves fun cartoons, he enjoyed the framing story of characters from the future zapping into the past to learn about values by examining the lives of famous people.

manga style means this book is a glorified comic book. i wish i had known before i bought.