From School Library Journal
Grade 4-8 A short overview of the country, its history and culture, and its current political situation. The book features 30 Web sites that are accessed via password through a My Reportlinks page provided by the publisher. The sites are of high quality and include links to many Iranian sites such as the Tehran Times and the Islamic Republic News Agency, as well as the BBC and CNN. However, a number of these sites, while accurate and informative, are too advanced for the book's audience. Many full-color photos are included; in several cases, they are placed near unrelated Web site topics. A photograph of the Empress Farah with her husband the Shah is misidentified as a photograph of the Shah's first wife, Arya Mehr. The actual text is fairly brief and seems oversimplified at times. Buy this one for the webliography; better overviews of Iranian culture and history for this age group include Masoud Kheirabadi's Iran (Chelsea House, 2003) or April Fast's Iran volumes in the Lands, Peoples, and Cultures series (Crabtree, 2005). Kathleen E. Gruver, Burlington County Library, Westampton, NJ
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From Booklist
Gr. 5-8. A full-color photo of President George W. Bush in the first chapter suggests that this book in the Middle East Nations in the News series approaches the topic from the current administration's viewpoint. The short, clear sentences pack in a lot of information, all fully documented in chapter notes, and the readable page design includes color photos as well as many reproductions of Web pages--from the U.S. Department of State, CNN, and BBC News to the Islamic Republic News Agency--with links endorsed by the publisher as quick, safe, and up-to-date. Following an introduction about contemporary politics, chapters cover religion, culture, geography, the economy, and history, including the CIA's role in the plot to overthrow the government and restore the shah. A glossary and a bibliography are appended, along with a full list of the Internet sites that appear in the text. Hazel Rochman
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