The Saudi Royal Family (Modern World Leaders) [Library Binding]

Jennifer Bond Reed (Author), Brenda Lange (Author)

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Reviewed with Colleen Madonna Flood Williams' Yasir Arafat.

Gr. 5-8. These two titles in the Major World Leaders series examine rulers in the Islamic world. Arafat focuses on the role of the PLO chief as a symbol for his people. "Mr. Palestine" is portrayed as a confident, able leader with a tragic flaw: unwillingness to alienate his constituents has made him a party to terror and brought corruption to the Palestinian government. The inclusion of a 13-page chunk of Arafat's historic 1994 address to the UN will fatigue even perseverant readers, but otherwise, Williams provides a good introduction to the controversies surrounding the man. The Saudi Royal Family follows the rise of the Saud family and its radical Wahabist interpretation of Islam in the early-twentieth century and then introduces the various kings who have followed. There are a few typos and one inexcusably stereotypical comment ("Being a Muslim, he did not care for Jews"), but the book is admirably balanced, even as it explores the paradoxes inherent within the ostentatious and indulgent royal family's puritanical religious beliefs. Both books are illustrated with color and sepia-tone photographs. Extensive chronologies and bibliographies further the text. John Green
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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 12 and up
  
• Library Binding: 120 pages
• Publisher: Chelsea House Publications; 2 edition (January 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0791092186
• ISBN-13: 978-0791092187
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,166,886 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Saudi Royal Family Book, September 14, 2002

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This review is from: Saudi Royal Family (Major World Leaders) (Paperback)

The Saudi Royal Family was well presented for younger children. Reed wrote this in a way that enables young kids to understand not only the Saudi Royal Family but the religion of Islam. She remains objective throughout but as an American questions whether or not the Sauds are our friends. She raises this question in a way that would allow kids to think it through and come to their own conlcusion. The photos are wonderful and I liked the color, layout and presentation of the book.