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Time For Kids: John F. Kennedy: The Making of a Leader

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I purchased several of the Time Life For Kids books and they are great. I have 9-year-old twin boys who are in 4th grade, and they love them! I would strongly suggest these books for any children who are interested in learning more about a specific legend or if learning about a specific legend is required for class work, book reports, etc.
Great price too!

This book is all about the life of John F Kennedy. It told about when he was born, his marriage and his death. Here are some interesting facts I learned of John F. Kennedy. He was a member of the Peace Corps. He wrote 2 books. He met with Martian Luther King. In back is a helpful time line of events.

The book was not too long and not too short. It contained the right amount of information for kids.

I would recommend this book to kids who are learning about the presidents. I learned a lot from reading this book.

Reason for Reading: read aloud to my son as part of our history curriculum.

We've really enjoyed the books in this series and this one was no exception. Telling the story of JFK's life, briefly, from birth to assassination in a lively, interesting narrative with lots of photographs that contain extra information in their captions. There are also a few sidebars throughout which bring further details to the table other than those discussed in the text. It is in one of these sidebars we learn of the futures of Jackie, John Jr and Caroline. Pleasantly enough, the book restricts itself to John Kennedy and barely mentions any of the clan. Of course we meet his parents, but other than being told and shown a picture that he came from a big family we are only introduced to Joe,Jr. an older brother who died in the war and, obviously, Robert, as he was at Attorney general. Otherwise the book stays on focus with John, giving plenty of information of his pre-presidency days, a chapter on Jackie's influence on the world and politically focusing on Cuba, the Soviet Union and Civil Rights. A very enjoyable book. This series is highly recommended for brief, yet meaty, glimpses into the lives of famous Americans.

Found this to be a very interesting and easy-to-read and easy-to-understand book for children. Some things I didn't know either!