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From Publishers Weekly
If members of the History Book Club do not recognize the name Joy Hakim, grade school students know her as the grandmother who writes history. Hakim's widely acclaimed 10-volume A History of US has earned a place in classrooms across the nation. Now she aims to bring history into the nation's homes as well with a companion book for the upcoming PBS miniseries Freedom. She considers herself a storyteller, and indeed, she writes U.S. history from colonial times to the new millennium as the story of the march of liberty. As she recounts the struggles of women, workers, blacks, immigrants and other minorities to participate equally in American society and government, she reiterates the ideals of freedom of religion and speech, and the right to vote, to a fair trial and to education. Despite advertising claims that the book is "for families," Hakim seems to be writing for children. Young readers will like the personable characters, lively action and conversational style ("There's a whole lot more to this freedom story"). Parents may find her chummy "we" presumptuous and her references to the "founding daddies" impudent. The commitment to liberty and justice for all, Hakim writes, is "not corny; it's not maudlin." True; yet for even the most patriotic Americans, her telling of the nation's history may appear a bit of both. 400 color and b&w illus.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From School Library Journal
Grade 7 Up-Hakim paints an attractive and intriguing portrait of U.S. history as an ongoing quest for freedom, played out by heroic individuals from all social strata. The book is the companion volume to the recent PBS mini-series, and a reworking of her 10-volume A History of US (Oxford, 1995). Lavishly illustrated with color and black-and-white photographs, reproductions, and political cartoons with well-written captions, Freedom pulsates with the life and vigor of the ongoing American story. The author sees freedom as "both our legacy and our destination," and traces that continuity through the individual stories that are woven together in our history. Substantial sidebars bring specific figures to life, and the main text alternates between past and present tense, lending immediacy and drama to the telling. Beginning with the Declaration of Independence, Freedom ends with the events of September 11, 2001. The major events and movements of U.S. history are included, with attention paid to women's suffrage, slavery, and civil rights. Hakim concludes with comments about current concerns over low voter turnout and educational achievements, expressing her fear that "we don't understand our heritage or responsibilities." Her enthusiasm for the American quest for freedom is infectious, at times even a little corny, but always highly effective.
Joyce Adams Burner, Hillcrest Library, Prairie Village, KS
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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If members of the History Book Club do not recognize the name Joy Hakim, grade school students know her as the grandmother who writes history. Hakim's widely acclaimed 10-volume A History of US has earned a place in classrooms across the nation. Now she aims to bring history into the nation's homes as well with a companion book for the upcoming PBS miniseries Freedom. She considers herself a storyteller, and indeed, she writes U.S. history from colonial times to the new millennium as the story of the march of liberty. As she recounts the struggles of women, workers, blacks, immigrants and other minorities to participate equally in American society and government, she reiterates the ideals of freedom of religion and speech, and the right to vote, to a fair trial and to education. Despite advertising claims that the book is "for families," Hakim seems to be writing for children. Young readers will like the personable characters, lively action and conversational style ("There's a whole lot more to this freedom story"). Parents may find her chummy "we" presumptuous and her references to the "founding daddies" impudent. The commitment to liberty and justice for all, Hakim writes, is "not corny; it's not maudlin." True; yet for even the most patriotic Americans, her telling of the nation's history may appear a bit of both. 400 color and b&w illus.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From School Library Journal
Grade 7 Up-Hakim paints an attractive and intriguing portrait of U.S. history as an ongoing quest for freedom, played out by heroic individuals from all social strata. The book is the companion volume to the recent PBS mini-series, and a reworking of her 10-volume A History of US (Oxford, 1995). Lavishly illustrated with color and black-and-white photographs, reproductions, and political cartoons with well-written captions, Freedom pulsates with the life and vigor of the ongoing American story. The author sees freedom as "both our legacy and our destination," and traces that continuity through the individual stories that are woven together in our history. Substantial sidebars bring specific figures to life, and the main text alternates between past and present tense, lending immediacy and drama to the telling. Beginning with the Declaration of Independence, Freedom ends with the events of September 11, 2001. The major events and movements of U.S. history are included, with attention paid to women's suffrage, slavery, and civil rights. Hakim concludes with comments about current concerns over low voter turnout and educational achievements, expressing her fear that "we don't understand our heritage or responsibilities." Her enthusiasm for the American quest for freedom is infectious, at times even a little corny, but always highly effective.
Joyce Adams Burner, Hillcrest Library, Prairie Village, KS
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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