Helen Boyd Higgins (1892–1971)

I'm a Hamilton fan, and when I stumbled upon this in my university library, I had to read it. It's actually somewhat historically accurate - I read the first half of the Chernow biography, including Alex's early childhood in St. Croix and I'm glad Hugh Knox and Ned Stevens are there! It's a good introduction on Alexander Hamilton for kids. Even though, to my knowledge, Alex never had a talking parrot.

Also, Alex fights everyone. This is good, because it introduces the kids to Alex fighting everyone in his adult life. Now they know that if someone in US history is fighting, one of them is Alexander Hamilton.… (mais)

This book is part of the Young Patriots Series. The books in this series are consistently well written and illustrated. The authors know their audience and engage them immediately. Individually (by title) or collectively (as a series), they earn a 9.5 out of 10.

The books are fun to read and provide a little color to the history and heroes that 8- to 12-year-olds might not get from the typical textbook. The books are essential to the classroom library.

To read our full review (complete with the kids' opinions!) go to The Reading Tub®.… (mais)