Tim O'Shei
Autor(a) de 101 Things You Need to Know About... Titanic
About the Author
Tim O'Shei's first writing experiment came at age eleven, when he wrote a poetry book and submitted it to almost every New York publisher. He received several rejection slips (and not one contract) but he kept writing. More than ten years, a thousand magazine articles, and two books later, O'Shei mostrar mais is still a writer. He also teaches elementary school and gives his students the chance to do something he dreamed about: be published mostrar menos
Séries
Obras de Tim O'Shei
Ulysses S. Grant: Military Leader and President (Famous Figures of the Civil War Era) (2001) 17 cópias
Disaster in the Mountains!: Colby Coombs' Story of Survival (Edge Books: True Tales of Survival) (2007) — Autor — 13 cópias
The World's Most Amazing Survival Stories (Edge Books: The World's Top Ten) (2007) — Autor — 10 cópias
Shark Attack!: Bethany Hamilton's Story of Survival (Edge Books: True Tales of Survival) (2007) 8 cópias
Alone in the Wilderness!: Brennan Hawkins' Story of Survival (Edge Books: True Tales of Survival) (2008) — Autor — 7 cópias
Stranded in the Snow!: Eric LeMarque's Story of Survival (Edge Books: True Tales of Survival) (2007) — Autor — 6 cópias
Marconi and Tesla: Pioneers of Radio Communication (Inventors Who Changed the World) (2008) 5 cópias
Left for Dead!: Lincoln Hall's Story of Survival (Edge Books: True Tales of Survival) (2007) — Autor — 4 cópias
Stranded!: Amy Racina's Story of Survival (Edge Books: True Tales of Survival) (2008) — Autor — 4 cópias
Volcanic Eruption!: Susan Ruff and Bruce Nelson's Story of Survival (Edge Books: True Tales of Survival) (2007) — Autor — 4 cópias
Shipwreck!: Debbie Kiley's Story of Survival (Edge Books: True Tales of Survival) (2008) — Autor — 4 cópias
Our Powerful Planet: The Curious Kid's Guide to Tornadoes, Earthquakes, and other Phenomena (2008) 2 cópias
Philo T. Farnsworth: Visionary Inventor of Television (Inventors Who Changed the World) (2008) 1 exemplar(es)
Awesome Animal Adventures With Steve Irwin 1 exemplar(es)
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- male
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 59
- Membros
- 424
- Popularidade
- #57,554
- Avaliação
- 4.3
- Resenhas
- 7
- ISBNs
- 96
- Idiomas
- 1
I've always been fascinated by Princess Kiko, I remember my grandfather talking about her wedding to Prince Fumihito and my grandmother discussing her traditional kimono. My grandmother was a clothing designer and model before she married, so I would often hear about what the famous people were wearing.
This book gives an easily accessible recounting of how commoner Kiko became Princess Kiko of Japan. It briefly goes over her childhood--how she lived in America and Austria and could speak English and German well, her father being a professor and then her return to Japan to go to college for psychology.
Sprinkled throughout are meanings of words a child might not understand (especially in regards to traditional Japanese customs), a glossary, books kids can read to learn more about Japan and photos of Princess Kiko and her family.
Child's Reaction (age 8):
Jane* sat down and read the book with me while I was watching her the other day. She especially enjoyed all the pictures throughout--depicting Kiko's life before as well as pictures of her life after marrying Fumihito. She laughed when she heard how heavy Kiko's dress was (35lbs!), but was anxious to hear about her children (Kiko has 2 daughters and 1 son).
At the end of the book she asked me to help her look up more about the Princess and Japanese culture.
Overall: I think the book is a fun way for kids to learn more about a different culture. For a home library the price is perhaps a little steep, 17.99 for 32 pages, but as a resource at school or in a library I think the book is well worth the price.
(*)I obviously changed the child's name here.… (mais)