Charles Dickens: The Man Who Had Great Expectations

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Genre: Children: Grades 3-4; Juvenile literature; Children's 9-12 - Biography / Autobiography; Biography; Juvenile Nonfiction; Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Biography; Dickens, Charles,; Biography and Autobiography - Historical; Biography and Autobiography - Literary; Dickens, Charles; Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography and Autobiography / Historical; Authors, English; Novelists, English; 1812-1870; 19th century;

Average Review: 4.5 stars

Review: A book you and your kids will love : I wish all biographies were this interesting ... whether they're written for adults or for kids. My 9-year-old daughter was studying the Industrial Revolution and this book was suggested as an optional assignment. We had a great time reading it together. It is so well written and beautifully illustrated, I don't think she realized she was learning! But later that evening she talked her daddy's ear off with all she'd learned about the life of Charles Dickens (it covers his childhood, his first love, his marriage and children -- lots of children! -- his writing career, his fame, his travels, and his death). The book also served to help her see what the effects of the industrial revolution were on the regular folks of London. I will look into all the other books that these authors have written.