Time For Kids: John F. Kennedy: The Making Of A Leader (Time For Kids Biographies) Read Free Books and Download eBooks
Young John F. Kennedywas a mischief maker, but he also had a serious side. He cared about people's problems and, with his words, could easily persuade others to go along with his ideas. As he grew up, Kennedy's family decided that he was meant for great things -- the presidency of the United States.TIME For Kids® Biographies help make a connection between the lives of past heroes and the events of today. Kennedy's desire to help Americans -- and others around the world -- is as important now as it was forty years ago.
Lexile Measure: 830L (What's this?)
Series: Time for Kids Biographies
Paperback: 48 pages
Publisher: HarperCollins (January 4, 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0060576022
ISBN-13: 978-0060576028
Product Dimensions: 6 x 9 inches
Shipping Weight: 3.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #121,152 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #57 in Books > Children's Books > Biographies > Political #114 in Books > Children's Books > Education & Reference > History > United States > 1900s #263 in Books > Children's Books > Biographies > Historical
Age Range: 6 - 10 years
Grade Level: 2 - 4
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.
The book came with clear and simple words for kids. So is very understanding for them when they read it. There is a mistake in one of the photos that is taken of President Kennedy with his eldest brother and sister in the 40's. The lady that came with them is not Rosemary is Kathleen. I hope that Time for Kids make other important editions of biographies about greatest and remarkable persons that made greatest contributions in United States and the whole world.
My 8 year old grandson is absolutely fascinated with the JFK assassination. He's watched all the documentaries that were on television during the anniversary week in November. I purchased this so he would learn more about the President as who he was besides the victim of an assassination. It was age appropriate and readily grasped by an 8 year old. I will search for more Time For Kids books on other subjects to give pieces of history to my grandsons.
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!
My grandson used this for a book report along with other books on John F Kennedy and it worked out fine.
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