Walt Disney: Young Movie Maker (Childhood Of Famous Americans) Read Free Books and Download eBooks
In the childhood story of an American original, readers learn how a farm boy in Missouri grew up to be the father of Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Pluto, Goofy, and scores of other beloved characters.
Lexile Measure: 540L (What's this?)
Series: Childhood of Famous Americans
Paperback: 192 pages
Publisher: Aladdin; Reprint edition (June 1, 1997)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0689813244
ISBN-13: 978-0689813245
Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 0.6 x 7.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #217,088 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #63 in Books > Children's Books > Arts, Music & Photography > Performing Arts > Film #65 in Books > Children's Books > Biographies > Performing Arts #105 in Books > Children's Books > Biographies > United States
Age Range: 8 - 12 years
Grade Level: 3 - 7
This book was enjoyable. Marie Hammontree described how a person can be a big success while being a little poor. It shows the ups and downs of Disney's life. She describes what it took to get to the top of his career. This book tells who he was inspired by and how they helped him. She told me his problems in his life and how they were solved. It gave me the puzzle pieces to his life so I could better understand it. All in all I think it was a really informative book.
There are several books that put the biography of Walt Disney in a format meant for children, and this is the best of them. The majority of the book tells what Walt's life as a child was like. The publisher has produced a whole series of bio type books for young people, and has a good formula. They try to put the child in touch not only with the life deeds of the man, but his personality, and how he got his start. In understanding a great person from history, it is tremendously useful to know not just what he did, but why he did it. Who and what influenced this person. What was he like as a kid himself? Without these it is hard for a kid to connect to the historical figure, and this book accomplishes it very well. I highly reccommend! For a good adult bio, check the Bob Thomas book, or the Amy Boothe book.
I really enjoyed reading this book. I thought that Walter was a very intelegent young person. I thought Marie Hammontree did an excelent job at making a usual boring biography into an intresting tale.I wish that there where many more pages in the book so I could read more and more about Walt Disney. I thought that Marie made him sound like a very lively young child. I thought that Walt was a very big risk taker. I would have hoped that the book would have had more information and details though. all in all I thought that this was a great book.
My nephew is newly diagnosed with Dyslexia and I bought this to make him feel better about himself. (According to lists of famous people with dyslexia, Walt Disney had this learning difference.) I also purchased other books by different authors about famous dyslexics, Richard Branson, DaVinci, Einstein (who is also supposed to have been autistic too), Edison and a few others. After receiving these books his older brother told their mother that he was a little envious that he wasn't dyslexic too!!
We can all learn from Walt's perseverance as a child and young man. Reading this story with my 7 year old was enjoyable. We especially found the relationship between Walt and his brother to be heartwarming. The way Roy treated Walt is a great example to my children.
This was an easy read for my son and he hates to read. The story was very engaging and interesting to him. He had to read a biography for middle school and this was the perfect read.
Nine y/o requested to read this and enjoyed it very much. True story of the legendary Walt Disney shows how to make a dream come true. Great read for budding chapter book readers.
Walt disney had an exciting childhood not to mention adult career. My children loved reading this book and having it read to them prior to visiting Disney World.
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