[LM_NET] MS + ELEM: BOOK REVIEW: Independent Dames by Laurie Halse Anderson

[Toni Buzzeo <tonibuzzeo@TONIBUZZEO.COM>]

Independent Dames by Laurie Halse Anderson, illustrated by Matt 
Faulkner.  Simon & Schuster, 2008. 978-0-689-85808-6

Wow!  If you have, by some lapse of attention, missed this amazing 
book, order it today.  The team that gave us Thank You, Sarah: The 
Woman Who Saved Thanksgiving in 2002 has returned with an even 
meatier story of American history.  Each double-page spread in this 
extensive illustrated nonfiction book is rich with information and 
fun, as it tells the story of the women of the Revolution-the women 
on the home front, the spies, the soldiers, the activists, all true 
American heroines often forgotten.  Faulkner's delightful 
ink-and-watercolor graphic style illustrations, decorated with 
humorous speech bubbles, will pull in even reluctant readers.  Boxed 
text in each spread carries the general narrative forward while brief 
biographies and historical narratives appear in decorative 
ovals.  And if that isn't enough information, there is a detailed 
timeline running continuously across the bottom of the pages, 
highlighting major events and providing further elucidation of the 
text above.  Add to that an appendix that nearly doubles the 
information plus a detailed bibliography and your collection cannot 
be without this fabulous book!  Suggest Grades: 3-8.


Toni Buzzeo, MA, MLIS <mailto:tonibuzzeo@tonibuzzeo.com>
Maine Library Media Specialist of the Year Emerita
Buxton, ME 04093
http://www.tonibuzzeo.com
The Library Doors, illustrated by Nadine Bernard Westcott (Upstart 
2008) BRAND NEW

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