TITLE: Joan of ArcAUTHOR: Diane Stanley
STARTED: June 4, 2009
FINISHED: June 4, 2009
PAGES: 48
GENRE: Juvenile
FIRST SENTENCE: Imagine your country is at war.
SUMMARY: [From barnesandnoble.com] Against the fascinating tapestry of Frances history during the Hundred Years' War, Diane Stanley unfolds the story of the simple thirteen-year-old village girl who in Just a few years would lead France to independence from English rule, and thus become a symbol of France's national pride. It is a story of vision and bravery, fierce determination, and tragic martyrdom. Diane Stanley's extraordinary gift to present historical information in an accessible and child-friendly format has never been more impressive, nor her skillful, beautifully realized illustrations (here imitating medieval illuminated manuscripts) more exquisite.
THOUGHTS: In class, we were asked to read to different biographies of the same person. This is my second of Joan of Arc. This story was a bit more of a narrative and less fact based than the other book. The illustrations were also more stylized but they still evoked tapestries.
This book would definitely be better for younger readers.
RATING: 6/10 [Good.]
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