True Stories of the Civil War (Graphic Library: Stories of War) - Softcover

Yomtov, Nel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1429693401 ISBN 13: 9781429693400

Publisher: Capstone Press, 2012

Synopsis

Step back in time and experience the Civil War through the stories of the people who lived through it. Witness the first shots on Fort Sumter. Hear blood-curdling rebel yells. Experience a brutal battle at sea. True Stories of the Civil War doesn’t just tell you the tales of war. It drops you into the thick of combat.

About this title

About the Author:

Nel Yomtov is a writer of children’s nonfiction books and graphic novels. He specializes in writing about history, country studies, science, and biography. His graphic novel adaptation, Jason and the Golden Fleece, published by Stone Arch Books/Capstone was a winner of the 2009 Moonbeam Children’s Book Award and the 2011 Lighthouse Literature Award. Nel is an avid American military history buff and has written two additional graphic novels for Capstone, True Stories of World War I and True Stories of the Civil War. He lives in the New York City area.

From School Library Journal:

Gr 4-6-The heavy dependence on fictionalized content or unattributed information in this collection of profiles begs the question as to why the individuals are mentioned at all when so many licenses were taken with their actual stories. Attracting reluctant readers to history via a graphic-novel format has merit, but fictionalization for effect is a risky bet, and it's one these titles lose. A list of pages containing verified quotations is hidden at the front of three of the books; World War II contains no confirmed quotation notes. The illustrations vary from volume to volume, but are full of action and engaging. Despite a brief summary of the war, a time line, and a map as well as back matter, these books aren't appropriate for reports, and even browsers, especially the less sophisticated ones, need a preface explaining the purpose fictionalization serves.α(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

About this edition

• Publisher: Capstone Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1429693401
• ISBN 13: 9781429693400
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32