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School Library Journal
Reviewed on December 1, 2013 | Grades 5 and Up
Gr 4–8—In these conversational first-person narratives, journal entries detail and document the subjects' lives, major battles, conquests, failures, and accomplishments. Through the use of vivid, descriptive language, readers become a part of the period. The books include the rulers' births and lives, family background, education, and rise to fame and glory, and conclude with their downfalls and brief summaries of their deaths and what ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2013
Two great military leaders from the ancient world are profiled. Thorough first-person narratives detail their early lives through their rise and fall as generals...Log In or Sign Up to Read More