50 American Heroes Every Kid Should Meet, 3rd Edition

Dr. Dennis Denenberg and Lorraine Roscoe have written a book so inspiring and appropriate for children that this book should be in every classroom in the United States! Hard as if may be to believe, I have literally bought more than 60 copies of this book to share with parents and educators around the country. Every one I've spoken with who has seen and read this book has nothing but rave reviews to give it!

In a timeof Homer Simpson and Sponge Bob it is so refreshing to have a source of real heroes for school age children and adults alike. 50 American Heroes Every Kid Should Meet gives the reader a source of Americans who struggled and shaped our nation. They include living and dead, men and women, young and old who have made positive contributions. It is a great read aloud for my fourth grade during our biography unit. 50 American Heroes contains so many interesting and unique facts about these famous people, but it also allows you to see their human side. I would recommend this book to anyone who would like to visit with the men and women who were and are the backbone of this great nation.

I was really suprised how many of these people I was not familiar with. I learned a lot! This book gives 2 pages of information on 50 important and influential people from the US (note: just from the US), explaining WHY we should think of them as heros. The heros quiz in the back is fun to do as a family. Everyone should read this book, not just children.

While looking through this book, it dawned upon me as a history professor how necessary it is for a book like this to be available. I find the authors premise that children of today need heroes to look up to, is not only valid but right on target. This book is well written, informative, and vast in the scope of individuals its covered. While I lecture on a college level, I have referred students who are interested in education to look this book over, and many times theyve come back to me and stated how they'd use this book in their own classrooms someday. But the best review I can give this book comes from my nine year old daughter, who reads this book over and over again, and comes to me to talk about these people. How great can a book be to provoke such a response from a little girl who only knows her dad "teaches some of this stuff to college students". This book is a good read for adults and kids, and adults with kids, and kids to read to adults.

I love this book!!! It is extremely well-written and full of interesting, fun information on REAL, noteworthy heroes. I have taught grades 7-12, and I have used "50 American Heroes" in each grade with students of all abilities. The "Power Words" prompt great discussions with the older students, and "Explore Some More!" activities help keep these heroes alive for the younger children. No matter what the reader's age or reading ability, this book is sure to teach him or her a lot about the people who have made a difference in our country and the world.