You Wouldn't Want to Be in Alexander the Great's Army!: Miles You'd Rather Not March

I ran across this series at the local library. I'd never heard of it before but I certainly enjoyed this book. It is aimed at 4th - 8th grade, depending on the reading level. The cartoonish characters are fun, the history is accurate, although limited. That's okay, it is intended to be an introduction to the topic, not a graduate thesis. The nice thing about it is that it shows that history is not "boring." It is full of fascinating stories. My only complaint about the book is the map. There is one, in the front. I think there should be one for every topic to show where Alexander is moving his men too now! I would gladly include this book in any 4th-8th grade classroom library.

This is a child's book on Alexander. For a 32 page book, it does a pretty good job covering the Great King's history, with the usual caveats that apply to Alexander (very little actual primary sourcing and the secondary sources are written >150 years after his death). <br /> <br />I'm somewhat of an Alexandrophile, and I liked what I saw (although I didn't agree with everything such as not actually mentioning Beucepholos). <br /> <br />The pictures were cool, too. <br /> <br />All-in-all: Not a bad book at all.