The Greeks

Title: The Greeks

Author: Sally Hewitt

Publishing: Smart Apple Media

Number of Pages: 27

Genre: Nonfiction

Summary: This is the History of the Greeks. It went into great detail about the different lifestyle that they had. For example the girls stayed home while the sons went to school. They wore clothing called tunics. They are known for their Temples and their Myths. Also women cared a lot about their looks so they would make sure that they were always dressed up. They are known for their Olympic Games. They did these games in order to honor the Gods in Mount Olympus and Zeus was their ruler. This book also has many different activies for children to do for them to learn the importance of the history of the Greeks.

Reaction: What a fun book. All of the art ideas were amazing. They had something different on every page for the reader to do so that he or she could better understand what she was learning about.

Potential Problems: None

Recommendation: To all teachers having trouble getting their kids interested in History. This is a great book to learn about history and to get them doing things that are hands on so that they might be able to remember them better.