Dedication

Learning about dedication from the life of Frederick Douglass is available as an electronic book in EBSCO. This is one of the many titles that can be downloaded into an e-reader.

The School Library Journal review noted in Amazon.com

"Although the need for books about values and character building is real, these series titles seem like a marketing ploy. The texts are basic, providing essentially the same or less information found in standard encyclopedias. No sources are listed. The material is simplified sometimes to the point of being misleading."

The review gave me pause - so I read the book online. It is a children's book under 26 pages long. It is simplistic and choppy. There is a glossary but no references. There is a bit of biographical information but not as much as an encyclopedia. I agree with the reviewer. This could have been done so much better, even if it's part of a series on character aimed at children. Children deserve the very best in writing.



-kss