Title: Mao Zeodong: The Rebel Who Led A Revolution
Author: Flora Geyer
Publisher: National Geographic
Genre: Biography
Number of Pages: 64 pages
Discovery of Book: Library Catalog
Reading Level:
Awards: Horn Book, School Library Journal
Summary: Mao Zeodong: The Rebel Who Led A Revolution is a powerful biography about the life of Mao Zeodong, a strong political leader who brought communism to China in 1949. This picture filled, information packed book leads readers through the early life of a rebellious child, turned political rebel, and eventual harsh leader of a crumbling nation. Mao Zeodong gives readers insights into this man's feelings, actions, and thoughts that many may have never known.
Personal Connection: Reading Mao Zeodong: The Rebel Who Led A Revolution allowed me to truly see the inner most thoughts of this powerful man. Many facts in this book shocked me, such as the fact that Mao married multiple times, leaving many of his wives to die at the hands of his political enemies. Furthermore, my knowledge of "The Great Leap Forward" was thoroughly enhanced. Mao wanted to modernize China so desperately he sacrificed the lives and health of his citizens. 38 million Chinese men, women, and children died during this time period, leaving Mao and his country in utter chaos.
Evaluation/Analysis: Often times Mao Zeodong's Great Leap Forward is not focused on in curriculum. Mao Zeodong: The Rebel Who Led A Revolution introduces middle schoolers to a man and a world that they may never have heard of before. The late emergent reader level of this biography allows seventh and eighth grade students to fully immerse themselves into China during a time of political uncertainty. This book helps students see a leader who had great intentions to improve his country, yet did it in a horrific way. Students would be able to gather research information about this wretched time period, leading them to question "Was "The Great Leap Forward" a holocaust?"
Author: Flora Geyer
Publisher: National Geographic
Genre: Biography
Number of Pages: 64 pages
Discovery of Book: Library Catalog
Reading Level:
Awards: Horn Book, School Library Journal
Summary: Mao Zeodong: The Rebel Who Led A Revolution is a powerful biography about the life of Mao Zeodong, a strong political leader who brought communism to China in 1949. This picture filled, information packed book leads readers through the early life of a rebellious child, turned political rebel, and eventual harsh leader of a crumbling nation. Mao Zeodong gives readers insights into this man's feelings, actions, and thoughts that many may have never known.
Personal Connection: Reading Mao Zeodong: The Rebel Who Led A Revolution allowed me to truly see the inner most thoughts of this powerful man. Many facts in this book shocked me, such as the fact that Mao married multiple times, leaving many of his wives to die at the hands of his political enemies. Furthermore, my knowledge of "The Great Leap Forward" was thoroughly enhanced. Mao wanted to modernize China so desperately he sacrificed the lives and health of his citizens. 38 million Chinese men, women, and children died during this time period, leaving Mao and his country in utter chaos.
Evaluation/Analysis: Often times Mao Zeodong's Great Leap Forward is not focused on in curriculum. Mao Zeodong: The Rebel Who Led A Revolution introduces middle schoolers to a man and a world that they may never have heard of before. The late emergent reader level of this biography allows seventh and eighth grade students to fully immerse themselves into China during a time of political uncertainty. This book helps students see a leader who had great intentions to improve his country, yet did it in a horrific way. Students would be able to gather research information about this wretched time period, leading them to question "Was "The Great Leap Forward" a holocaust?"
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