Revolution!
Author: Brendan Powell Smith
Reviewed by Griffin
H.
Revolution! is
about the American Revolutionary War and the French Revolution. This book
features pictures depicting the revolutions all built with Lego bricks. A
masterfully written book, and very detailed in terms of events. From
destruction of British tea to rioting over bread, this book has it all.
Including
many characters in history like Thomas Edison, Thomas Jefferson, Napoleon, King
Luis XVI, Paul Revere, and many more. It feels like a history lesson in a book,
but more interesting than listening to a person droning on in front of a
whiteboard. The book itself is very fast-paced, but did really focus on
getting to know the many, many characters in the book. The pictures that
depicted the two wars were surprisingly graphic for examples built of Legos,
with creative use of different pieces throughout the sets.
Many events
in this book include a lot of violence, such as gore, dismemberment, and
decapitation. The French believed at the time that the monarchy was keeping the
citizens in poverty to stay in power. This angered the people, who started
riots to civil wars to coup d’états to executions of almost the entire
congress.
Following
many lives of people in the revolutionary war, from George Washington to
printers to soldiers to civilian eyewitnesses, he introduces all sorts of
perspectives on the revolt.
I recommend
this book for 5th grade and up due to violent themes reoccurring
throughout the book, and mild bad language.
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