Editorial Review

A noteworthy review of Fighting for Freedom from Children's Bookwatch on May 1, 2024

Cover: The Afghanistan War

The Child’s World specializes in publishing books-in-series for school and community library collections. One of their premier new series is the eight volume series ‘Fighting for Freedom’ and features: https://www.amazon.com/American-Revolution-Fighting-Freedom/dp/1503880532 ‘The American Revolution’ by Thomas K. Adamson (9781503880535, $35.64, Library Binding, 32pp) presents an illustrated overview of the American Revolution, including history, important people and battles, and a time line of events. https://www.amazon.com/Civil-War-Fighting-Freedom/dp/1503880540 ‘The Civil War’ by Thomas K. Adamson (9781503880542, $35.64, Library Binding, 32pp) presents an illustrated overview of the Civil War, including history, important people and battles, and a time line of events. https://www.amazon.com/World-War-I-Fighting-Freedom/dp/1503880583 ‘World War I’ by Thomas K. Adamson (9781503880580, $35.64, Library Binding, 32pp) presents an illustrated overview of World War I, including history, important people and battles, and a time line of events. https://www.amazon.com/World-War-II-Fighting-Freedom/dp/1503880591 ‘World War II’ by Thomas K. Adamson (9781503880597, $35.64, Library Binding, 32pp) presents an illustrated overview of World War II, including history, important people and battles, and a time line of events. https://www.amazon.com/Korean-War-Fighting-Freedom/dp/1503880567 ‘The Korean War’ by Tom Streissguth (9781503880566, $35.64, Library Binding, 32pp) presents an illustrated overview of the Korean War, including history, important people and battles, and a time line of events. https://www.amazon.com/Vietnam-War-Fighting-Freedom/dp/1503880575 ‘The Vietnam War’ by Tom Streissguth (9781503880573, $35.64, Library Binding, 32pp) presents an illustrated overview of the Vietnam War, including history, important people and battles, and a time line of events. https://www.amazon.com/Gulf-War-Fighting-Freedom/dp/1503880559 ‘The Gulf War’ by Anita Yasuda (9781503880559, $35.64, Library Binding, 32pp) presents an illustrated overview of the Gulf War, including history, important people and battles, and a time line of events. https://www.amazon.com/Gulf-War-Fighting-Freedom/dp/1503880559 ‘The Afghanistan War’ by Max Winter (9781503880528, $35.64, Library Binding, 32pp) presents an illustrated overview of the Afghanistan War, including history, important people and battles, and a time line of events. Critique: Additionally, each volume comprising the ‘Fighting for Freedom’ series includes a Glossary, a Bibliography (To Learn More), and an Index. Ideal for young readers ages 7-10, each of the eight titles comprising this thoroughly ‘kid friendly’ series is especially and unreservedly recommended for elementary school, middle school, and community library American History and American Military History collections.

—James A. Cox

Products Reviewed

Title   ATOS Format Qty
The Afghanistan War
The American Revolution
The Civil War
The Gulf War
The Korean War
The Vietnam War
World War I
World War II
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