Walt Disney: Young Movie Maker (Childhood of Famous Americans) Review
There are several books that put the biography of Walt Disney in a format meant for children, and this is the best of them. The majority of the book tells what Walt's life as a child was like. The publisher has produced a whole series of bio type books for young people, and has a good formula. They try to put the child in touch not only with the life deeds of the man, but his personality, and how he got his start. In understanding a great person from history, it is tremendously useful to know not just what he did, but why he did it. Who and what influenced this person. What was he like as a kid himself? Without these it is hard for a kid to connect to the historical figure, and this book accomplishes it very well. I highly reccommend! For a good adult bio, check the Bob Thomas book, or the Amy Boothe book.
Walt Disney: Young Movie Maker (Childhood of Famous Americans) Overview
In the childhood story of an American original, readers learn how a farm boy in Missouri grew up to be the father of Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Pluto, Goofy, and scores of other beloved characters.
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Customer Reviews
Misleading - Deborah Zingler - Ramsey, NJ
We bought this book for my 3rd grader. He was planing on using it as an autobiography. The book was told in a story format and was only about Walt Disney's childhood. I sent the book in to school for the teachers approval and she agreed with my assesment and we had to choose another book. From the description, we understood it differently.
Walt Disney - D. Bleakley - Denver, CO
Walt disney had an exciting childhood not to mention adult career. My children loved reading this book and having it read to them prior to visiting Disney World.
A witty young one - -
I really enjoyed reading this book. I thought that Walter was a very intelegent young person. I thought Marie Hammontree did an excelent job at making a usual boring biography into an intresting tale.I wish that there where many more pages in the book so I could read more and more about Walt Disney. I thought that Marie made him sound like a very lively young child. I thought that Walt was a very big risk taker. I would have hoped that the book would have had more information and details though. all in all I thought that this was a great book.
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