Barbarians!

2.5 stars The art in this advanced reader picture book is stunning. But the text is rather dry and it's a lot about several different cultures all at once. :/ it's a fascinating read. But you'd definitely want to give it two or three reads if you actually want to remember anything significant. Recomm......more

There is a lot of information packed into this upper level picture book. Barbarian civilizations (like The Goths, The Huns, The Vikings, and The Mongols) and their exploits are discussed. The book is written by Steven Kroll, a New York Times bestselling author and illustrated by the Newbery-winning a......more

This stunningly illustrated book gives broad coverage of the various barbarians who fought for world domination long ago. The book gives a good overview of the Goths, Huns, Vikings and Mongols. An excellent book to start research on one of these groups, and just a fun book to read. After you read th......more

Beautiful illustrations, well written, loved this book. I think my middle school students will love this.......more