How They Croaked
The Awful Ends of the Awfully Famous

Remember when you watched Bambi for the first time and you got to the part where Bambi's mother died...And in that second you realized that if Bambi's mom can die, so can everybody else.People have lived and they have died. And before the modern era, they died a lot easier. Seriously, there were A......more

This was a fun, light-hearted look at how many famous people died, but also how they lived & what they accomplished - why they were remembered. Suitable for the YA crowd or even a bit younger. Certainly not a complete history, but never boring. I could see this sparking a lot of interest in kids.......more

I have no doubt that students will like this book, but I found it annoying for several reasons. First, I have a problem with information books that fail to clearly cite sources for stated facts, and especially with those that share misinformation! This book does both, and I am seriously pondering wh......more