Don't love the pictures. Fine for the youngest kids, Interesting short stories. Life of King Alfred the Great: Everyone's heard of Peter the Great, Charlemagne AKA Charles the Great and Alexander the Great, But, what about Alfred the Great He's England's greatest king and we can thank him for helping to create the English language, saving the British from the Vikings and a few other things.
But, he didn't have it easy, Crowned king in his mids, Alfred hidout in marshes with only a handful of knights until he could unite a ragtag group of peasantfarmers into an army that would take back England.
This book makes history accessible to children and provides a reallife example of how faith in yourself and determination can overcome what may seem like insurmountable odds.
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