A Picture Book of Simon Bolivar

Picture Book Biography

by David A. Adler, Robert Casilla (Illustrator)

A pictorial biography of the "second George Washington of the New World" illustrates Boli+a7var's historic struggle to free Venezuela from Spanish rule.

Genres: Biography, History, Picture Books, Childrens

32 pages, Library Binding

First published March 1, 1992

About the author

David Abraham Adler is an American children's author. He was born in New York City, New York in 1947. He graduated from Queens College in 1968 with a bachelor's degree in economics and education. For the next nine years, he worked as a mathematics teacher for the New York City Board of Education, while taking classes towards a master's degree in marketing, a degree he was awarded by New York University in 1971. In that same year, a question from his then-three-year-old nephew inspired Adler to write his first story, A Little at a Time, subsequently published by Random House in 1976. Adler's next project, a series of math books, drew on his experience as a math teacher. In 1977, he created his most famous character, Cam Jansen, originally featured in Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Stolen Diamonds, which was published that year.

Adler married psychologist Renee Hamada in 1973, and their first child, Michael, was born in 1977. By that time Adler had taken a break from teaching and, while his wife continued her work, he stayed home, took care of Michael, and began a full-time writing career.

Adler's son, Michael S. Adler, is now the co-author of several books with his father, including A Picture Book of Sam Adams, A Picture Book of John Hancock, and A Picture Book of James and Dolly Madison. Another son, Edward, was the inspiration for Adler's Andy Russell series, with the events described in the series loosely based on adventures the Adler family had with Edward's enthusiasm and his pets.

As of November 2008, Adler has three sons and two grandsons. He lives in Woodmere, New York.

(source: Wikipedia)

Reviews

[Shelly♥]

This is an excellent book for youngsters on the history of South American independence. As Americans our own independence seems to take more precedence, and I like bringing it to light through such a dominant and much loved characters as Simon Bolivar.

[Maria]

A biography of Simon Bolivar. His life is very inspiring and full of courage. Very Interesting story!!

[Myra Benedict]

A very good history book about Simon Bolivar . And very helpful in studies.

[Jean-Marie]

I read this Simon Bolivar picture book biography with my 12 year old to complement our South American early modern history lesson.

[Jenna]

I liked it

[Kendra]

A lot of dates make this far less interesting than it could have been.

[Karen]

Read for CC1 wk#22..krb 4/18/16