African-American Heroes: Will Smith

by Stephen Feinstein
Published by Enslow Elementary/Enslow Publishers 2008
24 Pages
Genre: Non-Fiction

Summary: This book is a fantastic introduction to chapter books. It is small enough to be readable for young kids but split up were it can be considered a chapter book. The colors are great, yellows and greens draw the eye to chapters and captions that relate Will to the reader. We find that as it talks about Will's childhood it shows that the reader could be like Will because he liked Dr. Seuss books. Throughout the book there are recognizable issues that the reader could identify. Such as Will's friends and how they would know them. For example Eddie Murphy was the voice of Donkey in the movie Shrek. The text takes things the reader may not know and makes them identifiable. The text runs through a time-line which it actually shows in the back. It ends with a quote from Will to excite the reader about being better.

Reaction:
I learned some things I didn't know about Will Smith and that was pretty fun. Taking something you know and understanding it farther.

Potential Problems:
None

Recommendations:
I would recommend this book to kids who find themselves caught up in the celebrity scene. To those who look up to them and want to know more about them, and why they are they way they are.