Lewis Carroll: Author of Alice in Wonderland

Rookie Biography

by Carol Greene

A brief biography of the nineteenth-century British mathematician, teacher, photographer, and author, best known for his "Alice" books

Genres: Biography, Childrens

48 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 1992

About the author

Has degrees in English Literature and musicology. She has worked in international exchange programs, as an editor, and as a teacher of writing. Lives in Webster Groves, Missouri.

Reviews

[Jackie Ga · Rating 5 out of 5]

Uno de mis favoritos, mucha fantasía.

[Melissa Demel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lewis Carroll Author of Alice in Wonderland is a wonderful beginning biography for children written by Carol Greene. This book consists of very simple, bold lettered sentences that tell the story of beloved author Lewis Carroll in a format that young readers can understand. The book goes in chronological order from the Carroll's early childhood and how he got his start, through his adolescence and finally his career.
I personally love the Rookie Biography series because it is a way for children to learn about important people of influence in terms and pictures they can understand. Lewis Carroll Author of Alice in Wonderland is a great book for young readers, not only because the text elements are so simple and easy to understand, but the variety of images keep the readers entertained. The images range between hand painted pictures of Carroll and his surroundings, to actual sketched images and photographs of Carroll in person. Each photograph and sketched image has its own captain which makes it easy for readers to understand what is going on in the image.

[James Crawford · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book is titled A Rookie Biography which lets the reader know it's for younger readers. Yet again this supports my idea that many books written for younger readers have more care put into them than books for older readers. Although the book is only 48 pages long (hardback), it's packed with drawings, photographs, and most of the basic information about Lewis Carroll that a young person would want to know and would be interested in.

It's very well done and worth getting.