Reviews for John Brown

The average rating for John Brown based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2014-09-15 00:00:00 Brian Mccartney This biography, written for children, shows the authors life from when she was born in 1890 till she died in 1979. As of this review, The Boxcar Children books have been around for 75 years. The book shows what life was like in the early 1900s which in of itself is interesting to the reader. The book contains some glossy black and white photos in the middle of the book which brings the story to life for the young reader. Although the book was designed for kids I enjoyed it immensely. Gertrude was a teacher so if you have always wondered what it was like to be a teacher back then you'll get a good idea from the book. The Boxcar Children was FAR from her first book and in fact she first wrote a story at age 9. "One day her father came home from New York City with a cello for her. The cello, a bow, a carrying case, and an instruction book cost fourteen dollars. That was about the price of a new bicycle then. It was also about two weeks of a teacher's salary." - pg 18 I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Review # 2 was written on 2016-09-28 00:00:00 Janet Crozier I loved reading her Boxcar series to my daughter many years ago & enjoyed visiting the Museum in CT where I found this book. It was intended as a "young reader", yet it covered all the bases of her biography.