Young Reading Series 3

Alexander the Great

• From the series that brings to life the fascinating lives of famous historical figures
• Lively speech, gentle humour and full-colour illustrations bring the reader closer to the action as the story unfolds
• Young readers will learn about each famous character as they read about their achievements, tribulations and triumphs
• Part of Young Reading Series 3 for fully confident readers.

Reader reviews

Alexander the Great

I thought that this book was quite good because it had nice descriptions.I liked the illustrations because they are very detailed. I didn't like the part where Alexander did something bad to one of his knights. Over all,I thought this was a good book.

Tala Davidson, 26 February 2012

review of Alexander the Great

I like how the illustrations explained Alexanders life and war tactics. There were awesome descriptions of Hephastion and Alexander. There were good descriptions on how Alexander took control and conquered the world. I didn't like the start of the book but it got better nearer the end because of all the fighting.

Jack McAlpine, 28 October 2009

Alexander the Great

I liked how the book explained Alexander's life and his war tactics. The descriptions of the battles were well written. This book has a lot of historical character names and place names. The maps are very interesting and helpful. My favourite character was Bucephalus who was Alexander's black horse who was scared of his own shadow.

Connor Moore, 22 October 2009

Alexander the Great

The book gave me lots of interesting facts about Alexander. The illustrations had lots of detail and were great! The story was bloody in parts but this was just real life history.

Justine Cowie, 20 October 2009

Press & blog reviews

Usborne's award winning range of children's books now includes a vibrant Reading Programme, featuring over 200 brilliant titles that supplement National Curriculum levels 1C to 4A. Bright full-cover illustrations combine with lively text to make these colourful hardback fact and fiction books irresistible for children learning to read, and will help capture their imagination and build confidence as they move from one level to the next.

Child Education Plus - top teaching resources to support the curriculum

Crack reading and make confident and enthusiastic readers with this fantastic reading programme. Seven steps take beginners from simply written folk stories told in 150 words through to lovers of classic and original stories and histories, biographies and classics told in 5,000 words. Colour-coded for ease of use, and presented in a beautiful hardback, every story is well-written and attractively illustrated in full colour by leading artists.

Julia Eccleshare

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