The Man Who Loved Libraries: The Story of Andrew Carnegie

author: Andrew Larsen
name: Wayne
average rating: 3.80
book published:
rating: 4
read at: 2017/08/18
date added: 2017/08/18
shelves: children-s, non-fiction
review:
'The Man Who Loved Libraries: The Story of Andrew Carnegie' by Andrew Larsen with illustrations by Katty Maurey is a picture book about one of America's greatest philanthropists.

The story begins when Andrew Carnegie was a boy in Scotland. Andrew's love of learning started early and followed him as his family immigrated to America. He was helped by a man named Colonel Anderson who had a private library that Andrew could use. That love of libraries continued, even after Andrew Carnegie became very rich. He founded a number of libraries with his wealth, along with Carnegie Hall in New York.

The book ends with an essay titled Andrew Carnegie's Legacy. It goes in more depth into Mr. Carnegie's life, and talks about the many things that Andrew Carnegie helped build. His troubled relationship with his employees is also mentioned. The book also includes a list of sources for further reading.

The illustrations look a bit like watercolor and the colors used run toward the pastel shade. They work well for this book. I like non-fiction for children, and this was an interesting book.

I received a review copy of this ebook from Owlkids Books and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.


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