Joan of Arc

This has a lot of info for a picture book! Enjoyable and good details. This is the specific book scheduled by the Ambleside Online homeschool curriculum for Year 2 (this could change but it has been scheduled in Y2 for a long time and is correct at the time of this review).

My son asked me if there had been any female knights. I thought of Joan of Arc and ordered this book. He was 5 at the time I purchased it and it held his interest all the way through. The illustrations were beautiful and there was just the right level of information / detail. There were some spots where it was tough for me, as I was reading it aloud, to keep track of the timing as far as how many years this was all taking place through, but I think for the intended audience, that is fine, and we can delve further into it with more mature works as the kids get older. All in all, an excellent introduction to Joan of Arc.

I gave this book one star. I thought the story was a bit bland.Then, I gave it to a Sunday School teacher at my church. She used it to tell the children about Joan. She said that the children loved the book.

Our granddaughter, age 8, has become very interested in Joan of Arc. I purchased this book because of recommendations I read on Amazon, and I was not disappointed. It is clear and concise and the illustrations are beautiful. We only just gave it to our granddaughter, so I will have to check back with her and see what she thinks, but I am pleased.

Got this for my 6yo and she LOVES it. She can't read it herself yet as it is definitely aimed at older children. My 9yo would have no issues reading this. But my 6yo asks for it to be read to her all the time. She just loves Joan of Arc.

I liked this book a lot. it wasn't too long. It presents the facts without much embellishment. If Joan's story is even half true,she is still a real a champion of France. I wish the French would value her more. Thanks

We finished this book for our level 2 Ambleside home school class and I thought it was an appropriate amount of information about Joan for the grade level of my child. Pictures were nice on each page and gave us a brief glimpse into the life of Joan of Arc. The tragic ending was hard to read about, but I think it was a great sound board for discussion about our faith and what we are willing to do to stand for what we believe in.

Excellent biography for older elementary students. This was a wonderful addition to our history study of the Middle Ages. It’s a long picture book so we read it over a few days.

Wonderful illustrations. Content accurate for the readers.

Wonderful, just as advertised.

Beautiful book both visually and in terms of the language of the text. My 5 year old grandson loves it. Finds bits of it scary but that seems to be part of his enjoyment.

A good read for 8 -10 y/olds and read-aloud for younger. The pictures are great and the writing gives enough information to not bore the young reader with too much fact.

Beautiful illustrations