You Wouldn't Want to Work on the Great Wall of China! by Jacqueline Morely (1 book) (32 pages)

Bibliographic Information:

Morley. J. You Wouldn’t Want to Work on the Great Wall of China! New York: Scholastic.

Grade Level Appropriateness:

3rd – 6th

Author Credibility:

The author has taught history in the past and is now a freelance writer. I could not find who she worked with to get her information for this book.

Summary of the Book:

This book goes through the history of life in China. It talks about the rules the emperor put on the people of China. It talks about new laws he enforced and how he treated the people. He took some of the people prisoner and made them help build the Great Wall of China.

Illustrations:

This book was illustrated by David Antram. They did not specify what median was used to create the illustrations.

Features:

This book has a table of contents, introduction, glossary, and index.

How I would Use the Book in My Classroom:

I would use this book as a “fun” book for the students to read during down time.

Response:

I loved this book. It almost made the characters seem fictional, but still presented the facts.