Kids Are Americans Too by Bill O'reilly, Charles Flowers Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Kids Are Americans Too
Book Review: Speedy shipment, excellent packaging
Summary: 5 Stars
Excellent packaging and speedy shipment. Book was a gift for a bright 14 year old young man
Book Review: Nonsense
Summary: 1 Stars
Utter tosh by a complete nutjob. Have children read this book at your own risk.Book Review: Greasy Kid Stuff....
Summary: 1 Stars
Someone gave this book to my 12 year old nephew. The boy knew immediately who Bill O'Reilly was, from the scandal which played heavily on TV, in which Mr. O'Reilly was forced to pay very substantial money to prevent a woman from suing him for some rather disgusting and egregious forms of sexual harassment. "Yeah, that's the old dude made all those dirty phone calls to a girl," said my nephew when asked what he knew about the author. My nephew was quite taken aback that O'Reilly, given his history, had the nerve to position himself as either a role model or thought-shaper for youngsters. Smart kid. He read a bit of the book but found it to be "silly" and "full of things I've read before, it's like he just copied this from an old civics book and the internet." I asked my nephew if he had any ideas about better books for teaching kids about America. His suggestion: either the Barak Obama or Clarence Hill bios. He figured either one would have a tremendous amount of insight into the good and bad of our country, and show how, despite the bad, a citizen who works hard can achieve greatness. He figured if you didn't like Obama, you might like Hill and vice versa, and would be more apt to take something away from a book by someone you like. I told you he was a smart kid. Book Review: Disappointing book about rights fails to inform or connect
Summary: 3 Stars
Kids Are American's Too by Bill O'Reilly is supposed to be aimed at educating teens about what rights they have as American citizens, as well as how they got them and what they can do to be more politically active. The idea is an excellent, but O'Reilly's execution leaves much to be desired. His tone is just a trifle condescending, and while he gives several anecdotes about kids and their rights, ultimately he can't really answer any questions because of the variability of school systems and the courts. He sums up the Founding Fathers just a little too easily. In his attempt to speak to the younger generation, he comes off as dumbing himself down and trying too hard to fit in. His "rap" music is just pathetic and not even humorous, and the quizzes at the end of each chapter remove any and all "cool" cache. There are some interesting facts about how rights work and how the best way to assert them is not necessarily through the courts but through calm and rational compromise and discussion: definitely thoughts with merit. I just don't think that this book will appeal to the target audience. Unless you're a diehard O'Reilly fan, skip this one.Book Review: Juvenile story, for juveniles
Summary: 3 Stars
Since the target audience is kids, O'Reilly can be forgiven for his writing in this style. But he should not be forgiven for confusing the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, as he does in the opening paragraph of Chapter 3. (He claims that "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness" are protected rights under the Constitution; that set of words is in the opening paragraph of the Declaration, but nowhere in the Constitution.)