Author: Sean Price
ISBN: 0531205002
Publisher: Children’s Press, 2008
Publisher: Children’s Press, 2008
Age: 9-12
Genre: Non-fiction
Summary: Ivan was orphaned at seven and left at the mercy of ruthless nobles. Surrounded by violence, all the young prince could do was watch. Then, Ivan grew up – and ruled Russia with a cruelty that made the nobles look like saints. As Russia’s first tsar, Ivan the Terrible forced thousands from their homes. He tortured spies and executed enemies. In his final decent into madness he even killed his own son. Before Ivan died, he obsessively wrote down every single one of his victims. The list was thousands of names long.
Read A-likes: Vlad the Impaler: The Real Count Dracula; Genghis Khan: 13th Century Mongolian Tyrant; Hannibal: Rome’s Worst Nightmare; Napoleon: Emperor and Conqueror; Alexander the Great: Master of the Ancient World; Attila the Hun: Leader of the Barbarian Hordes; Sir Francis Drake: Slave Trader and Pirate; and Henry VIII: Royal Beheader.
Personal Thoughts: This book is part of a new non-fiction series called A Wicked History. This series takes many of the infamous villains from history and tells their stories. These books aren’t long, but contain a very good, condensed look at the lives and acts of each villain. These books are very popular with young boys, but are interesting to read even for adults.
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