Synopsis
In this book, significant events that helped shape the Arab-Israeli conflict are explored, including: the Balfour Declaration; the Suez-Sinai War; the Palestinian intifada; and the Israel-Lebanon War. The information is supplemented by quotations, statistics and fact boxes. The book also includes biographies of key figures in the Arab-Israeli conflict.
Karen Sykeny - VOYA
The books in this series attempt to provide simple facts from balanced historical points of view, to ensure that readers perceive and develop their own conclusions, without the interpretive bias of many history books from one particular author or political philosophy. The overall series design offers an awesome at-a-glance time line and easy-to-use glossary. Short, factual sections in each chapter provide information on major events in history, including conflicts, treaties, maps, photos, and "question" boxes. The question boxes throughout the text feature "Events in Question," "People in Question," or "What If?" scenarios that propose alternate outcomes in history. They will give readers thought-provoking views on history. The best chapters in The Arab-Israeli Conflict are those dealing with the historical origins of the conflict from the early part of the twentieth century as well as the focus chapters from the Israeli and Palestinian points of view on the conflict and peace process. This volume should be an excellent source for student perspective on the current events in the Middle East. This volume should be an excellent resource for younger students in grades four through seven who need simple and clear information for reports or for those students interested in easy, fast, historical reading for leisure. School and public libraries that support curriculum should have this book in their collection. Additional series titles include The American West, The African-American Slave Trade and The Holocaust. (Questioning History). VOYA CODES: 4Q 3P M J (Better than most, marred only by occasional lapses; Will appeal with pushing; Middle School, defined as grades6 to 8; Junior High, defined as grades 7 to 9). 2005, Creative Education, 48p.; Glossary. Index. Illus. Photos. Maps. Source Notes. Further Reading. Chronology., PLB . Ages 11 to 15.