Monday, July 13, 2009

Solving the Mysteries of Stonehenge



Gray, Leon. Solving the Mysteries of Stonehenge. Marshall Cavendish: 2009. ISBN: 9780761431107.


Readers seeking information about ancient mysteries will appreciate this well organized, enticingly illustrated book that deals with what we know, what we want to know and what some have thought they knew about one of the great mysteries of the modern age. In Solving the Mysteries of Stonehenge, an always fascinating subject, is brought to light through well articulated text supplemented with eye-catching information bubbles, proposed sketches and actual stock photos of the sight. Bold print words call attention to key points, but do not spoon feed the reader, while also allowing the less initiated to check the coordinated glossary for additional understanding. An offering of additional resources at the end of the book makes further exploration easy. This book is very classroom friendly. It is exciting in content, but has information presented on various levels to give readers enticement to revisit time after time to see what they may have missed or want to confirm. I appreciated this book as more than just a collection of photos. It goes farther to explain some of the discovery processes as well as noting there have been many theories over the years rather than just endorsing the author’s point of view. By chunking information into smaller bites, reluctant or lesser able readers still get meaning without the potential to be overwhelmed making this a very user friendly selection.


Beth Ebinger, Bowling Green State University, EDTL 6950

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