Goldberg and Norman Itzkowitz is less of a biography and more of a history of the Spanish Inquisition. Tomas de Torquemada: Architect of Torture During the Spanish Inquisition by Enid A. A map of Russia/Siberia is included at the beginning (I love maps) and all the important stuff (index, glossary, source notes, timeline, etc.) is included at the end, making this a good research book as well as an entertaining read. There are also several text boxes at the ends of chapters that examine certain aspects of the story in more detail (for example, there's one about hemophilia, one about World War I, etc.). Photos of Rasputin, different places in Russia, and people important to Rasputin's life are scattered throughout the book (with photo credits on the verso). The action gets going from the first page as the book starts with Rasputin's death (by murder!) and then backtracks to his childhood and the rest of his life. Goldberg and Norman Itzkowitz is an engaging biography about an intriguing historical figure. Grigory Rasputin: Holy Man or Mad Monk? by Enid A. How about one of the books in Scholastic's new Wicked History series? So, the kids are coming in and asking for biographies, eh? And some of them Do Not want to read a biography.
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