Rating: 
Summary: What? No 10 stars?
Review: This book has captured the mood of 9/11 more than anything else I've seen to date. I purchased it so my nieces, who are 1 and 2 1/2, can read it in years to come and learn more about that tragic day.My personal favorites are the turbaned man who rips down his own "MISSING" poster, and the single career woman who buys a load of cookies from two children selling them door to door "to help all the people who died." Or, rather, their families, but we know what you mean. I can't read it without crying.
Rating:
Summary: What? No 10 stars?
Review: This book has captured the mood of 9/11 more than anything else I've seen to date. I purchased it so my nieces, who are 1 and 2 1/2, can read it in years to come and learn more about that tragic day. My personal favorites are the turbaned man who rips down his own "MISSING" poster, and the single career woman who buys a load of cookies from two children selling them door to door "to help all the people who died." Or, rather, their families, but we know what you mean. I can't read it without crying.
Rating:
Summary: Amazing cumulation of GREAT work on a very tough event.
Review: To be honest, I have not been in any rush to purchase any books that deal with September 11, 2001, or its aftermath. In bookstores and news stands, I have quickly passed by with little more than a cursory glance at the cover photo(s). However, this one caught my attention. Superman, the Man of Steel, standing in front of a mural of America's current heroes: firemen, policemen, doctors, construction workers, EMTs, and business men and women. I had to pick it up. I'm glad I did. What I found was an amazing collection of comics and other art about the events of 9-11. This volume is broken up into three sections: Nightmares, Heroes, and Recollections. All the works are amazingly well-done. Each has a different color, tone, and message, but all are touching. I spent a good couple hours just looking at these stories, with my heart pounding and tears streaming down my face. No, these are not real photos, but the fear, anger, and all the other emotions that I and others felt on that day all came flooding back through the colorful stories presented here. For those people, like me, who may have difficulty with that time still, or who just don't want to read one of the thousands of books and stories out there, this might be a good choice for you. At times it's light, presenting children's dreams of superheroes and real heroes. At times it's harsh, dealing with bias, hatred, and America's internal struggles with "what's an appropriate response?" But above-all, it's a wonderful collection of amazing work that will allow you to remember the heroes of that time, along with the goodness that began to surface in our nation after the fact.
Rating:
Summary: Amazing cumulation of GREAT work on a very tough event.
Review: To be honest, I have not been in any rush to purchase any books that deal with September 11, 2001, or its aftermath. In bookstores and news stands, I have quickly passed by with little more than a cursory glance at the cover photo(s). However, this one caught my attention. Superman, the Man of Steel, standing in front of a mural of America's current heroes: firemen, policemen, doctors, construction workers, EMTs, and business men and women. I had to pick it up. I'm glad I did. What I found was an amazing collection of comics and other art about the events of 9-11. This volume is broken up into three sections: Nightmares, Heroes, and Recollections. All the works are amazingly well-done. Each has a different color, tone, and message, but all are touching. I spent a good couple hours just looking at these stories, with my heart pounding and tears streaming down my face. No, these are not real photos, but the fear, anger, and all the other emotions that I and others felt on that day all came flooding back through the colorful stories presented here. For those people, like me, who may have difficulty with that time still, or who just don't want to read one of the thousands of books and stories out there, this might be a good choice for you. At times it's light, presenting children's dreams of superheroes and real heroes. At times it's harsh, dealing with bias, hatred, and America's internal struggles with "what's an appropriate response?" But above-all, it's a wonderful collection of amazing work that will allow you to remember the heroes of that time, along with the goodness that began to surface in our nation after the fact.
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