This book does a good job at describing events leading up to and surrounding WWII. It's primary use may be to review knowledge after learning about the war, as it has many fun facts. It also may do a fine job at priming the reader's mind to take in new information during class. The age group may need to be around the adolescent age due to the relatively high amount of small words on the page, despite being a picture book with numerous illustrations per page. ( )