Mirza-Javed

Ace London is a book about a boy who finds the wreckage of a plane in an abandoned school room. Using his imagination, he takes off on an adventure through foreign lands from Greece to India with Hannibal, the young elephant sidekick that is in his care.
Ace London is a fun book of adventure that will stimulate a child's imagination and captivate their interest. I feel the storyline was great because it shows just how adventurous and imaginative a child can be. Ace rides planes, boats and hot air balloons to find his way across several foreign countries and, eventually, find his way back home. I can't think of a single kid that wouldn't like to take a ride on a hot air balloon. It has illustrations, that almost have a life-like quality, on every page to go along with the story and kids will really enjoy seeing where they are going as well as reading about it. It's not only an adventure, it's a learning tool as well. It teaches kids the proper names for different items in whatever country they are currently in. Such as, the sailboats used by Egyptians is called a "felucca" and the giant sail is a "lateen". I even learned things I didn't know by reading this book. I feel that young children would enjoy this story, too, if someone would read it to them but some of the words used would be difficult for even an older child to pronounce. It was also a little too descriptive for my tastes. I think the extra words used to describe every single person, place or thing was a bit over done but, overall, it was a fun story. I recommend this book for kids that love a good adventure.

Disclaimer: I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher for my honest review and no monetary compensation was received.… (mehr)