How They Croaked

Bragg, G. (2011). How they croaked: The awful ends of the awfully famous. NY: Walker. Everyone knows that nothing in life is guaranteed except for death. No one can escape it nor cheat it. Maybe it can be cheated a couple of times, but eventually you have to face it. This book discusses what no other children’s author has discussed before. At least not as this detailed. It educates the reader about the death of famous people that we all know about, but never knew exactly how they died. These people include King Tut, Pocahontas, George Washington, Charles Darwin, and many others. At the end of each narration of the victim’s death, the author provides additional information that pertains to the particular text. Georgia Bragg also ensured she provided the reader with important facts as well as gross, but cool, facts that make your stomach turn and your eyes squint!