Book Review
Book title: The United States of America
Author: John Milne
Publisher: MACMILLAN READERS
Summary: This book explain life and history in the USA. First, he talk about freedom history in america. After he explain the actual USA in eight points.
-Traditions and Holidays: Christmas, New Year, Independence Day,...
-Cities and Sights: New York(forty-eight million visitors go there), Los Angeles (Many of Hollywood's movie stars and TV actors live there), Chicago(Is an important financial and banking centre),Houston(Is famous for its work in space exploration(NASA)), Washington(Is the capital city)
-Nature and Enviroment: In Northeast has four very different seasons, with very cold, snowy winters and hot, humid summers, In the Southeast winters are mild and short, while summers are long and hot and in the Central states are even colder and snowier in winter than the Northeast.
-Daily life: Many American school children and teenagers start the day to take the school bus
-Sports: American football, basketball, baseball, and ice hockey are very pupular in the USA.
-Entertainment: Hollywood in Los Angeles is the home of the American movie industry. Ecery year, millions of tourist visit the "Walk of Fame"
-American Heroes: A hero is a person who other people admire becouse he or she is special or brave. Daniel Boone(Explorer in the Appalachian), Abraham Lincoln(sixteenth president), Neil Armstrong(first person to walk on the moon), Stephen Wazniak(invent a Personal computer), Bill Gates(Create Microsoft), Steve Jobs(Create apple).
-Looking forward: Create a new private company SpaceX, create a first electric and hybrid car.
Settings,
main characters and content: The content of the book be based on United States of America. There aren't character, since it is a book that tells us about life and history in the USA. From my point of view, the content is quite good.
Conclusion: It is a very interesting book to be able to learn the culture of the USA more deeply. Recommending people interested in learning different cultures and ways of living the day.
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