How They Croaked

Bragg, G (2011). How They Croaked: The Awful Ends of The Awfully Famous. New York, NY: Recorded Books, Inc.

A nonfiction book about the deaths of famous people. It is very graphic in some parts. For example it tells how King Tut's insides were scooped out, and how Columbus had diarrhea while at sea. The famous people lucky enough to make this list include Charles Dickens, Marie Antoinette, Mozart, and Albert Einstein.  This is loosely nonfiction. It isn't written as a history book. The language and content is not formal at all. While all that is included may be true, it is presented more like stand up comedy. The chapter on Marie Curie is title "You Glow Girl" and Henry VIII's chapter is called "Who Not to Marry."

I don't think I would include this in elementary at all. I probably wouldn't include it in any school library because I don't know if I can trust if it is all factual. It is more Mad Libs than historical.