Patricia Sutton (1)

Really well researched and presented book on the SS Eastland Disaster, a ship disaster that I had never heard of. The book is very well laid out, with a great image-text ratio, and a well-paced movement through the day. Works well for 4th-5th grade , if the kids are ok with a very high mortality rate, especially when the dead are children. I also really like how Sutton explores what the life of a Western Electric employee was like, and talks a little bit about why this tragic occasion has not really been remembered. It's very interesting to consider what daily life was like, how employers responded to and cultivated their employees at the time, and how regulation of industry has changed our landscape.… (més)