The Kidnapped Prince: The Life of Olaudah Equiano Paperback – Illustrated, 1 Jan. 2000

Great read

I bought this book along with a few others as a gift for a teacher who wanted some English books relating to black history and literature as she could not find any in her country. Her response was that it was good and informative for the children.

Excellent

I bought this book for my child and she enjoyed it

Very good value. Reading this book has made me interested in finding out more on the subject of slavery.

I purchased this to read aloud to my son as we did a unit study on Nigeria. We both were deeply moved by the heartbreak experienced by Olaudah Equiano, but also thoroughly entertained by all of his incredible adventures and acts of true bravery. I can tell that my son has a much more well-rounded perspective on the events of the 18th century. Most history texts seem to give the impression that it was only white men colonizing the Americas, sailing the ships, and fighting the wars. This book corrects that bias.I will admit that I did skip some of the most graphic details in the book since my son is only 7. However, I expect that he'll be returning to it in a few years when he's ready to read it independently.

Great for middle school history classes

Felt this book glorified the enslavement of Olaudah. Also, it did not follow him to the very end of his life, so the reader is left wondering what happened. So much detail was expressed in how he maintained himself while in servitude. Didn't like it!

My son was assigned this book as part of his 5th grade curriculum. Sadly, I had never even heard of Olaudah Equiano. We read it together. I found this book to be profoundly touching. It is the true life story of a young boy kidnapped from Africa and sold into slavery. For me to write that this is a heart wrenching story would be an understatement. This was a difficult story (not in difficultly reading the words but the content of the words) for my 10 year old son. I am glad we read it together because honestly I think we both learned a lot.

This was a well written book for younger audiences looking into history/biography. The additional information of this character fills out his life and makes one realize how the human spirit must win over adversity to rise above the wrongs committed. It would be a good read for a school project.