What a Character! Notable Lives from History (10-Book Box Set)

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    Inspire your 4th–8th graders with What a Character: Notable Lives of History, a 10-book set filled with remarkable stories of faith, courage, and perseverance. Each book brings history to life with engaging accounts of inventors, pioneers, spies, presidents, and more showcasing the character and values that shaped their extraordinary achievements. Perfect for independent reading or read-aloud sessions, this captivating series includes vocabulary support and a variety of themes to ignite curiosity and deepen a love for learning.

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    SKU M398-8
    Manufacturer Master Books
    Weight (in lbs) 8.00
    Title What a Character! Notable Lives from History (Box Set)
    Series What A Character! Notable Lives from History
    ISBN 13 9781683443988
    Contributors Marilyn Boyer
    Publisher New Leaf Publishing Group, LLC

    Inspire Young Minds with the What a Character: Notable Lives of History 10-Book Set!

    Explore the remarkable stories of faith, courage, and perseverance that shaped history with Master Books’ What a Character series. Written by Marilyn Boyer, this captivating collection is designed for 4th–8th grade students to enhance their reading skills while uncovering the lives of extraordinary individuals. 

    Each book in the series contains 10 engaging stories, featuring inventors, scientists, pioneers, spies, presidents, animal heroes, and more. These true historical accounts are filled with action and inspiration, showcasing the faith and character that drove these heroes to achieve greatness. 

    Key Features:

    • Perfect for independent reading or read-aloud sessions. 
    • Definitions of challenging words are included throughout to support vocabulary growth. 
    • Variety of themes, from war heroes to famous women, ensuring every child finds a story to love. 

    Titles in the Series:

    What Readers Are Saying:

    "This is a must-have for homeschooling families, for classrooms and on the go! The stories are engaging, informative, and fun. I appreciate how they pair so well with Master Books' history courses. We get the audiobooks as well to take the stories with us anywhere we go!" —Katelyn

    "The accounts shared are action-packed and inspiring for readers of all ages. The added definitions make it perfect for young readers to fully engage in the stories without missing a beat." – Michael

    “My daughter loves this series! We use it to dive deeper into our history studies, and I often catch her reading them on her own. It’s a must-have for homeschool families." – Kathleen

    Bring history to life for your students and inspire their faith with these timeless tales of character and courage. Add the What a Character series to your library today!

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    Content is fantastic, AI photos are HORRIFIC
    Review by AI Is NO
    If the information weren't so amazing, this would be a 1 or no star review. The AI generated photos are just awful. They are honestly scary and just look cheap. NOT the quality we are used to from MasterBooks, I'm kicking myself for not reading these reviews before dropping all the money we did on this set.....so very disappointed. The quality of the books themselves also feel really cheap, again not what we are used to from MB. VERY thin and flimsy. But the bigger issue is for sure the terrible AI. Don't waste your money....
    Not a fan of AI images
    Review by Charlotteak
    I only have part of the box set. I purchased to use along with America's Story next school year. I was disappointed to see all the AI images. I love the other Masterbooks resources and will continue to use them. I'm not sure if I'll buy the rest of these books though.
    We all adore these!
    Review by HK
    This book, and the whole series, has been absolutely amazing! Just a tiny snippet on the life of each animal or person. But it's a wonderful overview for all ages & an excellent jumping off point if you want to delve deeper into someone specifically. Perfect addition to our history/read aloud time. My 8 & 11 year old boys just grab them off the shelf and read them whenever they want.
    As far as the illustrations, I think they are clear & lovely & not distracting from the words whatsoever. We are so, so pleased to have this set on our book shelf!
    Wonderful Set of Historical Stories
    Review by Dawn P
    We love these stories! There is so much important historical information included, but they are written in such a way as to feel like an engaging story and not just a "dry and boring" textbook. Each story is only a few pages, so its very easy to read in one sitting. They can be used as read alouds or independent reading. You can start at the beginning and just work your way through, or skip around to the person or story that pertains best to whatever you are studying.
    I enjoy reading them to accompany our history studies, but my boys also like to just sit down and read them during their free reading time.

    In addition to the stories there are some great vocabulary words that are explained in the sidebars.
    Disappointed in AI Photos
    Review by Sam
    Like others, I love the written content of this series, but I'm SO disappointed that Masterbooks didn't choose to pay an illustrator for these books. It would be so. much. richer. of a series, if they had. And also like others, if I had realized these were AI illustrated, I probably wouldn't have purchased them to begin with. This makes me sad, because my kids (and I) and have been getting a lot out of the rich stories, but I definitely avoid using or supporting AI content in our school and personal lives, and I really hope Masterbooks reads these reviews and doesn't keep going in this direction, or it will be hard to continue supporting them. I would love it if they would correct course and republish these stories with an actual illustrator, and offer them at a discount to those of us who felt cheated by the AI content.
    Engaging Student Readers
    Review by Sunny
    My son is reading the What a Character series alongside LLFLE, and he is really enjoying these books! We have both learned a lot about these historical figures, but the stories are presented in a way that is engaging and fun rather than dry.

    I especially appreciate the vocabulary and glossary sections that introduce new or unfamiliar words, as well as the way each chapter begins by telling when and where the person lived. This makes it easy to connect what we are reading with our history studies, timelines, and mapping activities as well.

    These books can be used in so many ways, including language arts, history, family read-aloud time, research, or independent reading. The colorful layout makes them appealing for students who already enjoy reading but also for those who may need a little extra encouragement.
    Fantastic!
    Review by Samantha
    An absolute treasure for families who love bringing history to life. Each book introduces readers to remarkable men and women whose courage, faith, and perseverance shaped the world. The stories are engaging, inspiring, and perfectly written to capture a child’s attention while teaching meaningful character lessons. It beautifully combines history with virtue, showing students that ordinary people can live extraordinary lives when they follow truth and conviction. This set is a wonderful way to spark curiosity about the past while encouraging strong character in the next generation.
    Sad….
    Review by Sabrina
    While the writing and information might be wonderful. I couldn’t get over the AI used to create the pictures. Something we are trying to avoid in our daily and school life. Had I known I wouldn’t have purchased. Going to the giveaway pile.
    AI Slop
    Review by Sarah
    What a complete disappointment. Ignoring the whole moral controversy of AI stealing peoples hard work and not paying actual artists, they didn’t even get someone who could generate good AI pictures. I’m sorry, but whatever good the writing does is overshadowed by the absolutely horrific pictures. Some books are absolutely worse than others. There’s no unification in the art throughout an entire book, much less the series as a whole. It’s hard to find a single picture that does not have a single thing wrong with it. There are so many typical AI generated mistakes that are so easy to see, I could write a book! These books were clearly nowhere near being ready to publish when they were. Buyer beware.
    Kids of ALL ages love these!
    Review by Sarah
    I have ages 13 down to age 5 and they all love to listen to me read these. Excellent books, I can't recommend them enough!

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