Who Was Michael Jackson? (Who Was?) Kindle Edition

I purchased this book for my fourth grader, who is a huge MJ fan and also a fan of the "Who Was" book series. But...Yikes! I'm definitely not going to allow him to read this. There is a chapter called "Trouble" where the book addresses the child abuse allegations against Michael Jackson in DETAIL. Too much detail for my 9-year-old. I would have to answer too many questions as a result. There is also a chapter entitled "Wacko Jacko". I just feel as if this book is not written for children who are MJ MUSIC fans- at least not MY child, but to each his own.

We bought these for our kids to enjoy reading biographies and soon my husband and I starting reading them. They are a quick 30 minute or less read for an adult, about an hour or so for kids, depending on the age of child. We are Avid biography readers so I know when things are missing out of some of the biographies, but for kids and for a quick learning and knowledge of someone you can not beat this or any or their biographies! We have searched for biographies like this and nothing comes even close. The price is perfect if you want to start a collection - like we have. We now buy these biography books for gifts and for family who absolutely love them!

I got this for my 6 year old who loves MJ’s music and I have to say I’m disappointed in the...honesty of it. As soon as I saw that there’s a section about the sexual abuse allegations, I was shocked. I understand that it’s a huge part of his life, but I never would have imagined they would include that in a kid’s book. It’s not necessary at all. I don’t know if my son saw that or not, but now I have to figure out how to handle it if he does. And after reading the other negative reciews, I’m seeing there’s even more inappropriate stuff that I haven’t even seen yet. It’s a bummer.

It is a good synopsis of Michael's life. I am a huge Michael fan and my son was eager to get this book and learn more about him as he loves his music. My son is also a huge fan of the "Who Was..." books so this seemed like a great addition to the ones he has already read. After reading it myself I decided to wait a few more years before I let my son read it. Parents should know that this book does discuss the molestation accusations that were made against him. If you are not ready to discuss this topic with your children, this is not the book for your kid/s (this is why I gave it 3 stars). Otherwise great book and nice illustrations.

It is a great book for any Michael Jackson fan. A fair warning to those with kids: the story of the lawsuits for child molestation as well as the abuse he suffered as a child are mentioned so be cautious with the age group who reads this.

Bought this for my 12 year old and she is really enjoying it. Asking me if I knew this or that about him. Well laid out and easy to ready and find out interesting facts about a famous person. I homeschool my kids and am using these beginner books to introduce them to the joy of reading biographies. It's a fairly easy level of reading. I'd say about a 4th grade reading level. Definitely not a challenge in the reading department for your average 6th grader.

All of the books in this series are fabulous! I am a 5th grade reading teacher and I have about 100 of the books in this series. Kids at this age don't typically like reading biographies. These are perfect! They have all the important information about the person, landmark, event. And, we always love looking at the adorable, sometimes funny cover photos!

My son hasn’t read this book yet, but it is his stack of to reads.Form what I looked at, it seems like a fairly inforamitive book for the few pages it is. He has brought other books like this home from the school library.