Wishbone Classics: Joan of Arc

Joan of Arc is a historical fiction book based off of the TV series Wishbone. Wishbone tells of the story of Joan of Arc, the young, courageous, and heroic young woman of France. The book starts when Joan is young and how she first becomes to be known as strong and brave in her community. As she grows people see how special of a girl she is. The hundred years war is destroying the country and the French heir to the throne, the dauphin, is no longer going to get the country because of a treaty signed with the English. Joan wasn't going to let this happen. She became a instant leader and strived for the freedom of France and for them to have their dauphin become king. Joan uses God's strength and his word to guide her and speak for her. Many people doubt Joan but find that her prophetic comments can't be looked over and she gains the trust of many people to fight in the war for her. Joan leads the army to the Battle of Orleans. Will she be able to win the fight and help lead France to freedom from the English? What will happen to Joan on her brave conquest?
This book is a fairly easy book to read. It is helpful to understand the information but can help to teach a lot as well. There are many bold passages where Wishbone gives the reader more information, like quick history tips, or vocabulary terms, or questions for the reader to think about. I think that this would be a good book for 4th-6th grade readers. It is a fun way to learn about history and gain valuable knowledge while reading an easy story. It could also be a good read aloud for the classroom to help learn about history as well, primarily European, French history of course. There are many of these classic books told by Wishbone that can help to engage readers in the text with the few pictures and bold text that give readers additional information.