The Usborne Book of World History
10 best books like The Usborne Book of World History (Anne Millard): Archaeologists Dig for Clues, Greg's Microscope, Maps and Globes, The Apprentice, Tut's Mummy: Lost...And Found, Window on the World: When We Pray God Works, The Usborne Internet-Linked Encyclopedia of World History, Usborne Time Traveler, The Usborne Book of Living Long Ago (Explainers), Peter the Great
| Author | Kate Duke |
| ISBN | 0064451755 |
This book provides an engaging and informative look at how archaeologists work, as a few schoolchildren work with an archaeologist named Sofie to look for artifacts in the remains of an Archaic-era settlement.
I like how this book makes archaeology look exciting, but also focuses on the scientific...
| Author | Millicent E. Selsam |
This classic reader has been around since the sixties and pairs two frequent contributors to this series, Selsam who specialized in science books and the unequalled author/illustrator Arnold Lobel. Originally this book and a slew of others were in a sub-series called "An I Can Read Science Book";...
| Author | Jack Knowlton |
| ISBN | 0064460495 |
This comprehensive look at geography and the environment, Maps and Globes, can take you anywhere—to the top of the tallest mountain on earth or the bottom of the deepest ocean. Maps tell you about the world: where various countries are located, where the jungles and deserts are, even how to find your...
| Author | Pilar Molina Llorente |
| ISBN | 0374404321 |
Given a challenge to read a book set in the Renaissance, I hit our school library card catalog hoping to find a few options for a quick read. I found one. One book set in the Renaissance. This book. So I read it. I'm sure it is one of those books that rarely gets checked out because the cover looks dated, and the...
| Author | Judy Donnelly |
| ISBN | 0394891899 |
• This book is a great choice for beginners, and tells the story of the death of Tutankhamen. This is a great step into getting children excited to read books that are nonfiction,
• Teachers may use this for History, English
• Grades K-3
• Individual students may read this during...
| Author | Daphne Spraggett |
| ISBN | 1932805915 |
Well loved by young and old - a book that will inform and inspire the whole family, this beautifully presented, yet practical book, is the ideal accompaniment to Operation World. Stunning photographic visuals complement this A to Z of countries and people groups providing an exciting learning experience...
| Author | Jane Bingham |
| ISBN | 0746041683 |
See my review on amazon for a complete table of contents.
I love the Usborne series of encyclopedias and other books, and was really excited to add this to our home's repertoire.
While there is not a lot of depth on some areas/topics (Ancient China and Japan, for instance), there is certainly...
| Author | Judy Hindley |
| ISBN | 0746033656 |
A great value! This book includes Usborne's:
Knights & Castles
Viking Raiders
Rome & Romans
Pharaohs & Pyramids
The schtick is that you have a special helmut that allows you to time travel to different periods. This is why they are in reverse chronological order....
| Author | Helen Edom |
| ISBN | 0746011091 |
This is one of my favorite Usborne books from my childhood. Well, we actually had it as individual books, and only of the first three sections, so I was even more excited to see a version where they're all together. I don't know whether this was ever used in my schooling or not -- it probably was, but what I...
A very short book about Peter the Great - the Tsar who drug Russia (kicking and screaming) into more modern times. This is a children's book, so it is not very detailed, but the artwork is beautiful and there is enough information to whet the appetite about a historical figure whose name I knew, but not much...
| Author | Anton Powell |
| ISBN | 0763603406 |
"These entertaining, deftly organized books will make terrific light-hearted additions to cirriculum units on ancient civilizations." — Publishers Weekly
Stop the presses! What if ancient civilizations had daily newspapers? And they were amusing and compellingly informative?...
| Author | V.M. Hillyer |
| ISBN | 0899669387 |
A Child's History of the World is a classic. Written shortly after World War I by Calvert School's first Head Master, Virgil Hillyer, this history storybook combines charm with facts to stimulate young minds and leave them yearning for more information. This volume of A Child's History of the World...
| Author | Tony Allan |
| ISBN | 0746020635 |
I absoluetly loved Tales of Robin Hood! I was laughing, crying and in the midst of this intense story! I now want to read the original book. I have been familiar with the story of Robin Hood, but reading it was completely different. I loved the intrigue, intense battles and the clear fight of good vs evil....
| Author | Ann Weil |
| ISBN | 0140328580 |
The minute he saw the boat with the red sails moving into the harbor, Michele knew that something exciting was going to happen. It was the biggest and most beautiful ship fourteen-year-old Michele had ever seen. Sailing on the ship were three men who would come to stay at Michele's parents' inn. The men...
| Author | Margaretha Shemin |
| ISBN | 0688124992 |
"Take care of the little riders," says Johanna's father to the eleven-year-old when he leaves her with his parents for an extended vacation in their Dutch village. And Johanna does. She loves the twelve metal figures on horseback who ride forth each hour from the clock on the ancient church tower. She...
| Author | Mildred A. Martin |
| ISBN | 0962764345 |
Sad to see this book end. While reading it to my 7yr old, my 10yr old daughter would always listen with one ear open while she was supposed to be reading her own school books. I can't rave enough about it! It engaged us in true stories of missionaries across the globe throughout many centuries of time. It demostrates...
| Author | Richard Platt |
| ISBN | 0763621641 |
"Not many, if any, children’s books on the Middle Ages and castles contain the wealth of information found in this fresh, appealing offering." - SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL (starred review)
What was it really like to live in a castle? Step back to the Middle Ages with Castle Diary: The Journal...
| Author | Leonard Everett Fisher |
| ISBN | 0689801785 |
1. This book gives an historic account of why the Great wall of China was built. It gives fun fact and many pictures that show the hard work it took to build and just how big it is. We learn that China built the wall to keep the invading Mongols out of China.
2. For grades 2-4
3. I would use this with world...
| Author | Marian M. Schoolland |
| ISBN | 0802851207 |
Two stars looks a bit harsh but I am following the Goodreads definition - 'It was OK'. I wasn't reading it with kids and I wasn't reading it as slowly as it was meant, so perhaps I am not really in a position to judge, especially when I see so many other people have rated it highly and claim to have used it effectively...
| Author | Philip Smith |
| ISBN | 0486270890 |
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| Author | Edith Kunhardt |
| ISBN | 0394888669 |
Illus. in full color. "The drama of natural disasters provides prime material to entice young independent readers. In this volume, the account of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius describes village life 2,000 years ago, the eruption itself and its aftermath, and the excitement when the buried town is...
| Author | Janet Benge |
| ISBN | 1576581454 |
This series chronicles the exciting, challenging, and deeply touching true stories of ordinary men and women whose trust in God accomplished extraordinary exploits for His kingdom and glory. Each inspiring account of a man or woman who answered God s call is a testimony to a real-life adventure of...
