A brilliant overview of world history from prehistoric times to the early 20th century
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0
History in a Hurry:
The history of the world in 191 pages is quite an achievement. I used this book for home schooling my eight year old grandson and had no trouble keeping his interest and enthusiasm because every page has attractively drawn pictures. The pictures have a kind of Where's Wally approach to detail which we found entertaining as well as informative. Recommended for children because this book makes history fun for all levels of intellect. I have also sent it to third world countries for use where access to good... more info
The book omits the entire history of Jewish people and has not a single mention of Judaism:
As secular Jewish parents homeschooling our daughter, while living and travelling aboard a sailboat, my wife and I were initially quite thrilled at finding this book. Its brightly colored detailed illustrations accompanying bite-sized chunks of historical information seemed to be just the right sort of introduction to world history for a six year old. That is, until we have received the book and read it. We were initially a bit surprised to find the table of contents without a single mention of Jews or... more info
Good book:
Good book full of interesting information. A nice book for kids to go to to look stuff up. We love these sorts of books. Great for a homeschool household. Heather mama of 5
Well worth it.:
I originally borrowed this book when I was looking for a history reference book to use with my seven year old. I enjoyed it so much that I had to purchase my own copy. Though I bought it to use for homeschooling my son, I enjoyed the book so much I was up nights reading it. The pictures are great, the layout is easy to follow and reference, and the content is inclusive without being complex or boring. I would highly recommend it as a great history timeline reference either for studying, reading, or... more info
Similar Products:
Usborne Time Traveler from E.D.C. Publishing (Hardcover) - Usually ships in 24 hours
Privacy policy: we don't collect information
about visitors except for the standard technical server logs. We don't send unsolicited emails. We don't
sell the information that we don't collect about you to anyone. When you follow
links to other sites, their privacy policies apply. Thanks for visiting!
