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Time Traveler (Usborne combined volume)
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003382
ISBN
9780746033654
Grade 3-6
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Description
This combined volume of all four Time Traveler books focuses on everyday life in various periods in history. Like the Book of World History it contains interesting text and captivating illustrations (in typical Usborne style!).
So, how is it different? The World History book goes through history, looking at different civilizations during each period. The Time Traveler focuses in on four specific civilizations in history and examines in detail the daily lives and activities of those who could have lived during that time. My (then) 12 year old daughter recommended reading through the World History volume first, then the Time Traveler to "zoom in" on certain cultures. She says this book will "give you a better understanding and appreciation of how it was to live during that time - it's the next best thing to being there."
Note: Knights and Castles, Viking Raiders, Rome & Romans, and Pharoahs & Pyramids are the time periods combined in this book. In each of the last two sections there are a couple of pages that could be problematic. Rome (tiny, non-detailed but nude male figures in a bath house plus another small backside of nude swimmer) and Pharoahs (larger drawings of women in bikini-type outfits). These pictures are unchanged from the original publication that dates back to the 1990s.
Category Description for Veritas History Programs
Instead of isolating Bible and Christian history from what was happening in the rest of the world, the folks at Veritas aim to incorporate it. They offer four different history time periods (each aimed at a different grade level and designed to take one school year) which take students from creation to the present. The program originally had three parts: teacher's manual, history cards (an absolutely essential element of the curriculum) and a memory song on audio CD. The song is sung by a woman with a pleasant voice at varying tempos and is designed as a type of auditory time line.
The history cards are fantastic! They have many interesting facets (the more you study them, the more you learn). The cards from the various time periods are color coded and numbered - there are 32 cards in each pack. If the cards also relate to Bible history they have another color and another number. Each card has a picture (usually in full color) representing what it is about. For example, the card for Creation has a reproduction of the Creation of the sun and moon from the Sistine Chapel Ceiling by Michelangelo. Many of the other pictures on the other cards are famous paintings as well. Each card has a title and a Scripture reference (if appropriate). They also contain a summary of the event they represent and a list of resources. This information can only be found on the cards and is not duplicated in the Teacher Manual. On the Creation card, examples of the resources are: Child's Story Bible, pages 3, 4 and Streams of Civ, Vol 1, pages 11-14. Reading whatever is set out on the cards provides the ‘text'.
The Teacher Manual is split into 32 weekly lessons. Each lesson has a worksheet, a project or two, and a test. An example of what you might find in the appendix is a literature unit, an Egyptian decor bulletin board pattern, an Egyptian Feast project, reproducible sheets, great games, and lyrics for the memory song. An enhanced CD-ROM is also available, which includes the memory song for that level, an electronic version of the Teacher Manual, and an instructional video. The enhanced CD will work on either Windows or Macintosh. Because the enhanced CD contains the complete Teacher's Manual, we sell two kits; one which includes the Teacher Manual book, the card set, and the audio CD (Homeschool Kit), and one which includes only the enhanced CD and the cards (Homeschool Kit w/ CD). ~ Genevieve
Details
| Product Format: | Hardcover |
|---|---|
| Brand: | Usborne |
| Author: | Judy Hindley |
| Grades: | 3-6 |
| ISBN: | 9780746033654 |
| Length in Inches: | 11.25 |
| Width in Inches: | 8.8125 |
| Height in Inches: | 0.6875 |
| Weight in Pounds: | 2 |
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