Book of World History (Usborne)

This is a really great book to go with our world history studies. Great pictures so its great for visual learners.

I ordered from rainbow resource because of their good prices and was pleased with the quick delivery. I would order again without hesitation.

Interesting, entertaining, great pictures, kids love it!

This book is excellent with lots of fun pictures, but some may not like the cartoon cultural nudity.

The Usborne World History Book is an informative and well-illustrated book that is one of our favorite reference books in our endeavor to learn about the past I have a 2nd grader who has used this book for three years now and she still isn't tired of looking through it She learns something new every time she picks it up Sometimes she has learned things I didn't expect her to learn till she was much older such as the severe consequences of breaking laws under the Code of Hammurabibut she found it very interestingI must say that this book although illustrated mostly with cartoon-like drawings is quite graphic for sensitive readers For example when it discusses the Assyrian Army it shows a picture of the decapitated heads of dead citizens and soldiers holding some of these bleeding heads in their hands It even shows one soldier cutting a man's throat There is also quite a bit of nudity in this book but it is presented for historical accuracy and not portrayed in an overly explicit mannerThis book is written from a secular viewpoint and begins with "the first settlers" who according to this book lived around 10 000 BC and "graduallyrealized that seeds dropped on the ground grew into plants" If this book is being used as a read aloud for younger children the parents can easily edit the wording in the first few pages to support Christian beliefsIf the children are older and can read it themselves the book contains many great conversation starters for family discussion and debate This is not a book that I like to just pick up and read straight through It is not in a storybook format as is "The Story of the World" and "A Child's History of the World " but it is an excellent resource to use as a go-along for other curricula We have used it with a "Child's History of the World" and with the Veritas History program This book is easy to read and the neat illustrations make the text come to life This book has several timelines which are helpful when studying history chronologically One thing that would be helpful that this book lacks is a pronunciation key for some of the names and words that we don't hear every dayWe have used the Usborne World History Book quite successfully with multi-age studentsthis book has held the interest of "students" ranging from 4-years-old all the way up to 75-years-old You never stop learning! This book is great for visual learners who don't mind a lot of information on one page For someone who gets overwhelmed or easily distracted this book might be too "busy" However one thing that is helpful is that many of the pages have numbers next to the illustrations so that you will know in which order to read the captionsCompared to other history books this one is much more interesting due to the great illustrations and hands-on activities Some of the activities include directions for painting a Chinese wall-hanging sewing an applique making a working model of a catapult designing a model shaduf and making a water clock These are great fun and helpful for the kinesthetic learner!The Usborne Book of World History is definitely a good value for the money This book can be used for many many years of learning and will most likely spark the interest of anyone who picks it up