Who was Thomas Edison? Why is he famous? How do we know about him? This series introduces you to the lives of famous men and women. Each illustrated life story is told by primary source material, encouraging you to discover how we find out about important people in history. Each book contains: an interesting story and a look at the evidence, written and pictorial primary source material, a glossary, pronunciation guide, and index.
What is a ziggurat? How were the Sumerians riled? Why did the Sumerian civilization disappear? This book answers these questions and more. Learn what Sumerians wore, what they ate, how they traveled from place to place, and find out how we know about them today.
Describes how certain people, both Jews and Gentiles, were brave enough to stand up to the Nazis during the Holocaust despite the price they would pay if caught.
Part of a series that focuses on six world heritage sites, this text explores Auschwitz. It provides a narrative tour of the site, looking at surviving evidence that can help reconstruct why and how Auschwitz was built and the lives of the people who were imprisoned there.
Looks at all aspects of the Holocaust, from the early racial doctrines of the Nazis and step-by-step dehumanization of the Jews, to the implementation of the so called Final Solution and the aftermath of the Holocaust.
Presents an overview of the Incan culture, examining such topics as government, religion, recreation, domestic life, occupations, entertainment, food, shelter, and clothing.
A collection of 90 readers aimed at students aged 7-17 learning English as an additional language, or those who would like extra support with their reading. These readers are categorised into three strands: fiction, non-fiction and science.
Living Through History" is a complete Key Stage 3 course which brings out the exciting events in history. The course is available in two different editions, Core and Foundation. Every Core title in the series has a parallel Foundation edition, and both are supported by teachers' packs.
Presents an overview of the Mayan culture, discussing their government, religion, domestic life, recreation, occupations, entertainment, food, shelter, and clothing.
This title is one of a number of books that asks how we know about prominent individuals and events that occurred beyond living memory. Each volume in the series is split into two sections: the first section begins with a narrative that gives background details of what happened, why, who was involved and what resulted from the event. This is then backed up by the second section which highlights the difference between storytelling (historical narrative) and the presentation of historical evidence (primary and secondary sources) by examine the evidence that tells us that the event occurred. This title examines the events surrounding the Great Exhibition.
Authentic photographs are used in this series for young children to examine the everyday lives of men, women and children in the past, with the aim of enabling them to discover what life was really like then. Each photograph is supported by simple text providing relevant information.
A biography of Anne Frank. The Lives and Times series touches on the Key Stage 1 history requirements in books that not only tell the stories of the lives of famous people, but also provide evidence for each story. Children are encouraged to think about how we know about each individual and the events that made them famous. More generally, they are encouraged to think about how we form impressions of history through evidence or reporting of events.
Focusing on the schemes of work, this book includes primary source material, timelines, charts and maps. Each double-page spread poses a question about an aspect of history and answers it through written and pictorial primary sources. It also includes see for yourself boxes, which explain the historical significance of key places around the UK.
This series of topic books provides opportunities for children to extend their historical knowledge of specific aspects of a period of history and are completely in line with the QCA Study Units for History.
A sourcebook for project work and for studying the history of the twentieth century. It features both primary and secondary sources, and fact boxes containing extra information and biographies. It is part of a series of books which provide historical narrative alongside source materials, seeking to bring to life the weird, wonderful, and often gory stories behind the people and events.
The first History course written especially for Dutch TTO schools by native English speakers. Pitched at the appropriate level with complete coverage of the canon for the Dutch TTO History curriculum.
This series looks at all aspects of the Holocaust, from the early racial doctrines of the Nazis and step-by-step dehumanization of the Jews, to the implementation of the Final Solution and the aftermath of the Holocaust. The series offers: - considerable emphasis on first-hand accounts and other primary source material. - An excellent resource for students researching this area of study.
One of a series that looks at all aspects of the Holocaust, from the early racial doctrines of the Nazis and step-by-step dehumanization of the Jews, to the implementation of the Final Solution and the aftermath of the Holocaust. It emphasizes first-hand accounts and other primary source material.
People train for many things; tests, matches, weight reduction, but few in comparison to the generation of the sixties generation have trained for war. Plucked from society, having just completed High school or college, and immersed in an all consuming activity to make one ready for armed conflict was quite a shock for many who were involved. SMAC, Saga of a Student Warrior describes how James Callaghan dealt with the dramatic change in his life from the quiet of college to the all-encompassing training preparation for armed conflict in Vietnam. SMAC is the beginning of a trilogy following Callaghan s four-year military life. It describes how he dealt with Basic Training, Advanced Individual Training, Infantry Officer Candidate School, Signal Officers Training and finally as a Radio Officer at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. His story continues in Vietnam with C.M.A.C., Saga of a Saigon Warrior. ISBN 0595 178863. Finnegan s Military Saga series web site is www.saigonwarrior.com.
Get ready to Travel Through Time. From Stephenson's "Rocket" to modern high-speed trains, you can discover what it was really like to travel in the past. So get a ticket and find out how rail travel has changed from the age of steam to the present day.
Living Through History" is a complete Key Stage 3 course which brings out the exciting events in history. The course is available in two different editions, Core and Foundation. Every core title in the series has a parallel Foundation edition. Each Evaluation Pack includes the Assessment and Resource Pack and a free compendium volume student book. The resource packs include a variety of tasks which students should find interesting and enjoyable. They also include differentiated exercises to provide support for less able students and challenging work for more able students. Assessment exercises for the compulsory study units aim to help teachers monitor progress through NC levels.
Living Through History" is a complete Key Stage 3 course which brings out the exciting events in history. The course is available in two different editions, Core and Foundation. Every Core title in the series has a parallel Foundation edition, and both are supported by teachers' packs.
Explains the origins, materials, and meaning of traditional art in China, and describes the development of painting, sculpture, calligraphy, architecture, and other media.
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