A Comprehensive Look at World History Through the Ages: History Year by Year

Pyro378: The media could not be loaded.  Love this book. So do my kids. Starts off 6.5 million years ago ends with 2020. Mentions everything with time lines and definitions to presidents and all broken down in chronological order with vibrant pictures. From the Stone Age to the Digital Age. Perfect for your 4th - 5th grader to get a heads start in Americas history to be more knowledgeable before they start junior high and high school. Awesome for Junior High kids and High Schoolers to read as well. I’m 44 years old and this book has and continues to teach me and refresh my memory.

United States on Dec 02, 2023

Nancy Lofstrand: Giving this as a gift to my 8 year old granddaughter. She reads above grade level and wants to learn about history. Again perfect!

United States on Sep 11, 2023

Blue Iguana: My 9 year old is a keen reader and enjoys history, but, very little history is in the curriculum at school. This book has enough topics, pictures and well-written text to keep her entertained for hours. The book gets taken on road trips etc. I also expect that as she hears of historical events through other sources, this book will provide greater detail. It is an excellent, well-written, high quality book. I greatly appreciate the proper grammar and 'higher level' word choices as my kids despise books that are too 'dumbed down.' This one; however, has them checking the dictionary as they add a few words to their vocabulary. I'd say that it would be of interest to keen kids age 7/8 up to early teens (depending on vocabulary, reading level and interest). However, it would also work for grown ups to read along with younger kids. Glad that we bought this one.

Canada on Jun 27, 2023

OKinOK: I homeschool and use this as a supplement. It provides a great birds-eye view. I especially like that it focuses on what is happening in different continents at the same time, as opposed to other books that tend to focus on one continent or make it difficult to see what is happening at the same time. I really like the effort given to see the world as a whole during a specific time frame. It doesn’t get detailed, so if you’re looking for specific events, it may not include it.

United States on May 19, 2023

Amanda Sharp: Content is great, though I was hoping to have a bit more on the last few decades.

United States on May 04, 2023

janet: bought as a gift - very well received thanks

Australia on Jan 08, 2023

Honey C.: Great to know the timeline of the history of the world..

Australia on Oct 22, 2022

George: I keep mine above my bed. Every once in a blue moon I can't get to sleep. I open it up and read about a period in history. Short, informative stories. Well written

Canada on Aug 12, 2022

Bridget: I ordered this book for my nephew for his birthday it was a great hit

Canada on Jul 26, 2022

GwynethGwyneth: I was on the fence about buying this book. But after reading several previous reviewers whining about the use of common era and how christianity was “left out” I was curious enough to give it a try.

After flipping through the book I had to literally laugh out loud. Christianity isn’t left out at all, there’s hardly a page between 500-1750 CE that the religion, figures from it, churches, saints, etc aren’t mentioned at least once. I counted over 40 references. There is even a two page spread on what life would have been like for a little monk boy and one on the crusades. Christianity isn’t downplayed or left out, if anything it was a bit *TOO* christian and Eurocentric. I would have loved to see more on the rest of the world… because you know, other people and religions exist too.

Overall it is a nice book, with beautiful images for the kids. My children have enjoyed reading from it. We don’t use it as our only history book, but as reference and jumping off point to explore more about different time periods and peoples. I am glad they have it around to look through and learn from.

United States on Jul 09, 2022