Review "Each book in this high interest series has short sentences with large pictures to make it easy to comprehend for young readers. The use of color in contemporary photos and b&w for archival photos will help readers to see which photo is from which era. Caption boxes add a bit more information to each topic. The 'names to know' page and further reading page in each book makes them more valuable to older readers. This series is a great beginning social studies unit for young learners." --Library Media Connection--Journal"This visually dynamic series engages kids from the covers all the way through to the end with its vibrant colors and striking images. Each page has brilliant photographs from the past opposite present-day images for comparison. In addition to contrasting then and now, each book concludes with how things have also stayed the same. The 'Names to Know' section, short bios of people who made significant or interesting contributions to the covered field, is an excellent addition. The further-reading sections include a mix of websites and print resources." --School Library Journal, Series Made Simple--Journal Read more About the Author A former elementary school teacher, Jennifer Boothroyd has written many nonfiction books for children. Read more
