Turn of the Century
Eleven Centuries of Children and Change
- Paperback
32 pages
- Release Date
1 January 2014
Summary
Travel back in time to meet eleven children, each from the turn of a different century. Each century of the second millennium is brought vividly to life by a child of the period. Intriguing facts complement their stories, and richly detailed illustrations serve up a visual feast that holds a few surprises for the careful observer.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780881063707 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0881063703 |
| Author: | Ellen Jackson, Jan Davey Ellis |
| Publisher: | Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S. |
| Imprint: | Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 32 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 1 January 2014 |
| Weight: | 179g |
| Dimensions: | 281mm x 219mm x 4mm |
| Audience Age: | 5-8 |
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“A fine resource to add to any social studies or history curriculum….”
“Teachers and librarians will find lots of uses for this; kids will just like poring over it.”
About The Author
Ellen Jackson
Ellen Jacksonhas written and published many fiction and nonfiction books for children. She is the author of the award-winningCinder EdnaandThe Ballad of the Booster Bogg, among others. Ellen lives in Californiawith her Miniature Schnauzer, Bailey. She writes almost every day.You can visit her online at EllenJackson.net.Jan Davey Ellisis a native of Ohio. She spent most of her childhood reading. She pored over the illustrations of her favorite books, studying the intricate drawings. She took art lessons at the Cleveland Museum of Art, moving from gallery to gallery with a little collapsible canvas stool and drawing boards, in order to sketch different works of art. Janreceived her B.F.A. in Painting from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.
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