|
|
History | - 32 items found in your search |
Click on Title to view full description |
|
|
|
1 |
Looking for Marco Polo
Armstrong, Alan
Random House 0375833218 / 9780375833212 Hardcover
After his anthropologist father disappears from the Gobi desert while tracing Marco Polo's ancient route from Venice to China, 11-year-old Mark suffers an asthma attack. To distract the boy, Doc Hornaday tells Mark the tale of Marco Polo. Marco's journey bolsters Mark's courage and whets his appetite for risk and adventure. Written by the author of the Newberry Honour-winning "Whittington" and "Raleigh's Page"
Price:
28.80 SGD
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
Raleigh's Page
Armstrong, Alan
Random House 0375833196 / 9780375833199 Hardcover with book jacket
Meticulously researched and brilliantly crafted, combining fictional characters with historical, this tale by a Newbery Honor author offers up a vivid look at the cloak-and-dagger politics of Elizabethan England, and a genuine feel for what it must have been like for the first Europeans to set foot on the beautiful, bountiful, savage shores of America.
Price:
28.80 SGD
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
Early Modern Times: From Elizabeth the First to the Fourty-Niners (Story of the World Vol. 3)
Bauer, Susan Wise
Peace Hill Press 0971412995 / 9780971412996 Paperback
This read-aloud series is designed for parents to share with elementary-school children. Susan Wise Bauer has provided a captivating guide to the history of other lands. Written in an engaging, straightforward manner, Volume 3: Early Modern Times weaves world history into a story book format. Who was the Sun King? Why did the Luddites go around England smashing machines? And how did samurai become sumo wrestlers? It covers the major historical events in the years 1600 to 1850, as well as including maps, illustrations, and tales from each culture.
Price:
28.80 SGD
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
The Middle Ages Activity Book: From the Fall of Rome to the Rise of the Renaissance (Revised) ( Story of the World Vol. 2)
Bauer, Susan Wise
Peace Hill Press 1933339136 / 9781933339139
This comprehensive activity book and curriculum guide contains all you need to make history come alive for your child! Don't just read about history—experience it! Color a picture of a Viking warrior, make an edible oasis, create a Moorish ruler's turban and Aztec jewelry and more. Designed to turn the accompanying book The Story of the World: Volume 2: The Middle Ages, Revised Edition into a complete history program, this Activity Book provides you with comprehension questions and answers, sample narrations, maps and geography activities, coloring pages, lists of additional readings in history and literature, and plenty of simple, hands-on activities;all designed for grades 1-4.
Price:
59.40 SGD
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5 |
The Middle Ages: From the Fall of Rome to the Rise of the Renaissance (Story of the World Vol. 2)
Bauer, Susan Wise
Peace Hill Press 1933339098 / 9781933339092 Paperback
Now more than ever, other cultures are affecting our everyday lives—and our children need to learn about the other countries of the world and their history. Susan Wise Bauer has provided a captivating guide to the history of other lands. Written in an engaging, straightforward manner, this revised edition of The Story of the World: History for the Classical Child, Volume 2: The Middle Ages weaves world history into a story book format. Who discovered chocolate? What happened to the giant Fovor of the Mighty Blows? Why did the Ottoman Turks drag their war ships across dry land?
Price:
28.80 SGD
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6 |
The Modern Age: From Victoria's Empire to the End of the USSR ( Story of the World Vol. 4)
Bauer, Susan Wise
Peace Hill Press 0972860339 / 9780972860338 Paperback
Where was the Crystal Palace? Who was the Sick Man of Europe? And how did cow fat start a revolution? Now more than ever, other countries and customs affect our everyday lives—and our children need to learn about the people who live all around the world. Susan Wise Bauer has provided a captivating guide to the history of modern nations all around the world. Written in an engaging, straightforward manner, the final volume of the popular Story of the World series weaves world history into a storybook format, covering major historical events in the years 1850-2000. From the Middle East and China to Africa and the Americas—find out what happened all around the world in the last century and a half. Designed as a read-aloud project for parents and children to share together, The Story of the World includes the stories of each continent and people group.
Price:
28.80 SGD
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8 |
The Story of the World Vol. 1
Bauer, Susan Wise
1933339004 / 9781933339009 Paperback
What terrible secret was buried in Shi Huangdi's tomb? Did nomads like lizard stew? What happened to Anansi the Spider in the Village of the Plantains? And how did a six-year-old become the last emperor of Rome? Told in a straightforward, engaging style that has become Susan Wise Bauer's trademark, The Story of the World series covers the sweep of human history from ancient times until the present. Africa, China, Europe, the Americas—find out what happened all around the world in long-ago times. This first revised volume begins with the earliest nomads and ends with the last Roman emperor. Newly revised and updated, The Story of the World, Volume 1 includes maps, a new timeline, more illustrations, and additional parental aids. This read-aloud series is designed for parents to share with elementary-school children. Enjoy it together and introduce your child to the marvelous story of the world's civilizations.
Price:
28.80 SGD
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9 |
The Story of the World: Activity Book One: Ancient Times: From the Earliest Nomads to the Last Roman Emperor (Revised)
Bauer, Susan Wise
Peace Hill Press 1933339055 / 9781933339054
This comprehensive activity book and curriculum guide contains all you need to make history come alive for your child! Don't just read about history—experience it! Color a picture of a Minoan bull-jumper, make a model of the Nile River, create Roman armor and Celtic jewelry and more. Designed to turn the accompanying book The Story of the World, Volume 1: Ancient Times into a complete history program, this Activity Book provides you with comprehension questions and answers, coloring pages, lists of additional readings in history and literature, and plenty of simple, hands-on activities—all designed for grades 1-4.
Price:
59.40 SGD
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10 |
The Story of the World: Activity Book, Volume 3: Early Modern Times
Bauer, Susan Wise
Peace Hill Press 0972860320 / 9780972860321 Paperback
This comprehensive activity book and curriculum guide contains all you need to make history come alive for your child! DON'T JUST READ about history--experience it! Color a picture of Captain Cook in Botany Bay, design a Persian rug, play the Battle of Bunker Hill board game, and pan for gold. Designed to turn the accompanying book The Story of the World, Volume 3 into a complete history program, this activity book provides comprehension questions and answers, sample narrations, maps and geography activities, coloring pages, lists of additional readings in history and literature, and many simple, hands-on activities--all designed for grades 1--4.
Price:
56.00 SGD
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11 |
World History Made Simple: Matching History with the Bible
Beechick, Ruth
0880620730 / 9780880620734 Paperback
Teens can study this book as a course in survey of world history or plug it anywhere into their social studies. They will gain a knowledge of history past and future, and gain also a biblical worldview to help with thinking about governments and issues of today. Adults can skip the student assignments and read through this unique approach to history. Because it follows the Bible, it solves a number of mysteries that other history books cannot solve.
Price:
23.70 SGD
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12 |
Pedro's Journal
Conrad, Pam
Scholastic 0590462067 / 9780590462068 Paperback
Written in a diary format, this mesmerizing tale brings to life the story of Columbus' voyage, as seen through the eyes of a young boy.
Price:
10.10 SGD
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13 |
5000 year-old Puzzle
Logan, Claudia
Melanie Kroupa Books 0374323356 / 9780374323356 Hardcover
It is 1924, two years after the discovery of King Tut's tomb, Will Hunt and his family become part of an archaeological team led by world-famous Egyptologist Dr. George Reisner. Based on actual records of Reisner's history-making dig, this original picture book uses journal entries, funny postcards, and quirky cartoons to pull readers into an ancient unsolved mystery. Full-color illustrations.
Price:
28.90 SGD
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14 |
Colonial Life (Time Travelers History Study Series) - CD Rom
Pak, Amy
Homeschool in the Woods 0972026584 / 9780972026581 CD Rom
Our second in the series, "Colonial Life," contains 25 lessons that can spread across 5-10 weeks, covering: America’s Colonies Begin, The Colonial Home, Clothing, Food, Family Life, School, Faith in the Colonies, Villages & Cities, Health & Medicine, Artisans, Crime & Punishment, Plantations & Slavery, Pleasures & Pastimes, and Holidays!
Price:
49.20 SGD
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15 |
History Through the Ages - Collection CD
Pak, Amy
Homeschool in the Woods 097202655X / 9780972026550 CDRom
The CDs include: * PDF pages of all the figures in our four HISTORY Through the Ages Timeline sets in both WALL and NOTEBOOK SIZE, with and without text descriptions. • Creation to Christ • Resurrection to Revolution • Napoleon to Now • America's History • PDF pages of 80 NEW Bonus Figures • For advanced projects, the same 1260+ timeline images are offered as a gallery of high-quality GIFS that can be individually enlarged or reduced, allowing versatile uses such as coloring book pages, notebook timelines, complements to research papers, games, and more! Since they are individual images, you can pick and choose the exact figures you'd like without having to print off a whole page of extras you may not need at the moment. • The images are organized in over 30 helpful categories, stored in web browser format: Chronological, alphabetical, and several classifications that help make topical studies a breeze!
Price:
127.40 SGD
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
16 |
History Through the Ages: Suggested Placement Guide
Pak, Amy
Homeschool in the Woods 0972026568 / 9780972026567 Paperback
With over 1,260 images in the HISTORY Through the Ages Historical Timeline Figures collection, this guide will help with previewing how many images will fill a page in the future, allowing children to determine where to align the figures, as well as where to include their own annotations and additions! Having the child involved in looking up the location of figures helps in developing necessary research skills. Although this guide has the figures specifically placed, there is not just one set way! Children are encouraged to place the images where they see fit. This guide will help by giving a glimpse of what's to come, aiding your child in the decision making process!
Price:
16.90 SGD
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
17 |
New World Explorers CD (Time Travelers History Study) - CD Rom
Pak, Amy
Homeschool in the Woods 0972026576 / 9780972026574 CD Rom
The CD includes each lesson's text pages, project overview pages, and a wide variety of masters for projects! Photos and drawings help illustrate the directions for completing the 35 activities. Choose the projects that work best for your family! Five "Project Days" are built into the schedule to help allow for extra time to complete outstanding projects. Also included are teacher helps, resource lists, teacher keys, and a "guide-at-a-glance." This one-page guide will allow the teacher to see the whole schedule of upcoming topics and projects on one page. Tastefully laid out for inclusion in your three-ring binder, this unit study will give both the teacher and students a thorough, exciting adventure into the classic Age of Exploration!
Price:
49.20 SGD
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18 |
Record of Time (Timeline Notebook)
Pak, Amy
Homeschool in the Woods B000J3MMTU Hardcover/Ring Binder
This includes: • A 12" x 9" HARD-COVER 3-RING BINDER to take the shelf wear and years of use! This allows the timeline to lay flat and offers a way to remove or add additional pages. • One-hundred and twenty-two durable, ivory colored, cardstock pages, 11" x 8.5" (horizontal), dated from 5000 BC to 2025 AD. Each page contains faint background lines to keep written notations neat as well as notable, inspiring quotes pertaining to the time period! • An additional 17 pages of maps, both ancient and modern world, to add interest in your child's studies! • A signature page to personalize the Record Book with your child's name and date!
Price:
68.30 SGD
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
19 |
Record of Time (Timeline Notebook) on CD
Pak, Amy
Homeschool in the Woods ROTTLNBCD CDRom
• The "Record of Time on CD" includes One-hundred and twenty-five pages containing timeline pages that are dated from 5000 BC to 2025 AD in PDF format, in both HORIZONTAL and VERTICAL formats. Each page contains faint background lines to keep written notations neat, as well as notable, inspiring quotes pertaining to the time period! A signature page is also included to personalize the Record Book with your child's name and date! A blank lined page is also included should you wish to expand your timeline. • The CD contains a BONUS MAP, making 18 pages of maps, both ancient and modern world, to add interest in your child's studies! • Along with our popular "Suggested Placement Guide" for our horizontal "Record of Time" is a new VERTICAL format, designed especially for this CD! The Suggested Placement Guide will help you see what is coming on each page, and help you make an intelligent choice for placement of our timeline figures.
Price:
67.90 SGD
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
20 |
The American Revolution CD (Time Travelers History Study) - CD Rom
Pak, Amy
Homeschool in the Woods 0972026592 / 9780972026598 CD Rom
Our third in the series, "The American Revolution," contains 25 lessons that can spread across 5-10 weeks, covering the politics and conflicts that launched a new nation, such as: Colonial beginnings, the French & Indian War, problems leading up to the revolution, Continental Congress, General Washington, women of the war, several specific battles, many important figures who stood for the cause of liberty, and much more!
Price:
49.20 SGD
|
|
|
|
|
|
