Journey Across Time: The Early Ages, Student Edition [Hardcover]

Jackson S. Spielvogel (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0078241332 | ISBN-13: 978-0078241338 | Publication Date: May 5, 2004 | Edition: 1

The perfect combination of story and standards

Journey Across Time: The Early Ages is an all-new middle school world history program organized chronologically from the first humans and ancient civilizations to the present. Co-authored by National Geographic and Jackson Spielvogel, Journey Across Times: The Early Ages' engaging narrative and outstanding visuals transport students back in time. As co-author, National Geographic ensures that students understand the influence of geography on historical events. The result is a standards-based program with important geography skills embedded in every lesson.

Journey Across Time: The Early Ages is available in a full volume and also as Course 1 (7000 B.C. to A.D.800) and Course 2 (A.D.500 to A.D.1750).

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Hardcover: 794 pages
• Publisher: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (May 5, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0078241332
• ISBN-13: 978-0078241338
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.6 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #570,786 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars concise review of a vast subject, February 12, 2011

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This review is from: Journey Across Time: The Early Ages, Student Edition (Hardcover)

This is a book my grandson uses in his social studies class of world history. It covers ancient history of many cultures. I bought this book for home, as he was always forgetting to bring his school's book home when he needed it for homework purposes; and who wants to lug around heavy texts, especially since at least 4 classes he has, has a heavy text. He was in a previous school, with a text on the same subject that got into many more details, all of which he had no desire to get into. This book seems to "cut to the chase" more and gives the most important points, without getting carried away to the extent that the bigger picture can get lost. He is able to to do better with tests, etc., with this text. I am glad this school uses this book, versus the more involved text his last school used. Not every 6th grader wants to "major" in social studies! (my opinion of his previous school's text on the same subject) I read this book too, as I get the big picture of many different places and peoples and how and where they originated from, their religions, their discoveries and contributions to world development. Good starting point for ancient and not so ancient history. For example, I understand more about today's major religions from this useful book.

5 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars This is dumb, November 1, 2005

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This review is from: Journey Across Time: The Early Ages, Student Edition (Hardcover)

I have to use it every day in school, it is so dry you could dump the ocean on it and it would not get wet. I always fall asleep while reading it. This is a boring book in a 12 year olds veiw, I dont know about you but DONT BUY IT! IT SUCKS! Well only nerds and geeks will like it.