Then and Now (Usborne Talkabout Books) [Paperback]

Heather Amery (Author), Peter Firmin (Illustrator), Karen Bryant-Mole (Contributor)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 2008 | Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up | Series: Usborne Talkabout Books

-- Pictures and complementary text explain two fundamental principles of time

-- Illustrated in full color

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Paperback: 24 pages
• Publisher: Usborne Pub Ltd; Revised edition (January 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0794522114
• ISBN-13: 978-0794522117
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 6.3 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #11,923 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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38 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting and Educational, May 31, 2006

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This review is from: Then and Now (Usborne Talkabout Books) (Paperback)

My son who is 7 loves this book. He loves to pour over this book and talk about the differences between different eras. This book is essentially a picture book with some writing. The pictures depict two scenes side by side from different times in history. For example, it might show the front of a general store with a dirt road, a stage coach, and wagon pulled by horses, women in long dresses etc. And on the other page it would show the front of a grocery store now with grocery carts, cars, etc.

21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great way to teach young children about time, August 11, 2007

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E. Evans - See all my reviews

This review is from: Then and Now (Usborne Talkabout Books) (Paperback)

How can you teach a preschooler about how society changes over time? It is a very difficult task, but one accomplished with this book. Filled with fabulous, detailed illustrations, this book compares the way things were done "then" (late 1800s/early 1900s)to how they are "now". I had fun discussions with my 4 year old daughter about how people used to cook,
shop, and farm, for example.

This is a book published from Great Britain, so there are a few little "Briti-cisms" (i.e. calling a sweater a "jumper"), but it is entirely appropriate for American audiences nonetheless.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very helpful, December 28, 2007

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C. Straub (N. Virginia, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Then and Now (Usborne Talkabout Books) (Paperback)

I first found Then and Now on a booklist for Sonlight's homeschool curriculum (for pre-K). It's a great help in teaching kids about the changes in society over the year. My 4yo son really enjoys looking at it and finding the differences between the pictures of "then" and "now."
Recommended!!