Usborne Time Traveler [Hardcover]

Judy Hindley (Author, Editor), Philippa Wingage (Editor), Stephen Cartwright (Illustrator), Toni Goffe (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up | Series: Usborne Time Traveler

-- Takes readers back in time to illustrate the exciting happenings of daily life

-- Imaginary characters help recreate daily events

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Hardcover: 130 pages
• Publisher: Usborne Pub Ltd (June 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0746033656
• ISBN-13: 978-0746033654
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.8 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #132,303 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #43 in Books > Children's Books > Travel & Cultures > Travel

Customer Reviews

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44 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a great book!, March 16, 2003

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This review is from: Usborne Time Traveler (Hardcover)

This book is recommended for ages 9-12, but my 6-year-old ate it up and my 4-year-old enjoyed it too. I bought it because my girls are going through a knights and castles thing, and this was recommended as a good place to learn about them. I thought we'd just read that section and put it on the shelf until the other subjects came up. Well my 6-year-old saw things differently. She loves this book. She loves the way it is laid out and what she is learning from it. She had no interest in Vikings or Romans or Egyptians before this, but now she wants more on all these topics. And it is a fun book for me to read too. It is reminding me of things I hadn't learned since I was a child, and the diagrams are so clear that maybe I am learning things better than I did when I was a child.

28 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Four books in one, excellent information!, April 11, 2000

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This review is from: Usborne Time Traveler (Hardcover)

WOW, this is a compilation of four different civilizations, it includes ALOT of information on understanding how these ancient groups lived. I have learned alot of interesting facts every time I haved looked through the pages. The illustration in it is amazing, there is not a corner left empty in this huge book!

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Altered from the original version, June 9, 2011

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This review is from: Usborne Time Traveler (Hardcover)

I was disappointed with the revised version of Usborne Time Traveler. I own all four of the 1993 edition books and expected this to be a compilation of those paperback books into one hardback book. Although this 1998 version still has a lot of information, a lot of the information is left out from the previous editions. It is missing significant amounts of the main text on each page. There used to be captions for almost everything going on in the full-page illustrations, but now it has up to 50 percent less text per page. There are also some sidebar pictures missing. The coloring of the drawings gives the impression that the artwork is crisper in this new version. It is less cluttered looking, but this is at a cost of less historical explanation. It is still an enjoyable book if you don't know what you're missing, but if you are replacing older editions you'll be disappointed. I am seeking out a used copy of the 1993 version (also available compiled in hardback form if you look hard enough).