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A completely unique and imaginative take on history for children. Using examples from the past to show how you can start your ow empire, conquer your neighbours or stage your own industrial revolution - this is a fascinating and entertaining approach to the subject.
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Format:Hardcover
How to Change the World with a Ball of String is an easily browsable volume that covers scientific as well as historical information. Its organising idea is the arbitrariness of important discoveries and events, and introduces many key world events by drawing attention to their randomness. Headings such as "Discover a Continent ... by going the wrong way" and "Fight a War ... by sitting still" will entice children to read about Columbus's discovery of the Americas and the lack of movement in the Western Front of WWI.
Overall, this volumes is a great example of enticing and intriguing non-fiction for children which capitalises on kids' natural curiosity. It clearly starts from an assumption that children want to find out about things, rather than working from a list of what kids 'should' know. It's not a comprehensive reference book, but a 'dip-in' type one - although none of us has managed to dip in without reading longer than originally intended. What more can you ask?
Overall, this volumes is a great example of enticing and intriguing non-fiction for children which capitalises on kids' natural curiosity. It clearly starts from an assumption that children want to find out about things, rather than working from a list of what kids 'should' know. It's not a comprehensive reference book, but a 'dip-in' type one - although none of us has managed to dip in without reading longer than originally intended. What more can you ask?
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Excellent Read for Reluctant Readers
14 Jan 2012
Format:Hardcover
This book is an excellent read for reluctant readers as it engages children to read boring facts in a book that represents the facts in a way that is appealing to children. It helped my children to be engaged and to continue reading on chapter after chapter as each story was well explained and linked to the next chapter with the idea of the "ball of string". This book is well suited for children in grades 4-6.
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