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Toys (What was it like in the past S.)
Author: Kamini Khanduri
Synopsis: Part of a series that introduces
children to the concept of the past and the fact that everyday objects
have changed over time, this book examines the history of toys. The
author discusses how life in the past differs from life today, looking
at the topic chronologically in decades from the 1900s to the 2000s. The
book includes a timeline running across the bottom of the spread to
indicate which decade is being discussed. Case-study boxes provide
anecdotes from the past.
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Toys (Start-Up History)
Author: Stewart Ross
Synopsis: An introduction to toys in
history, developed specifically to support units in History Schemes of
Work. It has a "how do we know?" approach with questions that
encourage comparisons between different periods. Notes to parents and
teachers provide background information and activity ideas.
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Toys and Games in the Past (Photopack)
Authors: National Monument Record
Synopsis: These photographs from the
National Monument Record cover the Victorian period to the 1930s and
50s, and include a teacher's booklet. The images include a Victorian
nursery and a 1930s Triang toyshop. They should help pupils'
understanding of costume, transport and buildings in the past.
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Toys and Games (Changes)
Author: Liz Gogerly
Synopsis: A delightful, attractive
approach for young children to explore toys and games of the past. This
book uses a variety of pictures (for example, photos, paintings,
postcards and objects) to look at different types of toys and games in
the past - from educational and outdoor games to dolls and teddy bears.
It has pictures from the Victorian period to present day, so children
can make comparisons between the toys they have today and those their
parents and grandparents may have played with.
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A City Through Time
Author: Philip Steele, Steve Noon
(Illustrator)
Synopsis: Discover the exciting
history of a city on a journey over 2,500 years long. From greek
colonies to the skyscrapers in a modern metropolis, visit cities from
every era. Meet wandering troubadours entertaining a Count in the
castle's Great Hall or spend hours spotting all the hidden details in
any of the twelve panaromic artworks. Perfect for projects or homework
at Key Stage 2.
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School Life in the 1940s and 1950s
Authors: Faye Gardner
Synopsis: Family Scrapbook features the
memories and photographs of real life grannies. Lively narrative text is
supported by a wide range of photographs that feature anything from
contemporary adverts to pictures of the grandmas with their own parents
and grandparents. School Life tells us what it was like to be at school
during the 1940s & 50s.
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Toys Key Stage 1
Author: Christine Moorcroft
Synopsis: Chapters include:
• Our toys
• Old and new toys
• A toy museum
• Learning from pictures
• Teddy bears
• Models
• Musical toys
• Materials
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