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Last month I shared a new series of history books for kids, from one of our favorite children's authors, Carole P Roman. Today I have more of the series to share with you!
These books are 5-7 in the series. This book series is aimed at kids Grades 2-7 but even older kids can use the info in them for school! I would recommend having the whole set as a home resource! And not only are these great resource books, they can make Summer a lot more interesting, if you take one of the books and then devise some Summer projects around it, like cooking, play, museum or historical location visits!


This book was Miss Grace's favorite of the entire series!
If You Were Me and Lived in...Ancient China: The Han Dynasty

schooling.

If You Were Me and Lived in...the Middle Ages

i like the many comparisons of the nobility to the serving class, to show the different sides and how there was not a middle ground, until land started being handed out to smaller nobles and they granted part of it to favored people, creating the stirrings of a middle class. But the book puts emphasis on the differences of education, clothing, food and activities, to show the gulf between the two. The book was very informative, and if Miss Grace had to do a report on the Middle Ages, she would have everything she needed!
Each of the 4 books features a glossary of terms for the book (very helpful for Middle Ages and China), although Carole does provide explanatory info in the text itself. Each of the books also includes a list (along with portraits) of leading people of for the time period. This is also helpful for use for further educational projects, after reading the book, and to set different discoveries into a time frame kids can understand.
About the Author:
Carole P. Roman’s is the award winning author of the nonfiction If You Were Me and Lived in… series of children’s books. The first title in the collection, If You Were Me and Lived in…Mexico, won the Pinnacle Award for Best in Children’s Nonfiction in 2012. If You Were Me and Lived in…Russia and If You Were Me and Lived in...France were finalists in the Indie Fab Foreword Review Book of the Year. Norway and South Korea have also been named as Book of the Year with Rebecca's Reads and Children's Reader's View Book of the Year. Roman has also found success with her Captain No Beard children’s books. Her debut, Captain No Beard: An Imaginary Tale of a Pirate’s Life, was named a Kirkus Best of 2012, received a Star of Exceptional Merit, and won the Pinnacle Award in 2012. Roman lives on Long Island with her husband and very near her children.
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