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Format: Paperback
ISBN-10: 0531158500
ISBN-13: 9780531158500
Sep 1997
Publisher: Scholastic Library Pub
Grade:
From 4 to 6
Reprint
First Books - Examining the Past
Language: English |
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Synopsis
Tells the stories of markets all over the world, from ancient times to the present day.
| Details | | Series: | First Books - Examining the Past |
| Size | | Height: | 8.8 in | | Width: | 7.3 in | | Thickness: | 0.2 in | | Weight: | 4.8 oz |
Industry Reviews
Gr 4-6 The importance of markets within the worldwide economic system is traced throughout history. Each chapter follows the same format. Readers are assigned a role (a slave, a pirate, an employee of a wealthy merchant, a rural shopkeeper, etc.) and then placed in a particular market scenario. A hand-drawn map and a heading that lists the time and place helps to fill in the details. The chapters progress from the simple bartering or trading of goods and services, to the Sumerians writing receipts on clay tablets, the Roman development of metal coinage, an 11th-century French trade fair, the European search for spice routes, and eventually to the warehouse stores of today. The dark side of trading is not ignored; sections focus on thieves and piracy as well as the slave market. The "you are there" approach makes the book livelier than a lot of series nonfiction, but it can be confusing. Since the roles are constantly changing, it's sometimes difficult to remember each character's point of view. The book's design is nonintimidating. Information is presented in digestible bites, along with color photographs, reproductions, and colorful drawings. An unusual approach to the topic. Lucinda Snyder Whitehurst, St. Christopher's School, Richmond, VA
Lopate
Each short chapter begins with a you-were-there introduction, such as 'You are Eudora, a Greek slave, accompanying your mistress, Claudia, to the market.' This approach and the inclusion of distinctive details make the discussions concrete and readable, though the brevity of each chapter forces compromises between giving the flavor of the market experience and offering some explanation or context to make it meaningful. Still, with colorful drawings as well as period photos and prints and full-color shots of sites and artifacts, this book has some strengths for social studies units.
Annotation copyright H.W. Wilson Company.
Phelan
The dark side of trading is not ignored; sections focus on thieves and piracy as well as the slave market. The 'you are there' approach makes the book livelier than a lot of series nonfiction, but it can be confusing. Since the roles are constantly changing, it's sometimes difficult to remember each character's point of view. The book's design is nonintimidating. Information is presented in digestible bites, along with color photographs, reproductions, and colorful drawings. An unusual approach to the topic.
Annotation copyright H.W. Wilson Company.
Whitehurst
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