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A Street Through Time

Revised and updated for a new generation! In a series of fourteen intriguing illustrations, the award-winning A Street Through Timetells the story of human history by exploring a street as it evolves from 10,000 BCE to the present day.

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Watch the landscape and daily lives of the street's inhabitants change, as the small settlement grows into a city, is struck by war and plague, and gains trade and industry. Throughout, children are asked to study the photos in order to find a time traveler in each scene, as well as to pick out interesting details, encouraging them to pore over the unique illustrations and more easily learn about the historical background.

Audience
childrenspicture books
Length
short · 32 pages

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