A Street Through Time

Book Description

Demonstrating the unfolding of history, panoramic views visiting a particular site every few centuries follow the evolution of a Stone Age riverside settlement into a twentieth-century city. A bold title and date with a few sentences describing significant changes appears in the upper-right-hand corner of each broad vertical scene. Added statements wind around the four borders, offering details about daily life of the period and inviting readers to search for significant activities among the many small vignettes in the larger view. Tiny figures busy at daily life offer an engaging chronicle of human experience over time as invaders and disease take their toll or more peaceful times bring prosperity and growth. The hypothetical street is in an unnamed European setting; Romans, Barbarians, Vikings, and the plague alter the fortunes of in-habitants. Some of the historical milestones represented by the fourteen segments are not so far apart, while long stretches of time separate others. It's a very telescopic view, compressing the rich complexities of history into a few glimpses, but there's plenty of human interest in the passing scene to keep readers poring over the shifting yet similar pursuits of people over time. The timeline construct is a useful demonstration for children, and the busy vistas would make a fine springboard for encouraging students to create scenes of local history.

Customer Reviews:

A Street Through Time.......2007-05-03

This story is about a 12,000 year walk through history. The story tells about what happened in 10,000 BC through the 1900's. In 10,000 BC people lived by hunting, fishing and gathering. This was important because they would have food to eat and they would use the animals' fur and hide for clothes and tents. These people were called nomads.

8,000 years later in 2,000 BC, the first farmers learned how to grow crops. Growing crops was a new skill that was developed. Other skills they learned were pottery, cloth weaving and metal working. The people of 2000 BC believed that a goddess made their crops grow and they also believed in gods.

1,400 years later in 600 BC people learned how to smelt iron. With the iron they could make better weapons and tools. The people could use the weapons to hunt and kill. They also could use the tools to construct huts to live in. Also a good plow was invented to help farm.

In 100 AD the Roman Empire brought a new way of life. The new way of life was that their village became a town. The town had hundreds of people and a bridge had been built so that the people wouldn't have to ride on a boat to get across the river. A family that is rich lived in a domus and they made slaves do all of the hard work.

In 600 AD invaders came to Europe and destroyed the new way of life. The life they lived was horrible. The invaders destroyed the people's homes, the fort, and piped water. They also destroyed the baths and toilets. The villagers ate wild boar, sheep and pigs. The fish traps provided the villagers with fresh fish.

In 900 AD Barbarians settled in the village and became Christians. Different invaders were attacking the village. These invaders were called Viking Raiders. The Viking Raiders came to the village to find treasure and slaves. The people were scared and they tried to hide their treasure. Some people were killed and some people were taken away.

In 1200 AD the ruler of the medieval village was called a lord. He built a castle to protect the people. The lord's son and his son's wife ran the village for the lord. The lord and his family lived a better life then the villagers. The village people lived in small houses.

In the 1400's a trade for boats made a village grow into a town. Some people in the town had become very rich. People who were rich could afford high priced glass and toilets. The poor people from the town had to drink water from the dirty river. People in the town threw their trash in the street.

In the 1500's a disease called Black Death came to Europe. Black Death was a disease that was carried by fleas and black rats. The disease killed most of the people in the town. People who died were taken in a death cart and were buried in a plague pit. The people tried to help themselves by burning sulfur in the street to get rid of the deadly infection.

In the 1600's war broke out. The town was under attack by enemy soldiers. The enemy soldiers were fighting the town's people over religion and who should rule the country. The church, stone castle and Miller's house that had most of the lord's flour were burned down. Also many people died.

In the 1700's peace had returned to the town and war had ended. Some houses were repaired after the war. The lord lived in a mansion. The poor people were cramped and lived together. Coffee was imported and became a drink. People sold fruit, flour and other goods. A mail coach was a type of transportation that carried passengers and mail from town to town.

In the early 1800's coal was discovered. Air was bad from the smoke of the coal and conditions were also bad for the people. Factory wages were low and the town's people had to work long hours. Children also worked to earn money.

In late 1800's the town had grown into a city. Conditions had improved. A new train carried people from towns to cities. A town hall was built to celebrate the wealth of the city. Steam engines were used to power boats and locomotives.

In the 1900's to the new millennium an airplane is a new type of transportation. People have more time to have fun and they have more time to rest and play. Businesses replaced heavy industries because they didn't want waste in their surroundings. People now live in houses or apartments. The government protects ancient monuments and the people. The Street Through Time is a great, unique, and fantastic book to read and to learn about the past.

endlessly fascinating.......2006-12-17

all the kids AND adults in our house are endlessly fascinated by this book. we always find something on every page that we hadn't noticed before. aside from the hundreds of historical details is the gorgeous artwork, placing the street/town in various times of day and seasons of the year. you can almost smell the fall air, the snow in winter. i've seen most of the "a ____ through time" books, and this is the best, in my opinion. the scale is not too big, and not too small. this a book that will be pored over for many years.

A great book you'll enjoy almost as much as your kids.......2006-11-16

My children greatly enjoy all the books in this series, and while Anne Millard does a great job with the facts it is the art of Steve Noon that really makes these books phenomenal. Easily understood information that is very interesting appears on each page, and with characters you can follow throughout the book you can spend a long time searching for them -- which allows you to really appreciate all the other historically accurate mini-scenes that play out all over. I will admit that I have been known to look through these books even when my children aren't around. This book, and all the others in this series, should be enjoyable for all children of all ages. Even those who aren't old enough to read will still love the pictures and learn something. Older children learn quite a bit, and keep coming back to the book because there is always something new to find. I highly recommend this book, and encourage any parent to add all of them to their collection!

A timeless reference.......2006-07-31

This book presents a dozen historically significant dates and vignettes from the stone age to the present day. The realistic illustrations of the street, its buildings and inhabitants show a snapshot of each age plus lingering elements from earlier times. A scene from circa 1500 AD, for example, shows intimate details and panoramic views: a white cross marking the door of a quarantined house, the visible panic of a plague victim upon seeing the black pustules under his arm, a medieval windmill built on a prehistoric barrow, a castle built on the ruins of a Roman fort, etc. The drama and detail help history come alive for readers.

Adults may not learn anything new from A Street Through Time but children glean a great deal of information from the labeled illustrations and interesting facts listed in the margins. My kids inspect this book repeatedly, paying special attention to the activities of their young counterparts down through the ages.

History Lesson at a Glance .......2006-03-24

Any one can learn about how people lived during an era easily by viewing all that takes place on a typical day. Each page captures the lives of those who live in that era for all to see at a glance. Added fun is trying to find the time traveler on each page! And, yes, he is on each page - hiding in haystacks during raids, on a boat during the plaque to bartering for fruits on yet another page (era). Teacher loved it,and kids have enjoyed veiwing an learning without realizing it.

Identity and Power in the Ancient Andes: Tiwanaku Cities through Time (Critical Perspectives in Identity, Memory & the Built Environment)

Average customer rating:

Identity and Power in the Ancient Andes: Tiwanaku Cities through Time (Critical Perspectives in Identity, Memory & the Built Environment)
John Wayne Janusek
Manufacturer: Routledge
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

Look Inside Nonfiction Books | Trip | Specialty Stores | Books

Look Inside Science Books | Trip | Specialty Stores | Books

All Titles | Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007 | Stores | Books

Nonfiction | Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007 | Stores | Books
Similar Items:

ASIN: 0415946344

Book Description

The Tiwanaku state was the political and cultural center of ancient Andean civilization for almost 700 years. Identity and Power is the result of ten years of research that has revealed significant new data. Janusek explores the origins, development, and collapse of this ancient state through the lenses of social identities--gender, ethnicity, occupation, for example--and power relations. He combines recent developments in social theory with the archaeological record to create a fascinating and theoretically informed exploration of the history of this important civilization.

The Radio City Rockettes: A Dance Through Time

Average customer rating:

A little disappointed
a huge disappointment
Rockette Book
Rockettes ROCK!
Unflattering photos UGH!

The Radio City Rockettes: A Dance Through Time
James Porto
Manufacturer: HarperCollins Publishers
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | Performing Arts | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books

General | Photography | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books

General | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books

ASIN: 0061255076
Release Date: 2006-11-07

Customer Reviews:

A little disappointed.......2007-08-23

The photos are lovely but I was disappointed by the lack of historical photos. I wanted to see earlier costumes and dancers instead of the same costumes on different dancers and the same dancers in different costumes. I also thought there could have been more historical text - what was included was a little sketchy.

a huge disappointment.......2007-02-03

My sister was a Rockette and I was a Rockette myself for 21 years.I was looking forward to getting this book and after checking it out I was ready to return it.The costumes are great, most of them I had worn but with all the costumes the Rockettes have worn through the years each girl could have worn something different.
The photo archives,what happened to them.Though it was great to see the photo of the four gals on the trolly in San Francisco and I worked with them, that made me proud.
One more thing,the Rockettes are a group,the individual photos bothered me,the magic is in the group of women.

Rockette Book.......2007-01-16

Was expecting a hardcover book but that is my fault b/c I didn't double check and just assumed it was but all in all it is a very neat book! I gave it as a Christmas gift to a friend that is auditioning for Rockettes this year and thought it would be a cute keepsake but again, it would have been a little nicer if it was a hardcover b/c I'm afraid that the edges will bend easily.

Rockettes ROCK!.......2007-01-10

I wish this book were 750 pages, because then more and more pictures of all the dancers could have been included! I got this very neat book for my thirteen year old daughter as a Christmas present, and she loved it! After seeing the Christmas Spectacular together at Radio City Music Hall a few years ago, the whole family loves the Rockettes. But no one loves them more than I do. I just have the biggest smile while reading this book as I imagine how the performances would appear in each of the many different costumes shown in this fun book! I especially like the way the dancers are presented individually, in a full-body portrait, as they model a variety of costumes from the history of their spectacular performances... its almost like being introduced to them all! The Rockettes ROCK! and if you are their fan, you'll really have a lot of fun reading this book.

Unflattering photos UGH!.......2006-12-27

As a former Rockette, this was at the top of my Christmas List. I couldn't wait to get my hands on it. Boy, was I disappointed. The vintage and candid photos are GREAT, but they are few and far between. The new photos of the Rockettes are horrible; the photos are poorly lit, their faces are shadowed, some of the poses look awkward and uncomfortable. I have worn some of these costumes and seen them up close, and this book falls way short of showcasing the masterpieces of Erte, Bob Mackie, etc...

I am shocked that Radio City Rockettes would approve such photos. Most of the new photos have REALLY BAD LIGHTING, and make the Rockettes look old, tired and the costumes dull.

I was surprised this book was photographed by an acclaimed photographer. With digital photography and photoshop being all the rage these days, I would have expected so much more.

I love the Rockettes and I am proud to have been part of such a legendary organization. I am disappointed that this book didn't showcase the dancers in the way in which they deserve.

Cityscapes of Boston: An American City Through Time

Average customer rating:

A worthy successor to a pretty cool book... when's volume 3?
awesome historical record -- and entertaining too!!
New insight into Boston

Cityscapes of Boston: An American City Through Time
Robert Campbell
Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin (T)
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

General | Architecture | Professional & Technical | Subjects | Books

Landscape | Architecture | Professional & Technical | Subjects | Books

ASIN: 0395581192

Book Description

Robert Campbell's eloquent and witty text sculpts an image of how Boston has changed with time. Each pair of pictures compares a site in Boston in the past and in the present. This book also explores the evolution of cities in general--how they develop and decay, build up and spread out, and revive and change. Beautiful black-and-white photography gives an insightful portrait of Boston, past and present.

Customer Reviews:

A worthy successor to a pretty cool book... when's volume 3?.......2003-05-01

The authors' second collaboration of historical photos of Boston (the first was Boston Then and Now from 1982) came out ten years after the original, and shows a Boston I'm more familiar with. Much of the blight that Boston seemed to have been drowning in as late as the late 80s is gone in the new pictures in this book, and more of it is shown. The architectural finesses -- buildings with added floors, the defacement of buildings such as the former Fiske building on State St, before-and-afters of Quincy Market -- are given great attention in this book, and Campbell, the author of the text, is not happy with much of it. Especially poignant, towards the end, is a huge bit of graffiti along Columbus Ave from the 60s protesting the impending construction of I-95 through Boston; in 1992, however, the highway never having been built, it is now a park serving people from the South End all the way down to Jamaica Plain.

This book is actually a readable book, more so than the first which was all about the pictures, and much of Campbell's ideas on urban planning are on display here. Campbell, one gathers, would not be happy with the current plans to build open space over the Big Dig, yet he applauds the demolition of an old parking garage that converted Post Office Square from a desolate, confusing high-rise commercial ghetto into at least a more presentable area where the architecture of the surrounding buildings can be enjoyed from street level. Campbell's obsession with urban density comes off as being a bit agoraphobic, but it's easy to see what he means when he describes useless open space as being as much a blight as overhead highways or slums.

To those of you who might live in or regularly visit Boston, but have never seen, can't remember, or simply can't imagine downtown without the dust and construction that the Big Dig and its related projects have brought on, this book is a record of Boston just before they started tearing everything apart. It's also a valuable historical record of the evolution of a city.

awesome historical record -- and entertaining too!!.......2002-04-10

With text by Robert Campbell and photographs (primarily) by Peter Vanderwarker, this book is not only a wonderful volume documenting the history of Boston, but a general and gentle instruction in the rise and fall and rise and fall cycles of many cities, focusing in particular on the "built environment". All photographs are in black-and-white, but this makes the comparison between old and new cityscapes easier. Within each of seven chapters there are a series of two-page pieces featuring photographs and an essay on such topics as: Murdering Another Street, A Waterfront Workplace Becomes a Playpen, A Landmark on Top of a Landmark, A Building That Floats, etc. The text is informative and interesting. Maps are used to supplement the material, and a good index follows. If only all history and architecture books could be this well done!

Exceptional work, highly recommended.

New insight into Boston.......2000-12-14

My sister in law gave us this book a couple years ago when we moved to Boston. I grew up in the burbs and my wife in the Midwest so we had plenty to explore. The book sat idle for over a year, but when I pulled it down, I was amazed that I hadn't opened it sooner. This book is wonderful.

This is a city that revels in its history, and, to an outsider, Boston sometimes seems a bit mired in its parochial and seemingly unchanging ways. You can end up assuming, "Gosh, it must always have been this way with it's cobblestones and colonial landmarks." This book shattered my assumptions about the static nature of this city.

The authors peel off layer after layer from the city and as the landmarks come and go the authors reflect, educate and entertain as to how these physical changes are linked to history of the city. Some changes are success stories of planning, others fortunate twists of fate, and yet others, unmitigated urban planning disasters. All fascinating illustrations that help the reader understand the city on a more meaningful level.

Book Description

Created by Steve Noon, illustrator of the award-winning A Street Through Time, this stunning picture book vividly brings to life the history and growth of a city. Beginning with the birth of a fictional Greek colony and ending with a modern metropolis, A City Through Time is a captivating journey through 2,500 years.

Customer Reviews:

Wonderful concept.......2007-09-15

I love all the books in this series. This one has almost too much on each two page spread (more than some of the others in the series). But it's worth spending the time really looking and exploring the pages.

Each book in this series takes a plot of land, in this case various parts of a city (not always from the exact same location in this one), and shows how it changes from pre-history human occupation through various key times in history (Greeks, Romans, Middle Ages, Industrial Rev. through to modern times).

Because of the detail in this book, it would probably take several sittings to go through it together with your kids. It would also be a great one to leave out on the coffee table. It's the kind of book kids will pick up over and over again.

There's a small amount of text on each page. Then around the edges there are "characters" which you can then try to find in the picture. This helps give the pages focus.

I think this series of books are a great supplement to world history study and/or interesting to read and study just for fun.

A great entertaining book for all.......2006-11-16

Daily Life in Ancient and Modern Beijing (Cities Through Time)

Average customer rating:

Daily Life in Ancient and Modern Beijing (Cities Through Time)
Robert F. Baldwin
Manufacturer: Runestone Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

Asia | History & Historical Fiction | Children's Books | Subjects | Books

General | History & Historical Fiction | Children's Books | Subjects | Books

General | World | History | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 082253214X

Daily Life in Ancient and Modern Mexico City (Cities Through Time)

Average customer rating:

Daily Life in Ancient and Modern Mexico City (Cities Through Time)
Steve Cory
Manufacturer: Runestone Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

General | History & Historical Fiction | Children's Books | Subjects | Books

General | Ages 9-12 | Children's Books | Subjects | Books

Daily Life in Ancient and Modern London (Cities Through Time)

Average customer rating:

Daily Life in Ancient and Modern London (Cities Through Time)
Betony Toht
Manufacturer: Runestone Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

Europe | History & Historical Fiction | Children's Books | Subjects | Books

General | Ages 9-12 | Children's Books | Subjects | Books

This is London (This is . . .)

ASIN: 0822532239

Daily Life in Ancient and Modern Paris (Cities Through Time)

Average customer rating:

Daily Life in Ancient and Modern Paris (Cities Through Time)
Sarah Hoban
Manufacturer: Runestone Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

General | History & Historical Fiction | Children's Books | Subjects | Books

General | Ages 9-12 | Children's Books | Subjects | Books
Similar Items:

ASIN: 0822532220

Customer Reviews:

The best woodcuts may be on the cover of this book.......2000-03-29

Although the QUANTITY is high, I thought the QUALITY of the reproductions was low. This might be a better resource for art historians than artists.

Books:

Books Index

Books Home

Recommended Books