The Usborne Book of Living Long Ago is one of my favorite Usborne books from my childhood. Well, we actually had it as individual books, and we didn't have the fourth section, so I was even more excited to see a version where they're all together. I don't know whether this was ever used in my schooling or not -- it probably was, but what I remember most is finding it/them on the bookshelf as an older child and going back to it over and over again, looking at all the interesting tidbits. 

In typical Usborne illustrations (lots of detail and explanations), we get to explore history through the lens of four basic issues that everyone has had to find solutions for throughout time (and very different ones, as we see): food, clothes, houses, and transportation. Each section is presented chronologically, from the earliest known people groups, to Egyptians, and Roman, Medieval, and Victorian times, among others, ending with (almost) modern day. It was always fun to compare and contrast the different time periods and find the same time period in each book to get a fuller picture of what life was like.

Scrounged From: HomeschoolClassifieds.com (Sonlight Core A)

Format: Paperback
Authors: Felicity Brooks and Helen Edom
Illustrators: Teri Smith
Pages: 96
Content Advisory: None

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