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History Is Rich: A Book By

History Is Rich: A Book By

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Customers praised this educational book on American economic history as "informative and age appropriate" with "wonderful" illustrations that engage young readers. It explains capitalism, money, and the Great Depression in accessible language for ages 3-13. Some noted it focuses primarily on American history, which may limit curriculum applications.

  • Informative and age appropriate without censoring or leaving out important details
  • A wonderful and engaging way to discuss history
  • Great resource in helping children understand capitalism and the economy
  • 5 stars: 10 (71%)
  • 4 stars: 4 (29%)
  • 3 stars: 0 (0%)
  • 2 stars: 0 (0%)
  • 1 star: 0 (0%)
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Carole Z.

This book is a present to my grandson for his birthday June 18th, so it has not yet been read or reviewed

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EMMA

These are a wonderful and engaging way to discuss history.

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Holly C.
Love Honest History

It is such an amazing thing to find curriculum that is told in an honest, upfront manner instead of like other curriculums that put a twist on the truth!

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C.D.
Amazing Customer Service!

My family recently ordered an item and unfortunately, it never made it to us. Honest History managed to locate all our information and order history within minutes of learning of our missing item and are preparing to send out a replacement item on Monday! Amazing! I'm so excited to get our new material and support such a well run organization.

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Stephanie S.

This is an accessible and attractive book for children on the history of money and the economy.

I found the font and spacing made for an easy read and many key words were defined, helping less confident readers to access it.

I appreciated that both sides of the story were equally weighted and really liked the section on the causes of the great depression, where the author demonstrated that there are multiple views in history and it is up to the individual to weigh the evidence and see what they believe - I can see this being useful to my students.

History is Rich very much focuses on American history and so for me would have fewer curriculum links for my history lessons. Nevertheless, there were some and I would recommend this to my younger students wanting to learn about this topic.

As an adult, and a history teacher, it felt like it lacked depth but I am not the intended audience so didn't mark it down on that.

The use of colour and illustration throughout the book will no doubt engage the reader.

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Emily S.

I enjoyed this book and think it will help kids get interested in a subject they may previously thought too complicated or "boring". Purchasing for my library!

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Natalie G.

History is Rich is a great resource in helping children understand capitalism and the economy. It focuses on American history and the role money played at each stage. I would say this would be best for a middle school child. Great bright illustrations and easy to read text.

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Charli A.

This is a wonderful book for young people to dive into to understand why history is important, not only for the past, but for present day as well. This is going to be a very popular book and will end up being on so many shelves.

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Donald B.
Such an informative and fun book!

This book was great it was informative and age appropriate without censoring or leaving out important details and historical context, instead the book appropriately addresses the areas for age of the reader. Well done!

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Yasmin M.

History is Rich is a wonderfully illustrated book that is easy to read and I think would be accessible to young readers. It provides simple explanations and examples that are easy to understand.

I liked how the author explained how history is important for us in the present and for future decision making, as well as that there are different views in history that can lead to varying solutions for the same problem (that might occur again in the future). I also liked that the author mentioned both the negatives and positives of the developments that occurred throughout history.

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Susan M.

Discover the history of the American economy. In it, the discovery of what the history of early capitalism is to modern technology is explained quite well. One will learn about how money was used in America. I found it interesting about what Amazon and the railroads have in common. Before reading this book I never realized how little I really knew about the American economy. It gives the history of how the Great Depression. It is a book that is illustrated throughout making history become more alive and interesting.

I am aware that the author has written this book clearly and given definitions of words not known as this book is written for three years old to twelve or thirteen years old. I did find it taught me about the American economy history was more than I knew. In other words, I did learn from reading it myself. It’s excellent.

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Jennifer B.

This book will be a fantastic addition to any classroom. It is visually appealing and does a great job breaking down new information. I can't wait to share it with students.

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Lea R.

This book provides a high level overview of how the American economic system ended up where it is. It is concise and to the point and written in language that would be easy to understand for a middle schooler. I appreciate that it acknowledges that First Nation systems were different, and the author provided multiple reasons for why the great depression happened. The book is simple but doesn't oversimplify. The font is large and there are diagrams and interesting facts interspersed throughout. Overall I think a great read that might help a kid discover something new they might be interested in finding out about a little more.

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Mark S.

Honest and illustrative. Easily accessible for children aged 3 and up, though not all of them will consume this in one sitting. This will help children to analyse problems from different perspectives.

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