Book Look - World War Books and Cards

With Memorial Day coming up, I wanted to do a quick Book Look inside some of my favorite World War books!

 The one on the left, The World Wars, is a fabulous Internet-linked reference book that will grow with my girls! The Internet-linked part means they won't be browsing search engines (yikes!); Usborne has already done that and regularly reviews their recommended sites! Right now, the big World Wars book is more of a read aloud for certain parts. The book on the right, above, The Story of the First World War, is shorter, has the flexi-binding (which I love, btw), and is geared toward elementary students. Let's take a closer look!

This shows the difference in the length of the books. The World Wars (hardback, $25.99) has 256 pages and is for ages 10 and up. The Story of the First World War ($10.99) is for ages 8 and up and has 96 pages.

The Story of the Second World War is set-up the same as The Story of the First World War, is the same price ($10.99), and has the same number of pages. Love it!

More pictures of the insides to compare:

This is the Table of Contents of the big World Wars book:
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And just a closer look:

Now, here's the Table of Contents for the smaller The Story of the First World War book:

And here are some side-by-side comparisons of the same topic in both books. You can see the difference in the amount of text. The information in the top book (The Story of the First World War or The Story of the Second World War) is organized into smaller chunks of knowledge. The big World Wars book on the bottom has more in-depth information, which may be suitable for middle or high school students. The pictures are still large and engaging, which is why I love and recommend both books!

Here are some more pictures from The Story of the Second World War:

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I love the images that pull you right into the book, and with the way that it's formatted (bite-size chunks of knowledge), your child can open the book to any page, read a little, and learn something! She doesn't have to begin at the beginning and read pages and pages of text. And that's a beautiful characteristic of all Usborne books. The content is arranged specifically to provide those bite-sized chunks of information to engage children and make learning fun! And even as an adult, these books have been so helpful to me. I don't remember much of what I learned in high school, and I don't have extra free time to sit down and read a text book. Usborne books provide the high-quality content in a quick-to-digest format. I can pick up an Usborne book, start anywhere, and learn something quickly. Perfect for busy mamas!

In addition to our great war books, we also have flash cards for each World War. Here's an inside look at the Second World War cards:

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These are sturdy, sturdy cards that will last a looong time, and at only $9.99 for 50 cards (front and back!), they're a great bargain! I like to hole punch all my activity cards and put them on a metal ring, but there are other ways to use them, too. The images are fantastic, more bite-size chunks of knowledge, and these just help to make learning fun! Click here to get your set!

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