The Usborne Internet-Linked Encyclopedia of World History
5October 5, 2009 by Atila
Product Description
Combining text with photographs and illustrations, this book provides children with a global view of history, from the creation of the Earth to the beginning of the 21st century. It also includes hundreds of web site addresses for further research. It features easy access to Web sites and free downloadable pictures and maps with test covering events from the Big Bang to the dawn of the 21st century…. More >>
Category News | Tags: Encyclopedia, History, InternetLinked, Usborne, World
This book is just what I needed for our study on world history. My kids love the book. Thanks.
Rating: 5 / 5
EDITED TO REMOVE MY OPINIONS ON EVOLUTION SINCE IT BOTHERS SOME OF YOU.
I’LL STICK TO MY BOOK EVALUATION ONLY.
I purchased this at a used curriculum sale and should’ve paid a bit closer attention. The first 100 pages are based on the evolution/Big Bang theory and an earth that is over “4,000 million years old”; creation isn’t discussed, nor is any other theory of origin for that matter. Be that as it may, why is evolution even being discussed in a WORLD HISTORY book? Evolution is a science, is it not?
Further, this book states that Homo Erectus evolved into Homo Sapien, which we know is false based on DNA samples taken from each species. There is no way one evolved from the other; DNA is unique to a species and can never “evolve” into something else no matter how much time passes (scientifically proven by an evolution scientist, btw.) Perhaps this book was printed before that information was made available?? I should certainly hope so, otherwise the authors are woefully negligent in keeping up-to-date.
That aside, the other 250 or so pages are at least usable with colorful art and photos, information isn’t overwhelming, but not terribly in-depth either (perfect for up to 5th grade maybe.) I checked into some of the links, and they are “average”. It’s nice to have the work all done and the links in one spot, but some of them are nothing more than an enlarged picture of something in the book.
Rating: 2 / 5
This book would be great if so much of the book wasn’t devoted to our supposed “evolution”. I expected some sprinkling of evolution, but I didn’t expect such a huge emphasis! An entire section is devoted to this topic alone. Wish I had known this before I bought it.
Rating: 2 / 5
The layout of this book is fantastic and for the money, it is a great buy. The best of both print and internet connectability.
Rating: 5 / 5
I didn’t care for the first 100 pages, 1/4th of the book, being dedicated to the theory of evolution and millions and millions of years did this and that. I was thinking the book would be more directed to people, places and things. It is a very clear with simple presentations of the history of the world that can be shown to my grandchildren. However, it has a too much art work, as filler pages, which is typical of the new technology of printing.
William Johnson
Rating: 3 / 5