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A new and thoroughly "kid friendly" series, "The Timeline - For Wikipedia's timeline and related tools, see Wikipedia:Timeline.
Timeline may refer to: - Chronology — see also list of timelines
Library" (1592963-96X, $162.42) is a very special six volume set dedicated to showing young readers how the society we live in came about as reflected in the invention and use of key technologies. Combining elements of biography, science, history, and even social studies, the individual titles include: The History Of Space Travel; The History Of The Airplane airplane, aeroplane, or aircraft, heavier-than-air vehicle, mechanically driven and fitted with fixed wings that support it in flight through the dynamic action of the air. ; The History Of The Automobile Vehicles that can be considered automobiles were demonstrated as early as 1769, although that date is disputed, and 1885 marked the introduction of gasoline powered internal combustion engines. ; The History Of The Clock; The History Of The Telephone; and The History Of The Written Word. Each 32 page book features reinforced library binding for a durable library shelf life, a table of contents, a glossary A term used by Microsoft Word and adopted by other word processors for the list of shorthand, keyboard macros created by a particular user. See glossaries in this publication and The Computer Glossary. , a comprehensive index, as well as websites and sources for further research. The thoroughly "kid friendly" text (reading level--4th grade) is nicely embellished with informative sidebars, a timeline of key events, and a profusion of color not of the white race; - commonly meaning, esp. in the United States, of negro blood, pure or mixed.
See also: Color photography and black/white illustrations. Even though each title can easily be acquired separately ($27.07), school and community libraries would be very well advised to acquire the entire set so that their young readers will have a particularly thorough grasp of how these inventions have shaped their culture, their society, and the world at large both, now and in their future.
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