Would You Believe...in 1400, Reading Could Save Your Life?!: And Other Academic Advantages
| AUTHOR | Platt, Richard |
| PUBLISHER | Oxford University Press (05/01/2015) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
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In this interesting book, readers will learn about the often painful and frequently distasteful educational practices that our ancestors employed, and explore some unusual teaching methods used today. Find out about the Neolithic cave school, the English charity boarding school in Dickensian times, where pupils shared their boarding rooms with chickens and turkeys, and the one-room school in Nebraska where the handful of pupils ride to school on horses.
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ISBN-13:
9780199118700
ISBN-10:
0199118701
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
48
Carton Quantity:
80
Product Dimensions:
7.20 x 0.20 x 9.40 inches
Weight:
0.30 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Index,
Price on Product,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
GB
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Education | History
Grade Level:
3rd Grade
- 7th Grade
Dewey Decimal:
370.9
Library of Congress Control Number:
2015452007
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In this interesting book, readers will learn about the often painful and frequently distasteful educational practices that our ancestors employed, and explore some unusual teaching methods used today. Find out about the Neolithic cave school, the English charity boarding school in Dickensian times, where pupils shared their boarding rooms with chickens and turkeys, and the one-room school in Nebraska where the handful of pupils ride to school on horses.
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Author:
Platt, Richard
Richard Platt is the author of more than fifty books for children. He is the author of "Eureka!" which was chosen as a 2004 Outstanding Science Trade Book by the CBC and NSTA.
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