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The Incredible Century

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Author: -Gordon Skene Sound Collection
Title: -The Incredible Century 1900-1999
Illustrator: -
Publisher: -Gordon Skene Sound Collection
Year: -2001


Format: - Audio Book
Genre: - Non-fiction
Reading Level: -
Interest Level: - Late Elementary High School


Topics: - History, Inventions of the world




Summary: - This Audio books has three different volume and each volume goes in order of time. The first volume is 1901 to 1953 and talks about a variety of things that happened at this time including the radio and wars that happened during this time. Volume 2 is 1953 to 1960 and talks about Atomic bomb testing to protestors at the vietnam memorial. The third volume is 1970 to 1999 and this talks about Apollo 13 to Times Square New Years eve in 1999. This is a great book to learn the timeline of history.






Extension Activities: -
Have the kids make a timeline of their life. Have them take it home and have parents help. Give them 2 weeks for the assignment and then have them share it with the class.