Who Were the Vikings?

Usborne Starting Point History

by Phil Roxbee Cox, Struan Reid

-- Gives answers to the first questions children ask about history, provoking comparison with life as they know it today

Genres: History, Childrens, Nonfiction

32 pages, Library Binding

First published October 31, 1994

Reviews

[Nisa · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've been going through the books I use for homeschooling this year. This one is great for young readers. It gives just the right amount of information for 1st-3rd graders and is full of color and useful diagrams for visual learners. It covers every aspect of life with Vikings in easy-to-understand and organized information.

[Sophie Crane · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an excellent first history book on the Vikings. It is packed with information and there are lots of colourful, labelled illustrations. Information is broken down into brief two page sections, which in turn is broken down into questions (in bold) and their answers. There is also a handy index at the back and a brief tale about Thor. I have found it as enjoyable and interesting.

[Heri · Rating 3 out of 5]

buku ini menjelaskan tentang asal usul bangsa viking, kehidupan, budaya, tokoh terkenal dan hal-hal lain yang jarang diketahui banyak orang yang hanya tahu reputasi buruk mereka di abad pertengahan di eropa.

tiap topik dijelaskan dalam dua halaman disertai gambar dan keterangan gambar. memberi info siapa bangsa viking, negeri asal, cara hidup dan budaya mereka. apa yang membuat mereka ditakuti di eropa abad pertengahan hingga pengaruh viking pada negeri yang diserang dan ditaklukan.

tidak semua viking selalu menyerang dan merampok. sebagian juga melakukan perdagangan dan menjelajah hingga ke rusia dan turki, mendirikan kerajaan dan peninggalan arkeologi yang membuat manusia modern bisa mempelajari dan memahami kehidupan bangsa viking.

untuk buku yang ditujukan bagi anak-anak dan pembaca yang ingin tahu bangsa viking secara ringkas dan sederhana, buku ini cukup informatif sebagai pengenalan awal.

[Quincy Miller · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is a wonderful way to help students learn who the Vikings were and how they lived. It is an informational text that poses the big questions students might initially ask when learning about the Vikings, then provides thorough answers for each one. I loved this format because it so easily engages students and captures their curiosity, since they tend to ask these kinds of questions on their own. I think it could be powerful to approach this as an inquiry study, having students generate their own questions first before reading the book and discovering answers. This book could be a good first resource for students to investigate the answers they are dying to know. The illustrations also help students understand the material and make it more engaging for the young reader.

I would recommend this book for 2nd, 3rd or 4th graders. Second graders might need assistance to gain meaningful information from it, however, 3rd and 4th graders would be able to peruse it independently.

[Kelly · Rating 3 out of 5]

Six yo daughter can't get enough of Vikings - runes ahoy!