Getting Around Through the Years: How Transportation Has Changed in Living Memory

by Clare Lewis

Overview

How did your grandparents travel around? When did flying abroad become popular? When did people start to worry about the number of cars on the road? Find all the answers and more in this book about how transport has changed since the 1950s.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781484609248
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	01/01/2015
Series:	History in Living Memory
Pages:	24
Product dimensions:	7.90(w) x 8.80(h) x 1.20(d)
Lexile:	560L (what's this?)
Age Range:	5 - 7 Years

Table of Contents

What Is History in Living Memory? 4

How Has Getting Around Changed in Living Memory? 6

How Did People in the 1950s Make Long Journeys? 8

What Were Cars Like in the 1950s? 10

What Changes Took Place in the 1960s? 12

When Did Flying Become More Popular? 14

What Were Trains Like in the 1980s? 16

Does Transportation Cause Problems? 18

How Do You Travel Today? 20

Picture Quiz 22

Picture Glossary 23

Find Out More 24

Index 24

Interviews

Clear, simple text and color photographs. Glossary, index, timeline and contents pages acquaint children with nonfiction text features.

Editorial Reviews

Understanding how American life and culture has changed over several lifetimes is an intriguing starting point for learning about history. Each volume presents a broad overview of how one aspect of life has changed from the 1950s to the present. . . .This series provides a good opening to a discussion of change over time, but expect to spend more time discussing the photographs than the text.

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