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  • Viking Times

    Antony Mason, Michael Welpy

    Board book (Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, Oct. 1, 1997)
    With the help of full-color illustrations and an accessible text, young readers can learn all about Viking life, from how they survived the frozen Scandinavian winters to how they built their powerful warships and honored heroes killed in battle.
    S

  • If You Were There in 1776

    Barbara Brenner

    Hardcover (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, May 1, 1994)
    Period prints and drawings highlight a fascinating look back at what life was like in colonial America in 1776, exploring the ways in which children lived on a New England farm, a southern plantation, and on the frontier.
    U

  • If You Were There When They Signed the Constitution

    Elizabeth Levy, Joan Holub

    Library Binding (Perfection Learning, June 1, 1992)
    Describes how the Constitution was drafted and ratified.
    Q

  • Medieval Times

    Antony Mason, Richard Berridge

    Hardcover (Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, Nov. 1, 1996)
    Young readers dine with royalty at banquets, explore a medieval castle, and travel on a trade ship in a firsthand narrative capturing the life and times between the period of the fall of the Roman Empire and the Dark Ages.
    R

  • Aztec Times

    Antony Mason, Michael White

    Hardcover (Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, Oct. 1, 1997)
    Detailed full-color illustrations and an intriguing text provide a close-up look at life for citizens of the ancient Aztec civilization, covering everything from family life to warriors and conquistadors as its takes young readers back to ancient Mexico.
    S

  • Biblical Times

    Antony Mason, Michael Welpy

    Hardcover (Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, Nov. 1, 1996)
    Reveals the everyday lives of people and important events in biblical times, and includes a foldout game that invites readers to join the search for some sacred scrolls
    S

  • Viking Times

    Antony Mason

    Hardcover (Marshall Editions, Oct. 31, 1997)
    Warriors, traders, explorers, raiders--the Vikings were all these things and more. Now kids can learn all about Viking life in this latest addition to the If You Were There series. Readers will see how these hardy people survived the frozen Scandinavian winters, built their warships, and honored heroes killed in battle. Includes a fold-out game. Full color.

  • If You Were a Shark

    Clare Hibbert

    Library Binding (Smart Apple Media, Aug. 1, 2013)
    "Describes the features, life, and habits of sharks, and contrasts them to human life"--
    T

  • Medieval Times

    Antony Mason

    Hardcover (Marshall Editions, Oct. 31, 1997)
    None

  • Imagine You Were There... Walking on the Moon

    Caryn Jenner

    Hardcover (Kingfisher, June 11, 2019)
    It's 50 years since the first human set foot on the surface of the Moon! Walking on the Moon celebrates this 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing by helping readers imagine what it was like to actually be there. Blended with stunning photographs and captivating artwork, step-by-step details of events leading up to the mission are combined with eyewitness accounts and features on people who helped make the first Moon landing happen. A staggering 400,000 people, many of them working "behind the scenes" at NASA, helped to achieve this historic milestone.This is the first book in the Imagine You Were There... series, which celebrates events that changed the world and the people who made them happen.
    R

  • Aztec Times

    Antony Mason

    Hardcover (Hushion House, Aug. 16, 1997)
    None

  • Imagine You Were There... Winning the Vote for Women

    Caryn Jenner

    Hardcover (Kingfisher, June 11, 2019)
    The Imagine You Were There... series celebrates events that changed the world and the people who made them happen. 2019 sees the 100th anniversary of the passing of the 19th Amendment giving women the vote in the United States. Winning the Vote for Women celebrates this milestone by helping readers imagine what it was like to actually be there. Blended with stunning photographs and lively artwork, the book includes step-by-step details of events leading up to passing of the historic Amendment, how women had campaigned (and won) in other countries including Britain, eyewitness accounts of the suffragettes and their harsh treatment by the authorities, and features on the women and men who helped change history.
    R