Dig Into History – April 2019

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Rivers — A visual history from river

to sea by Peter Goes (Gecko,

2018, geckopress.com) focuses

each two-page, full-background

colored spread on a specific

river or area, highlighting

important facts, weaving

in an incredible number of

engaging and little-known bits

of information, in a sweeping

manner of presentation that

has readers feeling they are

riding the currents along with

the text. Engaging, text-related

illustrations bring the story

alive!

WHO OWNS THESE BONES?

by Henri Cap, Raphael

Martin, and Renaud Vigourt

(Laurence King, 2018, http://www.

laurenceking.com) is just a

terrific book — one you will

never want to lose or give

up! Flaps throughout let

you see and compare the

skeletal structure of humans

and animals — in various

positions, allowing for

great comparisons! Clear,

explanatory text makes this a

fascinating read!

Absolutely Everything: A History of Earth, Dinosaurs,

Rulers, Robots and Other Things Too Numerous

To Mention, by Christopher Lloyd (What on

Earth Books, 2018, whatonearthbooks.com)

definitely lives up to its title. Illustrations, fun

facts, accurate photos, maps, clearly marked

chapters, and a glossary all complement

engaging text that takes you from 13.8 billion

years ago to the present. Recommended!!

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Click here for a great site on the Anglo-

Saxons, with many links to a great variety of

many topics:

http://legacy.ashmolean.org/

anglosaxondiscovery/index.html

Here’s a good site on the Anglo-Saxons

from the BBC, with many links that connect to

a variety of related topics:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/anglo_saxons/

Want to know more about the Bayeux

Tapestry? Here’s the perfect place:

http://www.bayeuxtapestry.org.uk

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Did you findthe EAGLE

EYE? it is onpage 45!

Answers: Fun with Words, pg 26

Ealdor and

meolclithe

Cow wears fake beard: two women stand shoulder to shoulder: ealdor and meolclitheeaxl-gestealla; cloud with lightning: and wife; guitar: unwedergleo-;

dreamwomen standing in front of a wick on a stony farmstead within an enclosure: ; peace flag: gesithsumnes; B flag: Birmingham; H flag: Hastings; two

Stanton; cow standing in a ford with a weir across it: Oxford and Warwick; candle tree growing in the yard: candeltreow. Also: B and H are both

Anglo-Saxon letter characters. In addition, “notwithstanding” is illustrated by the lightning storm and the cow still standing in the open and in water.

unweder

eaxl-gestealla

and wife

gleo-dream

gesithsumnes

Birmingham

Hastings

Stanton

ford

Oxford and Warwick

candeltreow

Answers: Fun & Games, pg 49

1. a shield2. an anchor


2. an onion

Answers: Did You Know, pg 35

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