Breaking Into Print |
Publication Information
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Author: Krensky, Stephan |
Illustrator: Christensen, Bonnie |
Title: Breaking Into Print |
Date: 1996 |
Publisher: Little, Brown |
City: Boston |
ISBN, paperback: 0-316-50376-2 |
ISBN, hardback: |
Recommended audience:
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ABE/ABLE:
Yes |
ESOL:
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Family:
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Young Adult:
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Picture:
Yes |
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General Information:
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Book Type(s):
nonfiction, reference
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HSE Descriptor(s):
social studies
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Summary: |
The history of the production of books from quills to movable type to the printing press is illustrated in the style of woodcuts and illuminated borders. The book includes a timetable of the history of printing. |
Teaching Ideas: |
The book serves well in text sets of the Middle Ages and inventions and works especially with Fisher's Gutenberg. Students may want to compare the life- and society-changing aspects of the printing press with the computer or TV. Making paper, block printing with potatoes, or making folio books might appeal to students who like hands-on-related activities. |
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