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Simple History
Simple History: World War I
Second updated edition of Simple History: World War I, with more content and artwork!
Jump into the muddy trenches and discover the story of one of history’s bloodiest wars! On the way meet the soldiers and leaders of the conflict, and explore the exciting new weapons & technology of the First World War.
Simple History, telling the story without information overload.
Jump into the muddy trenches and discover the story of one of history’s bloodiest wars! On the way meet the soldiers and leaders of the conflict, and explore the exciting new weapons & technology of the First World War.
Simple History, telling the story without information overload.
54 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 7, 2013
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About the author
Daniel Turner
169Ìýbooks21ÌýfollowersAfter graduating in history at University College London, I missed writing about history whether it was Tokugawa Japan or the American revolution. As a graphic designer and writer I wanted to combine history with a fun graphical style. Now I present a gift to children who have a curiosity about the world around them and its rich past, in the form of my series 'Simple History'.
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June 17, 2019
A good beginners guide to WWI.
November 8, 2024
it was amazing
October 3, 2015
This isn't a book I typically read, but it's Middle Grade and the pictures were so tempting I just couldn't resist. As an American, my knowledge of the war- WWI- is limited to a chapter in a book in high school starting with when the USA entered the war. I never really knew why the other countries were fighting or what was going on, I just knew why we entered the war. But this short book gives a brief history of the complete war, starting with alliances and going all through to the trenches and rats the size of cats to the bloodiest battles and the disgruntled winners. (If there really are winners in a war.) I learned a lot in this short book. It wasn't like reading- more like bullet points with information and pictures to illustrate.
I really recommend this to reluctant readers, to kids as an introduction to history, and to brush up on your history. I enjoyed it so much I think I might check out some of the other ones.
Find out more about Daniel Turner's other books at
I really recommend this to reluctant readers, to kids as an introduction to history, and to brush up on your history. I enjoyed it so much I think I might check out some of the other ones.
Find out more about Daniel Turner's other books at
October 19, 2015
This is an illustrated and condensed summary of World War 1. For a complete summary, you can go here.
This book is perfect for children or history-illiterate people like me. It was simple and easy to understand, plus the illustrations made it more interesting (I think all history is incredibly boring).
Now this is written by a British author, so it’s definitely a different perspective on the war than what I am used to. Obviously, in the United States schools, we learn primarily about what our role was in the war. Like I mentioned before, I am not great with history, so I can’t verify the accuracy of the facts in the book. My only complaint is with the text. It was hard to read some of it over the images.
To read the rest of my review, go here:
This book is perfect for children or history-illiterate people like me. It was simple and easy to understand, plus the illustrations made it more interesting (I think all history is incredibly boring).
Now this is written by a British author, so it’s definitely a different perspective on the war than what I am used to. Obviously, in the United States schools, we learn primarily about what our role was in the war. Like I mentioned before, I am not great with history, so I can’t verify the accuracy of the facts in the book. My only complaint is with the text. It was hard to read some of it over the images.
To read the rest of my review, go here:
February 23, 2015
Read the full review on my blog:
A short review for a short book: This book of WWI history is exactly what it claims to be. It’s full of infographics, simple maps, child-appropriate explanations, and statistics about the first World War.
I thought this book was adorable. The illustrations were simple and clean, and they helped get the basic points across without becoming too cutesy or distracting. My one complaint is that the book is so short that I didn’t get a good feel for what the daily events and consequences of the war were. If the book had been about WWII or the Civil War instead, I probably wouldn’t have even noticed, but I know much less about World War I.
A short review for a short book: This book of WWI history is exactly what it claims to be. It’s full of infographics, simple maps, child-appropriate explanations, and statistics about the first World War.
I thought this book was adorable. The illustrations were simple and clean, and they helped get the basic points across without becoming too cutesy or distracting. My one complaint is that the book is so short that I didn’t get a good feel for what the daily events and consequences of the war were. If the book had been about WWII or the Civil War instead, I probably wouldn’t have even noticed, but I know much less about World War I.
March 22, 2015
Perfect for anyone!
I was very impressed with this book information wise and visually. The illustrations and easy to understand descriptions helped the book be truly simple. I would especially recommend the book for middle school students,
Great book!
I was very impressed with this book information wise and visually. The illustrations and easy to understand descriptions helped the book be truly simple. I would especially recommend the book for middle school students,
Great book!
May 1, 2016
Really nice format to read in a non-threatening way - full of facts.
Writing:
Have students create their own comic strip about one detail from WWI.
Writing:
Have students create their own comic strip about one detail from WWI.
April 5, 2017
straight and to the point all factual no fiction.
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