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If You Lived 100 Years Ago

ann mcgovern anna divito

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What a difference 100 years has made! Back at the turn of the century there were no televisions, airplanes, computers, plastics, movies with sound, or space travel; there were only about 8,000 automobiles in the whole country. Just turning on a light switch was a new experience.
In 58 tantalizing questions and answers, author Ann McGovern gives readers a fascinating look at life in New York City at the end of the 19th century-where the rich and poor lived, how they dressed, traveled, dined, and entertained themselves, what kind of work they did.
Readers may be surprised to learn that many children had to work for a living in horrendous conditions, that school were often inadequate and overcrowded (there could be 100 or more students in a single classroom), and that bicycling was the most popular sport in the country. (Baseball, cowling, tennis, football, boxing, golf, archery, and skating were also popular. Basketball and volleyball were new.)
Together, the text and art are filled with details that bring the era to life for young readers.

80 pages, Paperback

First published September 1,1999

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Format
80 pages, Paperback
Published
September 1, 1999 by Scholastic Paperbacks
ISBN
9780590960014
ASIN
0590960016
Language
English

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Ann McGovern Scheiner (née Weinberger) was an American writer of more than 55 children's books, selling over 30 million copies. She may be best known for her adaptation of Stone Soup, as well as Too Much Noise, historical and travel non-fiction, and biographies of figures like Harriet Tubman and Deborah Sampson Gannett and Eugenie Clark.

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the12banch
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March 26,2025
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A very cool book that teaches a ton of fun facts about the past in a Q & A-style format that makes learning history fun, fun, fun! I started reading this book to my son, and after a while realized that I was engrossed in it and he wasn't even paying attention.
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Susurrous
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March 26,2025
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This is a decent book, but I wish the illustration is better than the current style.
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subishiro
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March 26,2025
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I think this is a great book for children to read. Sometimes I don’t think children understand how much things have changed in a hundred years. New technologies have made the living situation much better. I like how they explained that sports were just being invented a hundred years ago and the rich and the poor traveled in very different ways.
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hoedat
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March 26,2025
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I loved this book! I could spend hours reading this book and digging deeper. It is so cute and I know students would love learning about the life styles of people from 100 years ago and that is what the book focuses on.
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Apocaly
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March 26,2025
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Amazing presentation of history for children. Loved the illustrations as well.
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johnnysrabu
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March 26,2025
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I don't think this is the book that Donna is reading on West Wing for an entire show. Cute, but it's for kids.
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LazyPayday
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March 26,2025
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Some of the historical information was interesting, but I couldn't get past the blatant racism and classism.
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Noxaaa
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March 26,2025
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I loved this book. The illustrations will help younger children enjoy the book and really fun and interesting facts are shared. This would be a great book to help children fall in love with history.
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