child's history of the world: A Child's History of the World Virgil Mores Hillyer, 1924 History is presented with a personal viewpoint of how and why it may have happened. |
child's history of the world: Child's History of the World V. M. Hillyer, 2020 |
child's history of the world: A Child's History of the World Virgil Mores Hillyer, 1933 |
child's history of the world: A Child's History of the World Virgil Mores Hillyer, 1978 |
child's history of the world: Oxford Children's History of the World Neil Grant, 2000 A single-volume, sumptuously illustrated history of the world specifically designed for grade schoolers, this readable volume follows the evolution of humankind from the earliest colonization of the world to the beginning of the new millennium. This beautiful book is made truly accessible to children. Organized chronologically in five sections, it contains a series of double-page spreads, each focusing on a major historical period. Whether it is Medieval Africa or the Ottoman Empire, or Louis XIV's Europe or American Independence that strikes your fancy, you will find it here. Color maps, illustrations, drawings, and photographs add information and make the easily digestible text even more accessible and visually appealing. Feature boxes look more closely into specific subjects and historical figures like Marco Polo, pilgrimage, or the Korean War. Each section concludes with illustrated Who's Who and Timeline segments, which present a quick survey of the most significant events and personalities of the period and allow a comparison between regions at a glance. A glossary and comprehensive index wrap up this helpful reference. Written from a global perspective, The Oxford Children's History of the World recounts the important events in the development of civilizations not only in Europe but also in the Americas, Africa, and Asia. Up-to-date, thorough, and imaginatively illustrated in full color, it is the perfect introduction to social studies for children. |
child's history of the world: Child's History of the World Virgil Mores Hillyer, 1951 |
child's history of the world: A Child Through Time Phil Wilkinson, 2017-11-07 An original look at history that profiles 30 children from different eras so that children of today can discover the lives of the cave people, Romans, Vikings, and beyond through the eyes of someone their own age. History books often focus on adults, but what was the past like for children? A Child Through Time is historically accurate and thoroughly researched, and brings the children of history to life-from the earliest civilizations to the Cold War, even imagining a child of the future. Packed with facts and including a specially commissioned illustration of each profiled child, this book examines the clothes children wore, the food they ate, the games they played, and the historic moments they witnessed-all through their own eyes. Maps, timelines, and collections of objects, as well as a perspective on the often ignored topic of family life through the ages, give wider historical background and present a unique side to history. Covering key curriculum topics in a new light, A Child Through Time is a perfect and visually stunning learning tool for children ages 7 and up. |
child's history of the world: Timeline Peter Goes, Sylvia Vanden Heede, 2015 Take a journey through the history of our planet... A perfect introduction to history for young and old, Timeline travels the story of our world, through a lens that captures myths and legends, dinosaurs, the great civilizations, kings and knights, discoveries and inventions. Timeline shows the human race building settlements, fighting wars, exploring the oceans, living in castles, yurts and skyscrapers. It takes our planet from the Big Bang to the threats of climate change. And it does not neglect the imagination--here too are dragons, icons and fictional heroes. Each scene puts global events in perspective through space and time, drawing parallels and connections with careful attention and a refreshing playfulness. |
child's history of the world: A Child's Geography of the World V M Hillyer, 2025 2025 Facsimile of the 1929 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition and not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. Profusely illustrated with maps and drawings. A Child's Geography of the World is a general course in geography for juveniles. Hillyer was headmaster at the famed Calvert School and wrote a series of books as part of the curriculum for his students. This title was the result of many years of teaching the subject to young children and of several more years in authoring it. The books is now considered in a classic in home schooling. |
child's history of the world: 給中小學生的藝術史【西方家庭必備,經典英語學習版】A Child’s History of Art 維吉爾.希利爾, 2018-11-27 台灣唯一,經典英語學習版 跟著美國最會說故事的校長爺爺,一起擴充你的英語字彙! 全美中小學生指定讀物,西方家庭必備經典 50位教育人士、讀者一致推薦,國中小學生必讀「跨領域」、「知識性」讀物 ◎台灣唯一,經典英語學習版,讓你從故事中擴充重要的英語字彙。 ◎全球超過10,000,000萬人讀過的藝術史,遍及美國、韓國、日本、中國 ◎獲選美國中小學最佳讀物 ◎1924年首印後,不斷再版,至今仍然是美國卡爾維特學校的明星課程 世界這麼大、藝術看起來好難,要了解這些偉大藝術品,是不是覺得很難呢? 原來,藝術欣賞也可以這麼簡單有趣! Q1:你知道,你在課桌椅上的塗鴉,可能是以後成為藝術家的基礎? Q2:你知道,埃及人畫人像時,雖然人臉是側面對著我們,眼睛卻可以盯著我們看? Q3:你知道,古羅馬人喜歡把半身像做得像真人一樣,就算有雙下巴或鷹勾鼻也會雕刻出來? Q4:你知道,米開朗基羅的〈摩西像〉頭上刻了角,是因為早期《聖經》把「頭上的光環」翻譯成了「牛角」? Q5:你知道,「哥德式建築」其實跟「哥德人」一點關係也沒有? Q6:你知道,因為當時的教堂太多了,所以文藝復興式建築都是宮殿、辦公大樓或圖書館? 擅長將知識化做篇篇動人故事的校長爺爺,以孩子的視角、帶你搭時光機一起穿越古今與名畫家、雕塑家、建築師做朋友。嚴肅、艱深的藝術知識、建築概念,也瞬間變得親切可愛了! 【本書特色】 1. 美國知名校長爺爺帶你快樂學英文。 本書作者為美國知名的校長爺爺,運用符合9~12歲孩子能理解、簡單、有趣的英文用詞,描述對古今藝術的所見所聞。用經典作品學習英文,加強孩子的英文字彙、學習生活實用、正確的英文用語。 2. 西方家庭必備經典書 本書運用簡單、易懂的藝術概念,讓大人也能從書中發現自己所不知的美學知識、藝術家小故事。當孩子在學習上遇到問題與困難時,家長也可以利用這本書,解答孩子的疑惑。 3. 結合藝術知識和快樂博物館之旅 作者將藝術分為三大部分:繪畫、雕塑、建築,運用簡單、親切的方式講述枯燥的藝術概念與藝術史。讓孩子彷彿在書中拜訪了世界各地知名博物館、名建築,潛移默化培養孩子的美學概念。 4. 以孩子的視角進行描述 如果你把一枝鉛筆放到一個人手中,他絕對忍不住要畫些東西。不管他是在聽老師講課還是接電話,如果有本子,他總會在本子上畫些圓圈、臉蛋、三角形或正方形。沒有本子就在桌面上或牆上畫,總之他就是忍不住要畫點什麼。 想想看,哪本電話簿上不是塗滿了東西?我們把這叫做人之本性。只要是人,就會這麼做。 如今,動物也可以學習許多人類會做的事,但是畫畫是動物學不會的。 作者運用可愛、有趣的方式,並且用孩子能理解的話語與生活概念結合藝術知識,讓孩子快樂閱讀的同時,也能輕鬆,卻深度的了解。圖像性的思考模式,拉近孩子與知名藝術作品、概念的距離。 5. 以孩子能否理解為書寫標準 作者寫這套書時,將重點放在:知識講述要符合孩子的認知方式,並依此讓孩子建立藝術概念。所以在書中,作者並不著重在我們認為「重要」的藝術概念講解,而是從生活中的美學體驗敘述。這種與眾不同的思維,讓這套書變得更生動有趣。 作者簡介 | 維吉爾.希利爾(Virgil Mores Hillyer) 美國傑出教育家,畢生從事中小學教育,酷愛歷史和藝術,喜歡旅行。出生於麻州韋茅斯鎮。哈佛大學教育系畢業後,在紐約的白朗寧學校教了兩年書,隨後遷往巴爾地摩,擔任卡爾維特學校的第一任校長。希利爾創建的小學函授教育系統,即「卡爾維特學校體系」,惠及世界各地的政府雇員、領事、軍官和傳教士的子女。 當希利爾校長於1899年到美國卡爾維特學校(Calvert School)走馬上任時,他還是一個年僅24歲的年輕人。然而,他有天生的教學異能,了解孩子需要什麼,知道如何講孩子才能聽明白,以及孩子成長的規律。 希利爾校長認為,孩子們寫作、閱讀和數學的基礎必須紮實。在此基礎上,他認為學生應當接受歷史、藝術、地理和科學的系統教育,意在培育熟悉周遭世界得全方位學生。希利爾深感傳統教科書的枯燥無味,立志為孩子編寫一套讀起來興味盎然的歷史、地理和藝術讀物,這便是這套書的由來。 |
child's history of the world: A Little History of the World E. H. Gombrich, 2014-10-01 E. H. Gombrich's Little History of the World, though written in 1935, has become one of the treasures of historical writing since its first publication in English in 2005. The Yale edition alone has now sold over half a million copies, and the book is available worldwide in almost thirty languages. Gombrich was of course the best-known art historian of his time, and his text suggests illustrations on every page. This illustrated edition of the Little History brings together the pellucid humanity of his narrative with the images that may well have been in his mind's eye as he wrote the book. The two hundred illustrations—most of them in full color—are not simple embellishments, though they are beautiful. They emerge from the text, enrich the author's intention, and deepen the pleasure of reading this remarkable work. For this edition the text is reset in a spacious format, flowing around illustrations that range from paintings to line drawings, emblems, motifs, and symbols. The book incorporates freshly drawn maps, a revised preface, and a new index. Blending high-grade design, fine paper, and classic binding, this is both a sumptuous gift book and an enhanced edition of a timeless account of human history. |
child's history of the world: A Child's History of the World Virgil Mores Hillyer, Suzanne Ellery Greene Chapelle, 1994 A survey of the history of the world from the Stone Age to the present day. |
child's history of the world: A Child's First Book of American History Earl Schenck Miers, 2013 |
child's history of the world: The World Book Encyclopedia , 2002 An encyclopedia designed especially to meet the needs of elementary, junior high, and senior high school students. |
child's history of the world: Last Witnesses Svetlana Alexievich, 2019-07-02 “A masterpiece” (The Guardian) from the Nobel Prize–winning writer, an oral history of children’s experiences in World War II across Russia NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST For more than three decades, Svetlana Alexievich has been the memory and conscience of the twentieth century. When the Swedish Academy awarded her the Nobel Prize, it cited her for inventing “a new kind of literary genre,” describing her work as “a history of emotions . . . a history of the soul.” Bringing together dozens of voices in her distinctive style, Last Witnesses is Alexievich’s collection of the memories of those who were children during World War II. They had sometimes been soldiers as well as witnesses, and their generation grew up with the trauma of the war deeply embedded—a trauma that would change the course of the Russian nation. Collectively, this symphony of children’s stories, filled with the everyday details of life in combat, reveals an altogether unprecedented view of the war. Alexievich gives voice to those whose memories have been lost in the official narratives, uncovering a powerful, hidden history from the personal and private experiences of individuals. Translated by the renowned Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky, Last Witnesses is a powerful and poignant account of the central conflict of the twentieth century, a kaleidoscopic portrait of the human side of war. Praise for Last Witnesses “There is a special sort of clear-eyed humility to [Alexievich’s] reporting.”—The Guardian “A bracing reminder of the enduring power of the written word to testify to pain like no other medium. . . . Children survive, they grow up, and they do not forget. They are the first and last witnesses.”—The New Republic “A profound triumph.”—The Big Issue “[Alexievich] excavates and briefly gives prominence to demolished lives and eradicated communities. . . . It is impossible not to turn the page, impossible not to wonder whom we next might meet, impossible not to think differently about children caught in conflict.”—The Washington Post |
child's history of the world: Taking Children Laura Briggs, 2020-05-12 You have to take the children away.—Donald Trump Taking Children argues that for four hundred years the United States has taken children for political ends. Black children, Native children, Latinx children, and the children of the poor have all been seized from their kin and caregivers. As Laura Briggs’s sweeping narrative shows, the practice existed on the auction block, in the boarding schools designed to pacify the Native American population, in the foster care system used to put down the Black freedom movement, in the US’s anti-Communist coups in Central America, and in the moral panic about “crack babies.” In chilling detail we see how Central Americans were made into a population that could be stripped of their children and how every US administration beginning with Reagan has put children of immigrants and refugees in detention camps. Yet these tactics of terror have encountered opposition from every generation, and Briggs challenges us to stand and resist in this powerful corrective to American history. |
child's history of the world: History Is Delicious Joshua Lurie, 2021-08-10 From well-known cultures to those just being rediscovered ... [this book] explores the history of different dishes, cultural traditions, and even a few great recipes ... Discover the role cuisine plays in the fabric of unique cultures from around the world-- |
child's history of the world: Children of Ash and Elm Neil Price, 2020-08-25 The definitive history of the Vikings -- from arts and culture to politics and cosmology -- by a distinguished archaeologist with decades of expertise The Viking Age -- from 750 to 1050 -- saw an unprecedented expansion of the Scandinavian peoples into the wider world. As traders and raiders, explorers and colonists, they ranged from eastern North America to the Asian steppe. But for centuries, the Vikings have been seen through the eyes of others, distorted to suit the tastes of medieval clerics and Elizabethan playwrights, Victorian imperialists, Nazis, and more. None of these appropriations capture the real Vikings, or the richness and sophistication of their culture. Based on the latest archaeological and textual evidence, Children of Ash and Elm tells the story of the Vikings on their own terms: their politics, their cosmology and religion, their material world. Known today for a stereotype of maritime violence, the Vikings exported new ideas, technologies, beliefs, and practices to the lands they discovered and the peoples they encountered, and in the process were themselves changed. From Eirík Bloodaxe, who fought his way to a kingdom, to Gudrid Thorbjarnardóttir, the most traveled woman in the world, Children of Ash and Elm is the definitive history of the Vikings and their time. |
child's history of the world: A Child's Story of America Michael J. McHugh, Charles Morris, Edward J. Shewan, 1998-11 Students are given a comprehensive overview of U.S. history from Columbus to the present. Review questions are included throughout, as well as helpful maps. The text contains numerous pictures and large print. Grade 4. |
child's history of the world: A Children's History of the Church John Mason Neale, 2017-02-08 Finally! Church history presented in an easily understandable 'living book' form appropriate for young people! Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age. (Matthew 28:19-20) John Mason Neale beautifully captures the struggle of the early Church: from her humble beginnings in Jerusalem, through her rapid spread throughout the ancient world as the apostles scattered far and wide to proclaim the Word of God, to her challenges of preserving the Faith in spite of the many temptations that flooded the Church after its legalization. Included in this volume are stories of some of her greatest saints, -martyrs glorifying God under intense persecution, and defenders of the Faith fighting for Truth against a wide assortment of heretical teachings. Using an immensely engaging style of narration, this work is truly a classic, offering great historical detail in a story form that captures both the mind and heart of a child. This edition includes many added illustrations, biblical, patristic and historical references, as well as an extensive appendix, increasing its educational value for readers of all ages. From a Chalcedon Orthodox Christian point-of-view. |
child's history of the world: Childhood in History Reidar Aasgaard, Cornelia Horn, 2017-07-20 Inquiring into childhood is one of the most appropriate ways to address the perennial and essential question of what it is that makes human beings – each of us – human. In Childhood in History: Perceptions of Children in the Ancient and Medieval Worlds, Aasgaard, Horn, and Cojocaru bring together the groundbreaking work of nineteen leading scholars in order to advance interdisciplinary historical research into ideas about children and childhood in the premodern history of European civilization. The volume gathers rich insights from fields as varied as pedagogy and medicine, and literature and history. Drawing on a range of sources in genres that extend from philosophical, theological, and educational treatises to law, art, and poetry, from hagiography and autobiography to school lessons and sagas, these studies aim to bring together these diverse fields and source materials, and to allow the development of new conversations. This book will have fulfilled its unifying and explicit goal if it provides an impetus to further research in social and intellectual history, and if it prompts both researchers and the interested wider public to ask new questions about the experiences of children, and to listen to their voices. |
child's history of the world: Saving the Children Emily Baughan, 2021-11-23 Saving the Children analyzes the intersection of liberal internationalism and imperialism through the history of the humanitarian organization Save the Children, from its formation during the First World War through the era of decolonization. Whereas Save the Children claimed that it was saving children to save the world, the vision of the world it sought to save was strictly delimited, characterized by international capitalism and colonial rule. Emily Baughan's groundbreaking analysis, across fifty years and eighteen countries, shows that Britain's desire to create an international order favorable to its imperial rule shaped international humanitarianism. In revealing that modern humanitarianism and its conception of childhood are products of the early twentieth-century imperial economy, Saving the Children argues that the contemporary aid sector must reckon with its past if it is to forge a new future. |
child's history of the world: British Museum Tracey Turner, Andrew Donkin, 2021-09 |
child's history of the world: A History of Me Adrea Theodore, 2022-01-18 An uplifting message of hope for the future and pride in your history, inspired by a mother's experience of being the only Black child in her classroom. Who do you see when you look in the mirror? Emphasizing the strength, creativity, and courage passed down through generations, A History of Me offers a joyful new perspective on how we look at history and an uplifting message for the future. Being the only brown girl in a classroom full of white students can be hard. When the teacher talks about slavery and civil rights, she can feel all the other students' eyes on her. In those moments she wants to seep into the ground, wondering, is that all you see when you look at me? Having gone through the same experiences, the girl's mother offers a different, empowering point of view: she is a reflection of the powerful women that have come before her, of the intelligence, resilience, and resourcefulness that have been passed down through the generations. Her history is a source of pride, a reason to sit up straight and recognize everything beautiful and powerful in herself. What really matters is what we see when we look in the mirror, and what we want to become. Inspired by the authors' experiences in school and as a parent, Adrea Theodore’s debut picture book is a powerful testament to the past as well as a benediction for the future. Erin Robinson's digital illustrations feature a wealth of texture and a bold, saturated palette, bringing this warm message of empowerment to life. An American Library Association Notable Children’s Book An NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade Book A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection |
child's history of the world: A Child's History of the World Virgil Mores Hillyer, 2023 A survey of the history of the world from the Stone Age to the end of World War I, utilizing stories and illustrations to create a captivating and educational journey through time--Back cover. |
child's history of the world: This Country of Ours: The Story of the United States Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall, 2018-11-02 This Country of Ours is a collection of extraordinary stories from the history of the United States beginning with accounts of exploration and settlement and ending with the presidency of Woodrow Wilson. This is a book which when you lay it down will make you say, I'm glad that I was born an American. Contents: Stories of Explorers and Pioneers How the Vikings of Old Sought and Found New Lands The Sea of Darkness and the Great Faith of Columbus How Columbus Fared Forth Upon the Sea of Darkness and Came to Pleasant Lands Beyond How Columbus Returned in Triumph How America Was Named How the Flag of England Was Planted on the Shores of the New World How the Flag of France Was Planted in Florida How the French Founded a Colony in Florida How the Spaniards Drove the French Out of Florida How a Frenchman Avenged the Death of His Countrymen The Adventures of Sir Humphrey Gilbert About Sir Walter Raleigh's Adventures in the Golden West Stories of Virginia The Adventures of Captain John Smith More Adventures of Captain John Smith How the Colony Was Saved How Pocahontas Took a Journey Over the Seas How the Redmen Fought Against Their White Brothers How Englishmen Fought a Duel With Tyranny The Coming of the Cavaliers Bacon's Rebellion The Story of the Knights of the Golden Horseshoe Stories of New England The Story of the Pilgrim Fathers The Founding of Massachusetts The Story of Harry Vane The Story of Anne Hutchinson and the Founding of Rhode Island The Founding of Harvard How Quakers First Came to New England How Maine and New Hampshire Were Founded The Founding of Connecticut and War With the Indians The Founding of New Haven The Hunt for the Regicides King Philip's War How the Charter of Connecticut Was Saved The Witches of Salem Stories of the Middle and Southern Colonies Stories of the French in America Stories of the Struggle for Liberty The Boston Tea-party Stories of the United States Under the Constitution |
child's history of the world: Trial and Triumph Richard M. Hannula, 1999 for saxophone quartetA slow movement which explores the beautiful sonorities of saxophones played softly. |
child's history of the world: Saving the Children Bert-Jan Flim, 2005 Occasional Publications of the Department of Near Eastern Studies and the Program of Jewish Studies, Cornell University, no. 7 Through its use of lively quotations taken from interviews with those involved in saving Jewish children in the Netherlands during World War II, the book conveys an accurate picture of the situation the rescue activists faced. Saving The Children: History Of The Organized Effort To Rescue Jewish Children; was published a decade ago in Dutch language as Omdat Hun Hart Spark. This book is considered the definitive volume on organized rescue of Jewish children in the Netherlands during the Holocaust. Lots of illustrations. |
child's history of the world: Story Of The World #1 Ancient Times Revised Susan Wise Bauer, 2006-04-11 A history of the ancient world, from 6000 B.C. to 400 A.D. |
child's history of the world: Motel of the Mysteries David Macaulay, 1979-10-11 It is the year 4022; all of the ancient country of Usa has been buried under many feet of detritus from a catastrophe that occurred back in 1985. Imagine, then, the excitement that Howard Carson, an amateur archeologist at best, experienced when in crossing the perimeter of an abandoned excavation site he felt the ground give way beneath him and found himself at the bottom of a shaft, which, judging from the DO NOT DISTURB sign hanging from an archaic doorknob, was clearly the entrance to a still-sealed burial chamber. Carson's incredible discoveries, including the remains of two bodies, one of then on a ceremonial bed facing an altar that appeared to be a means of communicating with the Gods and the other lying in a porcelain sarcophagus in the Inner Chamber, permitted him to piece together the whole fabric of that extraordinary civilization. |
child's history of the world: Children's Literature Seth Lerer, 2009-04-01 Ever since children have learned to read, there has been children’s literature. Children’s Literature charts the makings of the Western literary imagination from Aesop’s fables to Mother Goose, from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland to Peter Pan, from Where the Wild Things Are to Harry Potter. The only single-volume work to capture the rich and diverse history of children’s literature in its full panorama, this extraordinary book reveals why J. R. R. Tolkien, Dr. Seuss, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Beatrix Potter, and many others, despite their divergent styles and subject matter, have all resonated with generations of readers. Children’s Literature is an exhilarating quest across centuries, continents, and genres to discover how, and why, we first fall in love with the written word. “Lerer has accomplished something magical. Unlike the many handbooks to children’s literature that synopsize, evaluate, or otherwise guide adults in the selection of materials for children, this work presents a true critical history of the genre. . . . Scholarly, erudite, and all but exhaustive, it is also entertaining and accessible. Lerer takes his subject seriously without making it dull.”—Library Journal (starred review) “Lerer’s history reminds us of the wealth of literature written during the past 2,600 years. . . . With his vast and multidimensional knowledge of literature, he underscores the vital role it plays in forming a child’s imagination. We are made, he suggests, by the books we read.”—San Francisco Chronicle “There are dazzling chapters on John Locke and Empire, and nonsense, and Darwin, but Lerer’s most interesting chapter focuses on girls’ fiction. . . . A brilliant series of readings.”—Diane Purkiss, Times Literary Supplement |
child's history of the world: A Young People's History of the United States Howard Zinn, 2011-01-04 A Young People's History of the United States brings to US history the viewpoints of workers, slaves, immigrants, women, Native Americans, and others whose stories, and their impact, are rarely included in books for young people. A Young People's History of the United States is also a companion volume to The People Speak, the film adapted from A People's History of the United States and Voices of a People’s History of the United States. Beginning with a look at Christopher Columbus’s arrival through the eyes of the Arawak Indians, then leading the reader through the struggles for workers’ rights, women’s rights, and civil rights during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and ending with the current protests against continued American imperialism, Zinn in the volumes of A Young People’s History of the United States presents a radical new way of understanding America’s history. In so doing, he reminds readers that America’s true greatness is shaped by our dissident voices, not our military generals. |
child's history of the world: How Children Lived Chris Rice, Melanie Rice, 2005 An illustrated account of what life was like for children in many different times and places such as ancient Greece, Rome, and China, Renaissance Italy, Revolutionary France, and 1920s America. |
child's history of the world: LIFE OF GEORGE WASHINGTON JOSEPHINE. POLLARD, 2018 |
child's history of the world: Tree in the Trail Holling Clancy Holling, 1942 The story of a cottonwood tree growing on the Great Plains, and its contributions to the history of the Southwest. |
child's history of the world: Histories of the Transgender Child Jules Gill-Peterson, 2018-10-23 A groundbreaking twentieth-century history of transgender children With transgender rights front and center in American politics, media, and culture, the pervasive myth still exists that today’s transgender children are a brand new generation—pioneers in a field of new obstacles and hurdles. Histories of the Transgender Child shatters this myth, uncovering a previously unknown twentieth-century history when transgender children not only existed but preexisted the term transgender and its predecessors, playing a central role in the medicalization of trans people, and all sex and gender. Beginning with the early 1900s when children with “ambiguous” sex first sought medical attention, to the 1930s when transgender people began to seek out doctors involved in altering children’s sex, to the invention of the category gender, and finally the 1960s and ’70s when, as the field institutionalized, transgender children began to take hormones, change their names, and even access gender confirmation, Julian Gill-Peterson reconstructs the medicalization and racialization of children’s bodies. Throughout, they foreground the racial history of medicine that excludes black and trans of color children through the concept of gender’s plasticity, placing race at the center of their analysis and at the center of transgender studies. Until now, little has been known about early transgender history and life and its relevance to children. Using a wealth of archival research from hospitals and clinics, including incredible personal letters from children to doctors, as well as scientific and medical literature, this book reaches back to the first half of the twentieth century—a time when the category transgender was not available but surely existed, in the lives of children and parents. |
child's history of the world: Children at Play Howard P. Chudacoff, 2008-09 Introduction: Play -- Childhood and play in colonial America -- Domesticating children, 1800-1850 -- The arrival of toys, 1850-1900 -- The invasion of children's play culture, 1900-1950 -- The golden age, 1900-1950 -- The commercialization of children's play, 1950 to the present -- Children's play goes underground, 1950 to the present -- Conclusion |
child's history of the world: The History of the World According to Facebook Wylie Overstreet, 2012-03-06 The Sun is now friends with Earth and 7 other planets Pluto: Not cool. What if Facebook had emerged with the Big Bang, and every historical event took place online? Imagine how we’d we see history if . . . On April 15, 1865, Abraham Lincoln updated his status: Taking the missus to the theater God and Stephen Hawking trolled each other in a comment war over the creation of the universe? Alexander the Great checked into all the countries he conquered Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin Liked each other's cryptic statuses Irreverent and clever, The History of the World According to Facebook goes back through time, from the beginning of the world to the present, to cover all the major events and eras of human history, such as the Renaissance, the Industrial Revolution, and the Information Age. Filled with hundreds of actual figures from across the centuries and thousands of invented statuses, comments, and actions lampooning Facebook users’ penchant for oversharing, abbreviation, self-importance, and lazy jargon, The History of the World According to Facebook defies all attempts at taking the multi-billion user social media platform SRSLY. It is the funniest parody of history and the dawn of man since, well, the dawn of man. |
child's history of the world: Joan of Arc Diane Stanley, 2002-02-05 Against the fascinating tapestry of Frances history during the Hundred Years' War, Diane Stanley unfolds the story of the simple thirteen-year-old village girl who in Just a few years would lead France to independence from English rule, and thus become a symbol of France's national pride. It is a story of vision and bravery, fierce determination, and tragic martyrdom. Diane Stanley's extraordinary gift to present historical information in an accessible and child-friendly format has never been more impressive, nor her skillful, beautifully realized illustrations (here imitating medieval illuminated manuscripts) more exquisite. |
child's history of the world: Inventors Who Changed the World Heidi Poelman, 2018-10-01 From the ranging curiosity of Leonardo da Vinci to the dedication and sacrifice of Marie Curie, Inventors Who Changed the World is a young child's first introduction to the brilliant people who taught us the meaning of perseverance and innovation. Simple text and adorable illustrations tell the contributions of nine renowned inventors from around the world: Cai Lun, Leonardo da Vinci, Marie Curie, Thomas Edison, Orville and Wilbur Wright, Grace Hopper, Johannes Gutenberg, and Louis Pasteur. Inspire your own little inventor with the words of these inventive heroes who changed the world. |
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May 12, 2025 · More than half of child deaths are due to conditions that could be easily prevented or treated given access to health care and improvements to their quality of life. At the same time, …
Child Health and Development - World Health Organization (WHO)
12th Meeting of the Strategic and Technical Advisory Group of Experts (STAGE) for Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and Nutrition (MNCAHN) 18 – 20 November 2025 …
Child growth - World Health Organization (WHO)
Apr 3, 2025 · Child wasting refers to a child who is too thin for his or her height and is the result of recent rapid weight loss or the failure to gain weight. A child who is moderately or severely …
Child maltreatment - World Health Organization (WHO)
Nov 5, 2024 · Overview. Child maltreatment is the abuse and neglect that occurs to children under 18 years of age. It includes all types of physical and/or emotional ill-treatment, sexual abuse, …
Head circumference for age - World Health Organization (WHO)
Child growth standards. Standards; Head circumference for age Length/height-for-age; Weight-for-age; Weight-for-length/height; Body mass index-for-age (BMI-for-age) Arm circumference-for …
Nutrition and Food Safety - World Health Organization (WHO)
Child malnutrition estimates for the indicators stunting, severe wasting, wasting, overweight and underweight describe the magnitude and patterns of under- and overnutrition. The UNICEF …
Body mass inder-for-age (BMI-for-age) - World Health …
Girls simplified field tables- BMI-for-age: Birth to 13 weeks (z-scores) Girls simplified field tables- BMI-for-age: Birth to 2 years (z-scores)
[Child] - Risk factors - World Health Organization (WHO)
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Height-for-age (5-19 years) - World Health Organization (WHO)
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Length/height-for-age - World Health Organization (WHO)
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