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Take Me Back: A Trip Through History

October 20, 2008 by Jennifer

Amanda (age 10) enjoys the perks of having a mom who is a reviewer. Whenever I get a package or padded envelope in the mail, she asks, “Is it something I would like? Can I open it?” Most often it’s not something that she would have any interest in (although she sometimes still likes to open the package).

When I got this particular book in the mail, I was able to tell her, “Yeah — take a look and tell me what you think.” Well, she started thumbing through the hefty 9 x 11 inch 300 page book at the kitchen table, and she didn’t move for about an hour! “So you like it?” I asked her.

“Yeah, it’s really cool. I love it!”

Take Me Back offers a “trip through history from the stone age to the digital age.” Each page is bright and colorful and offers facts in bite-sized amounts. I think that any child — from avid reader to reluctant reader — would be able to spend time leafing through this colorful book reading and learning. If you click on the “Look Inside” link you can see some of these pages and the index as well.

From the publisher: History may repeat itself, but there is no need to make the same old history book over and over. From the creators of the award-winning, New York Times Bestsellers Pick Me Up and Do Not Open comes Take Me Back–a journey throughout history like never before! Rock out at a gory Aztec festival, read the blog of Louis XVI’s closest confidant, take a pinball tour of Celtic Europe, and check out Alexander the Great’s fan site. With content that’s comprehensive, irreverent and witty, Take Me Back is bound to become a classic.

We have four copies of Take Me Back to give away, and one Grand Prize winner will receive Take Me Back plus seven other titles from DK Publishing (pictured below) — a $200 value.

Leave a comment here if you’d like to win. We’ll announce the winners on November 12.

Managing Editor Jennifer Donovan is a contributing editor at 5 Minutes for Mom. She has been blogging at Snapshot for over two years.

Filed Under: Historical, Jennifer, Learning, Middle Grade Chapter Books

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Comments

  1. Brianne says

    November 11, 2008 at 10:44 pm

    This would be great for my boys.

  2. Adam P. Zinkievich says

    November 11, 2008 at 10:55 pm

    I’d love to win!

  3. Rob says

    November 11, 2008 at 11:26 pm

    Would make a great Christmas present for someone special.

  4. TL Greene says

    November 11, 2008 at 11:30 pm

    Great prize. Thanks for the chance.

  5. Heather C says

    November 11, 2008 at 11:34 pm

    I just love DK publishing!

  6. Shay says

    November 11, 2008 at 11:59 pm

    This would be an excellent present for my children.

  7. Barb Wild says

    November 12, 2008 at 12:10 am

    id love to win this would be great for a gift

  8. LaDonna says

    November 12, 2008 at 12:40 am

    This is an awesome prize. Good luck all.

  9. Joy Venters says

    November 12, 2008 at 12:49 am

    would love to win this

  10. Michelle says

    November 12, 2008 at 12:49 am

    Fantastic prizes, please count me in!!!!

  11. Donna K says

    November 12, 2008 at 1:22 am

    This looks great for homeschooling.

  12. kathleen yohanna says

    November 12, 2008 at 3:52 am

    Please enter me in the contest. Thanks.

  13. Terra says

    November 12, 2008 at 9:37 am

    I really enjoy reading so this would be wonderful! Thanks!

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