The HISTORY Channel This Day in History For Kids: 1001 Remarkable Moments & Fascinating Facts

by Dan Bova, Russell Shaw (Illustrator)

An exciting, visual adventure through history with day-by-day accounts of extraordinary events, notable people, and incredible inventions for kids ages 8-12.

History comes alive in this beautifully illustrated book with bite-size facts (along with a touch of humor) that will engage and entertain young curious minds.

Jam-packed with important events, inspiring accomplishments by remarkable people, and groundbreaking inventions, this super-fun fact-filled book, the first kids book from History Channel, includes the most interesting historical facts--from early civilization up to the 21st century all around the world for every day of the year.

Each day’s entry includes multiple events that occurred on that day in history along with charming original illustrations and photography. Plus, readers are prompted to recall their own remarkable milestones, helping them to consider their place in history.

A great gift for an up-and-coming history buff and an engaging resource for the classroom, this book offers a fresh twist on history, looking into the past and letting you recall your own.

Genres: Childrens, Nonfiction

224 pages, Hardcover

Published March 5, 2024

About the author

Dan Bova is a writer/editor guy who was a producer at Jimmy Kimmel Live, wrote a weekly humor column for the USA Today Network, and was a writer at Spy and other humor magazines. He interviews amazing inventors and innovators for Entrepreneur.com and hosts the Get a Real Job podcast. He lives in New York with his wife, two sons, and a completely bonkers dog named Clark.

Reviews

[Mary]

With each entry being 3-10 sentences, and multiple entries per day it's a fun read. While I didn't read every entry in this book I read enough of each month to get a flavor. Things like pride month, women's history month and black history month are celebrated there are also mentions of LGBT history that parents might want to screen. With multiple entries per day this is easy as there are lots of science, history, sports, and art entries that are informative. This would make an excellent homeschooling book for a parent that does a morning time. There is also a place for you to write in your own history that month.

[Janice]

An interesting event or more for each day of the year. Considering I use this in class, I would have liked more even distribution of events. There are 2 on some days with 6 on others. Would like it to be more even.

[Heidi]

Very fun to read. I learned quite a bit. The illustrations fit the theme. And yes, I remember quite a few of the events.

[Lynn Alan Heath]

Fantastic History

What a fascinating way to learn history! Although it is not a complete history, it makes learning fun.
I highly recommend this book to people of any age, but especially to young people.