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DKfindout! Vikings
This fun, fact-filled book for kids ages 6–9 is the ultimate guide to Viking history, from Loki and longships to runestones and raids. Entertaining and educating young readers through a combination of close-up images, quirky trivia facts, quiz questions, and fascinating tidbits, it’s the perfect book for any kid who can’t get enough of these medieval adventurers.
What games and sports did Vikings play? Which animals played a part in their lives? Who was the Viking god Thor married to? Find out the answers to these questions and more in DKfindout! Vikings , which features photographs of Viking forts, artifacts, and weapons, as well as realistic re-creations of family and farming life. This book explores all sides of these legendary seafaring settlers, from famous Viking battles and voyages to feasting, trading, and popular pastimes. Though the Vikings often led violent raids on foreign settlements and cities, they also had strong family bonds and rich styles of art, fashion, and storytelling, which kids will discover as they flip through the pages of DKfindout! Vikings.
Vetted by educational consultants, the DKfindout! series drives kids ages 6–9 to become experts on more than 30 of their favorite STEM- and history-related subjects, whether Vikings, volcanoes, or robots. This series covers the subjects that kids really want to learn about—ones that have a direct impact on the world around them, like climate change, space exploration, and rapidly evolving technology—making learning fun through amazing images, stimulating quizzes, and cutting-edge information. The DKfindout! series is one that kids will want to turn to again and again.
What games and sports did Vikings play? Which animals played a part in their lives? Who was the Viking god Thor married to? Find out the answers to these questions and more in DKfindout! Vikings , which features photographs of Viking forts, artifacts, and weapons, as well as realistic re-creations of family and farming life. This book explores all sides of these legendary seafaring settlers, from famous Viking battles and voyages to feasting, trading, and popular pastimes. Though the Vikings often led violent raids on foreign settlements and cities, they also had strong family bonds and rich styles of art, fashion, and storytelling, which kids will discover as they flip through the pages of DKfindout! Vikings.
Vetted by educational consultants, the DKfindout! series drives kids ages 6–9 to become experts on more than 30 of their favorite STEM- and history-related subjects, whether Vikings, volcanoes, or robots. This series covers the subjects that kids really want to learn about—ones that have a direct impact on the world around them, like climate change, space exploration, and rapidly evolving technology—making learning fun through amazing images, stimulating quizzes, and cutting-edge information. The DKfindout! series is one that kids will want to turn to again and again.
64 pages, Hardcover
Published September 4, 2018
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D.K. Publishing
10.2k books2,250 followersDorling Kindersley (DK) is a British multinational publishing company specializing in illustrated reference books for adults and children in 62 languages. It is part of Penguin Random House, a consumer publishing company jointly owned by Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA and Pearson PLC. Bertelsmann owns 53% of the company and Pearson owns 47%.
Established in 1974, DK publishes a range of titles in genres including travel (including Eyewitness Travel Guides), arts and crafts, business, history, cooking, gaming, gardening, health and fitness, natural history, parenting, science and reference. They also publish books for children, toddlers and babies, covering such topics as history, the human body, animals and activities, as well as licensed properties such as LEGO, Disney and DeLiSo, licensor of the toy Sophie la Girafe. DK has offices in New York, London, Munich, New Delhi, Toronto and Melbourne.
Source: Wikipedia.
Established in 1974, DK publishes a range of titles in genres including travel (including Eyewitness Travel Guides), arts and crafts, business, history, cooking, gaming, gardening, health and fitness, natural history, parenting, science and reference. They also publish books for children, toddlers and babies, covering such topics as history, the human body, animals and activities, as well as licensed properties such as LEGO, Disney and DeLiSo, licensor of the toy Sophie la Girafe. DK has offices in New York, London, Munich, New Delhi, Toronto and Melbourne.
Source: Wikipedia.
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May 31, 2020
One of my sons (8 years old at the time of reading) got himself interested in the Vikings, so I decided to get him this. D.K. Publishing has a strong reputation. I wasn't disappointed.
All in all, it's pretty good. Where were the Vikings coming from? Where did they establish themselves? How did they live? Who were their main Gods and Goddesses? There is even some snapshots of famous Vikings and their deeds!
Obviously, it's not perfect. It's a rough overview, so its wide-encompassing topics are both its strength and weakness: you learn a lot about Vikings as a whole, but not much on more specific events (eg the history of the Danelaw...). Nevertheless, here's a lot of information for curious little minds to explore and digest! It's a great introduction to the topic.
Nice touch: a few silly myths are being debunked; there's a board game (simple but fun); and, even, an interview with a shipbuilder who reconstructed a Viking ship and sailed it from Denmark to Ireland (a welcome insight into archeological reconstruction).
Recommended for curious kids!
All in all, it's pretty good. Where were the Vikings coming from? Where did they establish themselves? How did they live? Who were their main Gods and Goddesses? There is even some snapshots of famous Vikings and their deeds!
Obviously, it's not perfect. It's a rough overview, so its wide-encompassing topics are both its strength and weakness: you learn a lot about Vikings as a whole, but not much on more specific events (eg the history of the Danelaw...). Nevertheless, here's a lot of information for curious little minds to explore and digest! It's a great introduction to the topic.
Nice touch: a few silly myths are being debunked; there's a board game (simple but fun); and, even, an interview with a shipbuilder who reconstructed a Viking ship and sailed it from Denmark to Ireland (a welcome insight into archeological reconstruction).
Recommended for curious kids!
March 10, 2020
Another fantastic book by DK. Great photos and illustrations. 7 year old son enjoyed listening to me read it
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