Who in the World Was the Secretive Printer?: The Story of Johannes Gutenberg (Who in the World)

Discover the intriguing story of Johannes Gutenberg in this junior-level biography from Peace Hill Press. Johannes Gutenberg spent his days shut away, working on a mysterious project. His neighbors wondered what he was doing in his metal shop. Why did he need so much money? Was he making expensive gold jewelry? Weapons? Armor? What project could possibly take up so many hours of Johanness time? And how did his invention change the world? Outstanding illustrations from Jed Mickle complement the fabulous story, giving second-grade readers insight into the life of this influential figure. About the series : The classical curriculum introduces even the youngest student to the pleasures of true learning. Elementary students learn history not through predigested textbooks with multiple-choice answers, but through reading the stories of history. Unfortunately, biographies of great men and women of the past are almost all written for older students, limiting the ability of young students to explore history through reading. Libraries are crammed with biographies written for high school students and adultswhile beginning readers are provided with a shelf full of junior-level books about football players, NASCAR drivers, and movie stars. Now, Peace Hill Press puts real history back into the grasp of the youngest historians with the Who in the World Biography Series. The first entries in the series provide young readers and their parents and teachers with biographies of great men and women of the Middle Ages. Designed to be used as part of The Story of the World curriculum, these biographies give beginning historians in grades 24 a chance to explore beyond the textbook. An audio version is also available separately. Black-and-white illustrations throughout This second book in the four-volume narrative history series for elementary students will transform your study of history. The Story of the World has won awards from numerous homeschooling magazines and readers' pollsover 150,000 copies of the series in print! Now more than ever, other cultures are affecting our everyday livesand our children need to learn about the other countries of the world and their history. Susan Wise Bauer has provided a captivating guide to the history of other lands. Written in an engaging, straightforward manner, this revised edition of The Story of the World: History for the Classical Child, Volume 2: The Middle Ages weaves world history into a story book format. Who discovered chocolate? What happened to the giant Fovor of the Mighty Blows? Why did the Ottoman Turks drag their war ships across dry land? The Story of the World covers the sweep of human history from ancient times until the present. Africa, China, Europe, the Americasfind out what happened all around the world in long-ago times. Designed as a read-aloud project for parents and children to share together, The Story of the World includes each continent and major people group. Volume 2: The Middle Ages , is the second of a four-volume series and covers the major historical events in the years 400 to 1600 CE, as well as including maps, illustrations, and tales from each culture. Each Story of the World volume provides a full year of history study when combined with the Activity Book, Audiobook, and Testseach available separately to accompany each volume of The Story of the World Text Book. Volume 2 Grade Recommendation: Grades 1-6. Illustrated throughout with black-and-white drawings and maps Johannes spent his days shut away, working on a mysterious project. His neighbors wondered what he was doing in his metal shop. Why did he need so much money? Was he making expensive gold jewelry? Weapons? Armor? What project could possibly take up so many hours of Johannes' time? What was Johannes doing behind the closed doors of his shop? Discover the intriguing story of Johannes Gutenberg in Who in the World Was the Secretive Printer? In this engaging biography, Robert Beckham goes beyond the few facts children are usually told about the inventor of the printing press. Instead, Beckham tells us Gutenberg's story. - Back cover. "The Story of the World" covers the sweep of human history from ancient times until the present. This read-aloud series is designed for parents to share with elementary-school children, or for older readers to enjoy alone. Volume two (of four) presents a history of the world, from 400 to 1600 A.D. Includes maps, illustrations, and tales from each culture The second of a four-volume series about the world's civilizations, this volume covers the major historical events in the years 400 to 1600 A.D., as well as including maps, illustrations, and tales from each culture Growing up in Mainz Working at the mint A secret project Thousands of small mirrors Three more tasks A work of art The gift of Johannes Gutenberg The story of Johannes Gutenberg from his boyhood to his development of movable type and the printing press in Germany in the early 15th century "This read-aloud series is designed for parents to share with elementary-school children, or for older readers to enjoy alone" -- Back cover Chronoligcal history of the Middle Ages covering Africa, the Americas, Europe, and the Far East from 400 A.E. to 1600 A.D. Chronological history of the Middle Ages covering Africa, the Americas, Europe, and the Far East from 400 A.E. to 1600 A.D