The Story of Mankind | 
My graph is missing The Story of Mankind. However, this is my February reading results! 😍🥰💛
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My graph is missing The Story of Mankind. However, this is my February reading results! 😍🥰💛
so-so3✨ Finished this late last night to fit it into my February reads. I originally wanted to read this because it received the very first Newberry Award Metal in 1922. It is written as if a person is narrating this amazing story. It‘s like a conversation with the reader. It is history so some is likely perspective and it does not discuss everything. It is very dense so I suggest reading sections at a time. #roll100
pickI was pleasantly surprised how little there was to take offense at in this considering it was written 100 years ago. There‘s optimism about clean energy and a strong message about considering the biases of historians. I mean it‘s a whole lot of information to take in all at once but I can see why it won the Newbery.
One of my goals this year is to start the journey of reading all the Newbery winners in order. I‘m finding the tone of this conversational but man are there a lot of words per page. Like if I was younger this would take me months to get through. The illustrations are interesting though because they are a very gestural style.
This book was the winner of the first Newberry Medal in 1922. I was ecstatic to find this 1926 copy.
pan1/5🌟
I found this book incredibly boring and biased. I can‘t imagine any child would find this enjoyable reading. The only reason I didn‘t bail on it was because I have a personal goal of reading all the Newbery books. So glad this one is checked off and I can move on. #NewberyEpicChallenge
This book has VERY mixed reviews and I‘m sure it‘s just as biased/a-product-if-its-time as I‘ve read it is, BUT it‘s the very first Newbery Medal winner and I DIDN‘T EVEN REALIZE IT when I picked it up at a garage sale! This book is OLD and I‘m pretty sure it‘s a first edition. I‘m (trying) to read all the Newbery books, so this impulse pick will definitely be finding a home on my Newbery shelves. 📚📚📚
Have you read this one @smilingshelves ?
panThe first Newbery winner. Too old. Too long. Tells the history of the world since the beginning of time. Either he influenced Maria Montessori or she him, but the history curriculum is very similar. Both forget there are other enlightened cultures (not just Europe).
There are a number of biases based on when this book was written. And it is interesting as a historical perspective, it does not hold up for today.
I think I can. I think I can ... finish this one tonight. #MountTBR #NewberyChallenge
I never enjoyed history class. Then I started working as a middle school librarian. Reading middle grade and YA narrative non-fiction on historical topics made learning about history fun for me. This book is fun.
I was cleaning up the 900s section of my library today. I had NO IDEA this was on the shelf!!!
First ever Newbery winner! I pretty much geeked out over here! This edition is copyright 1983 and includes updated information that was not a part of history back in 1921 when it was first published.
I‘m so excited for this find! One of my fellow school librarians told me I needed new hobbies. I disagree! 😊
#Newberychallenge
Thinking of doing a challenge where I'd read all the Newbery award winners. I'd make up an online checklist if anyone else would like to do it with me for 2018. Anyone interested?
On the other hand, when you grow up you will discover that some of the people in this world never passed beyond the stage of the cave-man.
