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LIFE: Our Century in Pictures for Young People
LIFE Our Century in Pictures for Young People Author:Richard B. Stolley With narratives from nine notable children's authors — adapted by Amy E. Sklansky — illustrated with more than 350 full-color and black-and-white — photographs from LIFE In this visual age, young people gravitate towards images. Drawing from LIFE magazine and the greatest photo archives of our time, Our Century in Pictures for Young People chronic... more »les the past one hundred years by way of an unparalleled collection of photographs. Young readers will be captivated by more than 350 spellbinding images within these pages that show the triumphs and disasters, the social progress and setbacks, the heroes and villains that have brought us to the dawn of a new century. The book spans the twentieth century in nine epochs. Each epoch is introduced with an essay by a notable children's writer, including Patricia MacLachlan, Jane Yolen, Cynthia Rylant, Katherine Paterson, Lois Lowry, Christopher Paul Curtis, Laurence Yep, Gary Paulsen, and Avi. Featured in each section is a description of an event or trend that began during that era, and each section closes by recalling some memorable individuals who died during that time. The worlds of politics, science and technology, and the arts, as well as the lives we led at home and at work-all are explored and captured brilliantly within these pages. LIFE: Our Century in Pictures for Young People is a once-in-a-lifetime retrospective of the past one hundred years, distinguished from all its competitors by the depth and range of its compelling images.« less