A World Full of Journeys and Migrations: Over 50 stories of human migration that changed our world (Volume 8)

My wife and I were thrilled to review this new book from one of our favorite children's publishers.This is part of the legacy of Frances Lincoln Children's Books, now owned by Quarto. My wife and I have collected many children's books since the 1970s, so we were immediately drawn to the name of Lincoln's world-famous imprint for children. She died way too young in 2001, but her vision lives on. We know and love and respect the work by this creative team stretching all the way back to the vision of Frances herself.I'm a journalist who has reported from around the world and I was impressed by the dozens of themes covered in pages of this book. My wife and I respectfully disagree that every family will find this an enjoyable book with kids from age 5 to 8. We do respect this publisher's testing of their titles, but a number of concepts in this book, and the general amount of reading on each page, suggest to us that unless your child is precociously curious about books, then this may be a book intended for the older end of that age range.Topics colorfully covered in this book include:The First StorytellersA World of Music and DanceThe River Nile and Ancient EgyptiansDivided South AfricaAlexander the GreatThe Silk RoadBritish in IndiaThe Voyage of the Kon-TikiThe Viking AgeThe KindertransportSlavery in AmericaThe Underground RailroadGive Me Your PoorThe Journeys of DiseasesClimate Change MigrationFood, Glorious FoodIf you've just read through that list, which is just a sampling of the individual pages in this book, then you understand the vast scope of this colorful volume.We love it. We recommend it, including from my background as a global journalist.

Really good book - bought to help with school topic. Written at correct level for age 8 upwards I would say. Plenty of illustrations. Text arranged in an appealing way. Recommend.

Très beau livre avec un contenu bien écrit, intéressant et très instructif. C'est abordable pour les enfants et adolescents. Je recommande à 100%!

This is such a beautiful, informative book for children. The covers invite a child: the happy colors, the raised textures, and the expressions of love seen in these drawings all welcome a child reader.The main text tells the history in very plain words while the little bubbles provide intriguing facts that help to solidify the main text. It is very cleverly constructed! These little bubbles are in no way distracting and effortlessly keep eyes moving over the page. This is true talent at work!Nothing here is more than a child can handle. For instance, while the text mentions that some people migrate to escape to a safer place, that is the extent of the information provided. So, if the child has further questions, mom or dad can answer those. These leaves a great deal in the control of the parents (to reveal what is age appropriate at that moment). In this way, this text is a phenomenal co-teacher.This text is inclusive but gently leaves many politics behind. In this sense, it is a lovely choice for school libraries, classroom libraries, public libraries, and personal libraries!I think this is the best book of its kind. What a wonderful teaching tool!

This book is an interesting way to look at history. The main focus is why and how people and populations move or migrate. Necessarily, this also explains the historical context of those journeys. It's a good history book, without being a textbook.The first section, the Introduction, discusses why people move, and the cultural associations - storytellers, music, dance, and food.The book is arranged by continent - Africa, Asia, Oceania, Europe, and the Americas. The migrations are arranged in order for each continent.The last section is titled "The world and beyond." These chapters discuss animals, the impact humans have with their movements, "strange migrations," climate change, journeys beyond our world, and immigration. These are all relevant to the topic of "Journeys and Migrations," but this last sections feels like a bit of a mix up of topics.However, overall it's a good book for kids. It's engaging, with full color, matte pages, and text that is kid-friendly. It's easy to sit down and read just a part of this book, without feeling overwhelmed. The age range of 5-8 years is appropriate, with parental guidance and reading for the younger end of that range.