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K-3Comparing Past and Present series.
Using vintage and modern photographs, Rissman provides young readers with comparisons between early-day school environments and activities and those of the present. Sparse generalizing text beneath each photograph helps emphasize the differences. The book could provide a springboard for family and classroom discussions and encourage children to learn more about how past generations lived. A note to teachers and parents is appended. Glos., ind.