Designed for local history Key Stage 2 History, this book shows how sources, such as photographs, censuses, school logbooks and street directories, can be used by children to study local history and create their own local history project. A cartoon bloodhound demonstrates the skills needed to use primary source material, and questions raised by unusual photographs allow the reader to practice his or her detective skills. The book contains a list of books to read and answers to puzzles.

 

This book is part of a book series called The History Detective Investigates .

This book is suitable for Key Stage 2. KS2 covers school years 4, 5 and 6, and ages 8-11 years. A key stage is any of the fixed stages into which the national curriculum is divided, each having its own prescribed course of study. At the end of each stage, pupils are required to complete standard assessment tasks.

There are 47 pages in this book. This book was published 1997 by Hachette Children's Group .

Dr Martin Parsons is director of PGCE Secondary at the University of Reading. He has established a centre for evacuee studies at the University and has lectured on the topic at the Imperial War Museum and abroad. Richard Hook is vastly experienced and is renowned for his detailed research. He has illustrated hundreds of children's history books.