Ways into History: Toys and Games looks at toys from the past and today, and explores how these have changed over time. It also studies how toys are made. It includes a timeline of some famous toys made in the 19th and 20th centuries at the back of the book.

In the Ways into History series, original illustrations and simple text bring the past alive, while questions and activities encourage historical research and build up confidence and enthusiasm. The series encourages Key Stage 1 readers aged 5+ to begin to think like a historian and look for clues in descriptions and pictures that will help them answer questions about the past. The books include 'Talk About' sections that encourage readers to describe events or what people might have thought or felt at the time. Teaching and literacy notes help teachers and parents get the most out of the curriculum links in these books in a classroom or at home.

This book is part of a book series called Ways Into History .

This book is suitable for Key Stage 1. KS1 covers school years 1 and 2, and ages 5-7 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 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2012 by Hachette Children's Group .

Sally Hewitt is an experienced children's writer. Her previous books for Watts include the In Your Neighbourhood series.

This book has the following chapters:

• 1: My toys
• 2: Mum's toys
• 3: Dad's toys
• 4: Granny and Grandad's toys
• 5: What are toys made of?
• 6: Making toys
• 7: On wheels
• 8: Indoors and outdoors
• 9: Teddy bears
• 10: Toy detective
• 11: Make a toy museum
• 12: Timeline
• 13: Glossary
• 14: Index