Do People Grow on Family Trees?: Genealogy for Kids and Other Beginners

by Ira Wolfman

Book Overview

An exciting genealogical primer, do people grow on family trees? combines activities, history, photographs, illustrations, and reminiscences. Suitable for ages 8-12. 121,000 copies in print. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0894803484
• ISBN13: 9780894803482
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Workman Publishing
• Length: 179 Pages
• Weight: 0.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 9.0" x 8.2"
• Age Range: 7 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 2 and higher

Customer Reviews

Excellent Genealogy Starting Point for Kids and Others

This book brings the study of genealogy alive by intertwining the author's own family search with the common experience of many of us to find our own roots and beginnings. It sensitively handles cultural differences and origins and attempts to highlight specific events that affected particular immigrant groups.The frequent use of biographical resources (photographs, documents, sidenotes) allows the reader to relate the discussion of genealogy to actual people and events in history. Since this is also called the "Official Ellis Island Handbook" this book additionally gives a very personal and thorough look at what it meant to be an immigrant and the experience that awaited many of our ancestors when they arrived in America.I highly recommend this book not only for children but for anyone that desires a concise definition of the field of genealogy and family history. Its highly visual format and organization also make it a great classroom tool.