Shoes (Household History Series)

By Margery G. Nichelason

Discusses the development of different kinds of foot coverings, shoe fashions through the ages, and interesting facts and folklore related to footwear. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1575050471
• ISBN13: 9781575050478
• Release Date: May 1997
• Publisher: Carolrhoda Books
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 2.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.7" x 7.9"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

Kids will get a kick out of Shoes!

Drawings on the walls of caves show that the earliest humans used some type of covering to protect their feet. Today, designers might even use a computer to dream up new styles of shoes! In ancient Egypt, sandals sometimes had drawings of enemies inside them, so they could "trample" the enemy. In ancient Greece, wealthy women could own 20 pairs of shoes or more, but Greek warriors only wore one sandal on the left foot, because it was used as a weapon. Greek or Roman actors wore a soccus, and the word "sock" comes from that. If all this shoe history leaves you wanting more, Margery G. Michelason's book Shoes is definitely for you. The nicely illustrated book (photos and drawings) includes a chapter on fads and folklore and a fun section on recycling old shoes as a planter, birdhouse, or anything your imagination dictates! Young readers (and adults) will thoroughly love this book.