During the Renaissance, people were pinned into their clothing, even elaborate gowns. Children often had to work as pin makers, a job that paid only about $1 for each 20,000 pins made! Clearbut grossdescriptions of other horrible jobs of the Renaissance will draw readers into the castles of lords and the dung heaps tended by peasants. The historical content supports the social studies curriculum, while sidebars and colorful images augment some of the strangest, nastiest tasks that needed doing during that time.

How much did the Renaissance change medical history and public health? Did landmark developments benefit the everyday lives of ordinary people? This book looks at the new 'scientific' ways of learning and experimentation of the period, to show what health and disease were like in the Old and New Worlds.

Product Description: Features. The Renaissance was a time of cultural rebirth. Readers will learn all about Renaissance life and Renaissance education in this engaging title that explores how artists created masterpieces and explored subjects like music architecture and Renaissance religion and new artistic movements like naturalism...read more

Product Description: The Renaissance produced a remarkable transformation of European society and culture. In education and in government, in wealth and in the visual arts, the Renaissance produced major changes in almost every area of European lifechanges which even today continue to affect the way people live, work, and think...read more

Product Description: What brought about the Renaissance revolution in art? Where did Renaissance art flourish? Did Renaissance artists become famous in their lifetimes? 'The Renaissance' answers all these questions. It also discusses how a revival of interest in the classical world inspired a new approach to art, describes the developments that took place in art during the Renaissance period, and examines how Renaissance artists created lifelike paintings and sculptures...read more

Raintree Freestyle is an eye catching range of colourful non-fiction books for the less able and relectant reader, aged between 11 and 14 years old. Designed for students with a reading age of 11+, these high interest books will enable readers to encounter curriculum-linked topics at an acessible reading level.