World History Medieval And Early Modern Times: California Edition

This is one of the better textbooks to come out for World History at the Middle/Jr. High School level. I was on the adoption committee for a major school district in So. Cal. Of the eleven submissions it was one of the books that immediately stood out for organization, clarity of language, access for struggling readers and the broad range of available supplemental materials. I have been very pleased with the ease with which my students are able to read and comprehend the content. My only wish is that their was some more depth. If anyone is familiar with the Across the Centuries series from Houghton-Mifflin it was very good with depth but not the easiest read. This book does have a tendancy to sacrifice depth for readability. It could be a bit more balanced. Otherwise, no complaints. A solid text for this subject. My one suggestion is that if you are looking at adoption for a program/school/district, etc. Consider the whole series Gr. 6-8 as each one builds upon skills and concepts presented in the previous title.