jenniferlee Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 I can't figure this out. Thanks Jen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usetoschool Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 We have both and like them for different reasons but the white one is less choppy. It is just a timeline and an article, a picture or two and maybe a sidebar. The red one is just too scattered for reading out loud. It does contain much of the same information, just a different format. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missmoe Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 The White one seems to work better for outlining. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susie in CA Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 Imho, the main difference is the timeline which is in the white one. Other than that they are very similar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgehog Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 The White one seems to work better for outlining. :iagree: it does for DD11, anyway. We also like the timeline sidebar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missmoe Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 I love the little minitimelines included in the articles in the White Kingfisher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Twain Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 Have you read the reviews on Amazon for the red Kingfisher? I thought that was helpful in making the decision to buy the out of print white one: http://www.amazon.com/Kingfisher-History-Encyclopedia-Editors/product-reviews/0753457849/ref=sr_1_1_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haiku Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 I've reviewed both extensively. They have pretty much the same information, but the red Kingfisher is written in a more bullet-point style. I chose the white one so that it would be more conducive to outlining ... the red one is pretty much already in outline form. PSA!!! If you decide to buy the white one, DON'T spend 40, 50, 60, 90, 110 dollars on it!! That's a massive ripoff. Be patient and you will find it for a reasonable price. I got mine used on Amazon for $8.54 (including shipping). It really appalls me when I see people (especially here) trying to gouge people. Tara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoo Keeper Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 I've reviewed both extensively. They have pretty much the same information, but the red Kingfisher is written in a more bullet-point style. I chose the white one so that it would be more conducive to outlining ... the red one is pretty much already in outline form. PSA!!! If you decide to buy the white one, DON'T spend 40, 50, 60, 90, 110 dollars on it!! That's a massive ripoff. Be patient and you will find it for a reasonable price. I got mine used on Amazon for $8.54 (including shipping). It really appalls me when I see people (especially here) trying to gouge people. Tara Tara is right; you can get the white one for less IF you are willing to be patient. I paid more than I wanted to for my white one, and then saw it for much less on Amazon. If I had only waited.... Oh, well. I do agree that some prices folks are asking (even here on the for sale boards) are waaay out of line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haiku Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 I do agree that some prices folks are asking (even here on the for sale boards) are waaay out of line. Yup, and it really annoys me because I feel like we here at TWTM should be nice to each other. Tara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chepyl Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 Tara is right; you can get the white one for less IF you are willing to be patient. I paid more than I wanted to for my white one, and then saw it for much less on Amazon. If I had only waited.... Oh, well. I do agree that some prices folks are asking (even here on the for sale boards) are waaay out of line. Out of print books do become more expensive over time. I got a reasonable price on Amazon. I did not see any for $8 on eBay or Amazon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haiku Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 Out of print books do become more expensive over time. I got a reasonable price on Amazon. I did not see any for $8 on eBay or Amazon. Perhaps, but when you can go to Amazon one day and find copies for $30, and two weeks later, after there has been a lot of discussion about the book here, you go back to Amazon and the price has jumped to $80, and then a month later it's down to $30-40 again, I call that gouging. And as long as people are willing to pay ridiculous prices, people will keep charging them. I think that $40 is a reasonable price for the KIHW (the white one). I got mine cheap because some British bookseller apparently didn't know what s/he had when s/he listed four copies for $4.55. I lucked into it, but I have seen deals like that several times. When someone tries to sell the book for $110, which I have seen here at TWTM, I would call foul. Tara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoo Keeper Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 Out of print books do become more expensive over time. I got a reasonable price on Amazon. I did not see any for $8 on eBay or Amazon. Yeah, I know OOP books can get pricey. I paid $40ish for my Kingfisher, which I know is not that unreasonable; but I saw it on Amazon for $20 a week later. Oy! I could have saved $20! My homeschool budget is very tight--I could have used that extra $20.... Just trying to encourage folks to not pay a ridiculous price, and thinking that it can't be had for less. Shop around and be patient. Your low price may be $40, or it may not. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeeBeaks Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 We just got the white one. I paid $1 for it at a used book store because it was the "old" edition - little did they know. So keep an eye out locally too, especially sellers that don't also sell online. To then a book a couple decades old is just a cheap older edition. We actually do own both. I got the white one in preparation for his 5th grade year next year, but my younger kids love the color and excitement of the red edition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missmoe Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 We just got the white one. I paid $1 for it at a used book store because it was the "old" edition - little did they know. So keep an eye out locally too, especially sellers that don't also sell online. To then a book a couple decades old is just a cheap older edition. We actually do own both. I got the white one in preparation for his 5th grade year next year, but my younger kids love the color and excitement of the red edition. Yup, yup! I bought mine locally (local at the time) for less than $10. And we do also have two different version of the Red Kingfisher as well. They each have their own place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenniferlee Posted October 11, 2011 Author Share Posted October 11, 2011 Thanks for the replies everyone. I just got back around to checking on this thread - sorry! I have the white version from the library right now. I do like it, but not having the newer one to compare makes it tricky. Jen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JadeOrchidSong Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 I've reviewed both extensively. They have pretty much the same information, but the red Kingfisher is written in a more bullet-point style. I chose the white one so that it would be more conducive to outlining ... the red one is pretty much already in outline form. PSA!!! If you decide to buy the white one, DON'T spend 40, 50, 60, 90, 110 dollars on it!! That's a massive ripoff. Be patient and you will find it for a reasonable price. I got mine used on Amazon for $8.54 (including shipping). It really appalls me when I see people (especially here) trying to gouge people. Tara :iagree::iagree: I got mine on Amazon for $6.22 including shipping and it is in mint condition. Who can beat that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haiku Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 Who can beat that? Wow, now I am sad that I overspent by $2.32. :( ;) Tara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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