History Books for Teachers and Students at Embracing The Child. AGEAUTHORTITLESERIES. BOOKS: Dear America, Royal Diaries, My Name is America. The Slightly Odd United States of America . The reference includes all of the fifty states and each province and territory of Canada, as well as the states of Mexico and the countries of the Caribbean and Central America. Superbly detailed relief maps are complemented by fact boxes of important statistics and pertinent information, plus illustrations of national and state flags, flora and fauna, and notable events from history. NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC UNITED STATES ATLAS FOR YOUNG EXPLORERS (3rd Ed. June 2. 00. 8). National Geographic Beginners World Atlas Updated Edition (Revised 2. National Geographic World Atlas for Young Explorers Third Edition (Revised 2. The 3rd edition is chockfull of bright, bold icons that, thanks to a specially designed National Geographic web site, will allow kids to go beyond the printed page and experience firsthand the sights, sounds, and movements of the world's people, places, and animals. They'll watch brown bears fish for salmon in Alaska, listen to the latest singing sensation from Haiti, experience the power of a volcanic eruption, explore a rain forest, hang out at a local market in India, and much more. All maps are shown in the context of surrounding areas to ensure that a complete picture of the world develops. Starting with a 1. OUR WHITE HOUSE takes in everything from the amusing antics of presidents' children and pets to the drama of the White House ablaze and the specter of war; from the role of immigrants, African Americans, and Native Americans to the thoughts and actions of many presidents themselves. Castles were dark, armor was uncomfortable, and jousts and tournaments (not to mention real battles) were dangerous—and expensive. Adler, David . Determined that all Americans be treated fairly, he devised our three branches of government and drafted the Bill of Rights. When the British set fire to Washington D. C. Travel the trail of defeat that leads Washington's ragtag army to seek winter refuge at Valley Forge. Read from a teenage soldier's diary and a doctor's gruesome accounts of disease, hunger, and cold. Spy ring : the full story of the naval secrets case. World War 3 : a military projection founded on today's facts. Anthony and Sam Bateman. Future unknown : the terrorist threat to Australian. Peace and Conflict Studies. Amelia Earhart, Joe Louis and more. Audio section (Music): Swing School with Benny Goodman and his orchestra. TLW's 1930s Historyscope (1930-1939 C.E.). Learn of plots against Washington and spies who aid the enemy. Discover why farmers sell the British food as the Continental Army starves and a powerless Congress looks on. Learn the true story behind the amazing achievements of the . Didn't they play a part? This Jam- packed book might be overwhelming for some, but won't it be nice to add some new names to those Women in History reports. Promised freedom upon the death of their owner, she and her sister, Ruth, in a cruel twist of fate become the property of a malicious New York City couple, the Locktons, who have no sympathy for the American Revolution and even less for Ruth and Isabel. When Isabel meets Curzon, a slave with ties to the Patriots, he encourages her to spy on her owners, who know details of British plans for invasion. She is reluctant at first, but when the unthinkable happens to Ruth, Isabel realizes her loyalty is available to the bidder who can provide her with freedom. T. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation.
Volume One: The Pox Party - It sounds like a fairy tale. He is a boy dressed in silks and white wigs and given the finest of classical educations. Raised by a group of rational philosophers known only by numbers, the boy and his mother — a princess in exile from a faraway land — are the only persons in their household assigned names. As the boy's regal mother, Cassiopeia, entertains the house scholars with her beauty and wit, young Octavian begins to question the purpose behind his guardians' fanatical studies. Only after he dares to open a forbidden door does he learn the hideous nature of their experiments — and his own chilling role in them. Set against the disquiet of Revolutionary Boston, M. Anderson's extraordinary novel takes place at a time when American Patriots rioted and battled to win liberty while African slaves were entreated to risk their lives for a freedom they would never claim. The first of two parts, this deeply provocative novel reimagines the past as an eerie place that has startling resonance for readers today. Some are tales of triumph—the midnight ride of Paul Revere, the Wright brothers taking to the air, Neil Armstrong’s first steps on the moon. Some are tales of tragedy—the fate of the Donner party, the great fire in Chicago, the eruption of Mt. There are stories of inventors and athletes, and abolitionists and artists, stories about struggling for freedom—again and again, in so many ways. This book that belongs in every home, classroom and library. Glen. The World Made New: Why the Age of Exploration Happened & How it Changed the World (Ages 1. Up) . The text uses primary sources to bring history to life and features evocative profiles of the major explorers of the age. The book is beautifully illustrated with full- color artwork, multiple- time lines, and six custom National Geographic maps. The text and layout combine to provide an enlightening overview of New World exploration, and outline the historical context for the discoveries that literally changed the world.! Here young readers will meet all of the lords and ladies, the servants and the squires. They will discover surprises: flying silverware and mystery meat made of animal feet for dinner- -life in the castle isn't always elegant. Franklin: or The Boy Who Read Everything . Author's note and recipe for Mary Todd Lincoln's Vanilla Almond Cake included. In 1. 94. 0, Grandpa's country school had no lunchroom or indoor bathroom and used wood- burning stoves for heat, but it wasn't completely different from today's schools. Was it? YA. Bartoletti, Susan Campbell. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow . Her research includes telling interviews with surviving Hitler Youth members. But when he tries to expose the truth with leaflets, he's tried for treason. Sentenced to death and waiting in a jail cell, Helmut's story emerges in a series of flashbacks that show his growth from a naive child caught up in the patriotism of the times , to a sensitive and mature young man who thinks for himself. Read of fascinating lives led by the wives (and sometimes daughters, nieces, and friends) of our country's leaders. Ann Bausum introduces us to a private side of each First Lady, and connects each personality with the public persona to produce a book of uniquely revealing portraits. Muckrakers is the inside story of public- spirited journalism right through its evolution, with profiles of latter- day practitioners like Woodward and Bernstein and today's Internet bloggers. Perhaps it will engage and inspire young people to cherish age- old values such as truth and public accountability. They tried wild things like drinking a glass full of millipedes or putting some mustard on one's head. Take a colorful and funny medical mystery tour to discover that while times may have changed, many of today’s most reliable cure- alls have their roots in some very peculiar practices, and so relevant connections can be drawn from what they did then to what we do now. Barnum/historical fiction! Written by two geographers. Lincoln and Me. Touching the Sky: The Flying Adventures of Wilbur and Orville Wright. Sea Clocks: The Story of Longitude . In fact, getting sick and dying can be a big, ugly mess- especially before the modern medical care that we all enjoy today. How They Croaked relays all the gory details of how nineteen world figures gave up the ghost. For example: It is believed that Henry VIII's remains exploded within his coffin while lying in state. Right before Beethoven wrote his last notes, doctors drilled a hole in his stomach without any pain medication. Readers will be interested well past the final curtain, and feel lucky to live in a world with painkillers, X- rays, soap, and 9. Even then, she would not marry him until they'd reached an agreement that was revolutionary for her time. The partnership she made was a happy and successful one. Her name was Isabella, and without her, both Spain and America would not exist as we know them. She introduced efficiencies, encouraged trade, and made possible a great flowering of the arts. What gave her this power was love. This is a love story. The boy- king so surrounded by this treasure would become one of the most famous names in history. But it was a less- famous princess who had accumulated a lot of the wealth that was buried in that tomb. Her name was Hatshepsut. How did she make Egypt so rich? And how did she come to be buried, like Tutankhamun, in the Valley of the Kings? She took lands that had been ruined by war and made them wealthy again, brought mutual respect and cooperation to a down- trodden and distrustful people, and in a battle of wits that was like a giant chess game, won for her sons the imperial throne. She at last finds refuge in the arms of a prince, who marries her and makes her a princess. With him she rules a nation and is so wise and just that, on his death, the people ask her to continue as their sovereign. The issue was a penny- the extra penny that the press owners wanted to charge the newsboys to buy the papers. In 1. 90. 9 he was producing slapstick comedies/. He leaves home in search of his older brother, who has run off. Collie jumps a freight train, joining thousands and thousands of young boys and men who try riding out the Great Depression by riding the rails. A 2. 6- year- old King George II found himself in financial turmoil after crushing the French, Austrians, and Spanish in battle. Luckily money was no object since he could easily get it back by raising taxes on his American colonies.. King George didn't realize was the colonies were beginning to have a mind of their own and had started to set their sights on freedom.
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