Children’s / Teenage general interest: History and the past
Chicago Review Press A Kid's Guide to Latino History: More than 50 Activities
Book SynopsisA Kid’s Guide to Latino History features more than 50 hands-on activities, games, and crafts that explore the diversity of Latino culture and teach children about the people, experiences, and events that have shaped Hispanic American history. Kids can:* Fill Mexican cascarones for Easter* Learn to dance the merengue from the Dominican Republic* Write a short story using “magical realism” from Columbia* Build Afro-Cuban Bongos* Create a vejigante mask from Puerto Rico* Make Guatemalan worry dolls* Play Loteria, or Mexican bingo, and learn a little Spanish* And much more Did you know that the first immigrants to live in America were not the English settlers in Jamestown or the Pilgrims in Plymouth, but the Spanish? They built the first permanent American settlement in St. Augustine, Florida, in 1565. The long and colorful history of Latinos in America comes alive through learning about the missions and early settlements in Florida, New Mexico, Arizona, and California; exploring the Santa Fe Trail; discovering how the Mexican-American War resulted in the Southwest becoming part of the United States; and seeing how recent immigrants from Central and South America bring their heritage to cities like New York and Chicago. Latinos have transformed American culture and kids will be inspired by Latino authors, artists, athletes, activists, and others who have made significant contributions to American history. Trade Review"Big, lively overview . . . chatty, informative text, presented in readable, spacious layouts." --Booklist"Full of creative projects to capture your child's interest and pride in their own heritage." --mommymaestra.com
£16.10
Chicago Review Press Keys to American History: Understanding Our Most
Book SynopsisUnlock and explore American history firsthand though this nation’s most important documents. Much more than a reference book, The Keys to American History tells the story of a growing, vibrant democracy through its laws, Supreme Court rulings, treaties, and presidential speeches, from colonial times to the present. Organized chronologically, each document includes a brief introduction and excerpts, and often an image of the original. Most are followed by interesting and relevant historical quotes from books, newspapers, and speeches of their eras, providing a rich and varied framework to understand each document’s significance. The more than 60 entries include: Mayflower Compact Declaration of Independence Washington’s Farewell Address Missouri Compromise Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments Emancipation Proclamation Homestead Act Wilson’s Fourteen Points Brown v. Board of Education Voting Rights Act Resignation Speech of Richard Nixon …and more By reading the essential documents of American government, and the viewpoints of the leaders and citizens who wrote them, you will gain a profound understanding of the United States and the men and women who built it. Trade Review"A one-of-a-kind, easy-to-use resource." -- Kirkus Reviews"(A) valuable resource for gaining a greater appreciation of our nation's dynamic history." -- School Library JournalTable of ContentsFoundations; Independence; Young Republic; The Seeds of Trouble; Civil War; Progress & Expanision; America at War; The Modern World; Index.
£21.56
Peachtree Publishers,U.S. Keep On!: The Story of Matthew Henson,
Book SynopsisThis stunning picture book offers a riveting account of African-American explorer Matthew Henson?s 1909 journey to the North Pole with Admiral Peary.Matthew Henson was born just after the Civil War, a time when slavery had been abolished, but few opportunities were available for black people. As a child, Henson exhibited a yearning for adventure, embarking at age thirteen on a five-year voyage sailing the seven seas. Henson?s greatest adventure began when Robert Peary invited him to join an expedition to the North Pole. After many storms, injuries, and unimaginable cold, on April 1, Peary, Henson, and four Inuit men began the final 133-mile push to the Pole.Award-winning author Deborah Hopkinson pays tribute to a great but under-recognized figure from America?s past in this remarkable story. Illustrator Stephen Alcorn?s large-format, stylized ink-and-watercolor illustrations capture all the action. Excerpts from Henson?s expedition diaries, a time line, and an epilogue place the story in its historical context.
£999.99
Peachtree Publishers,U.S. Carter Reads the Newspaper
Book Synopsis?Carter G. Woodson didn?t just read history. He changed it.? As the father of Black History Month, he spent his life introducing others to the history of his people.Carter G. Woodson was born to two formerly enslaved people ten years after the end of the Civil War. Though his father could not read, he believed in being an informed citizen. So Carter read the newspaper to him every day. When he was still a teenager, Carter went to work in the coal mines. There he met a man named Oliver Jones, and Oliver did something important: he asked Carter not only to read to him and the other miners, but also research and find more information on the subjects that interested them. ?My interest in penetrating the past of my people was deepened,? Carter wrote. His journey would take him many more years, traveling around the world and transforming the way people thought about history. From an award-winning team of author Deborah Hopkinson and illustrator Don Tate, this first-ever picture book biography of Carter G. Woodson emphasizes the importance of pursuing curiosity and encouraging a hunger for knowledge of stories and histories that have not been told. Illustrations also feature brief biological sketches of important figures from African and African-American history.
£16.19
Peachtree Publishers,U.S. William Still and His Freedom Stories: The Father
Book SynopsisThe award-winning creator of Poet traces the lesser-known story of Underground Railroad founder William Still, discussing his parents? escape from slavery, his work with the Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society and his encounters with such historical figures as Harriet Tubman and William and Ellen Craft. Illustrations.
£17.09
Pelican Publishing Co Story of 'Twas the Night Before Christmas, The
Book SynopsisHow a deeply spiritual father, Clement Clarke Moore, returned his family's devotion with the gift of a poem.
£15.29
Creative Edition Erika's Story
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£17.99
Creative Editions The Stolen Smile
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£15.29
Creative Company Motorcycle Queen
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£14.06
Creative Company FINE LITTLE BAD BOY
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£14.06
Zephyr Press Charting the World
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£17.05
Chicago Review Press Thomas Jefferson for Kids: His Life and Times
Book SynopsisAn architect, statesman, farmer, and inventor, Thomas Jefferson had few equals among this nation’s founders. Left fatherless at a young age, he was a hardworking scholar who came into his own as a lawyer, landowner, and county leader. Elected to the Virginia Assembly in 1769, Jefferson became an eloquent critic of the colonial policies of Great Britain and King George III. His talents made him the perfect candidate to write the Declaration of Independence, which set the United States apart in a world ruled by monarchs. Jefferson, however, was not without his contradictions. His quill penned the immortal phrase “all men are created equal,” but during his lifetime he owned 600 slaves. And though he sought elected office, he was sensitive to criticism and often wished to escape his public role and return to his Monticello estate. Author Brandon Marie Miller captures the complexity of this talented leader through his original writings and hands-on activities from the colonial eraTrade Review"The volume offers the chance to delve into Jefferson's life and be inspired by the range of his interests." -- Kirkus Reviews"Altogether admirable. Brandon Marie Miller has written a concise, graceful, and accessible biography that carries lightly an astonishing amount of information and insight. This book is illuminating and brimming with respect for its subject and its readers. The activities are well-chosen to give young readers a sense of what Thomas Jefferson's world was like. Highly, and delightedly, recommended." -- R. B. Bernstein, distinguished adjunct professor of law, New York Law School, and author of Thomas Jefferson and The Founding Fathers Reconsidered
£14.20
Zephyr Press Frederick Douglass for Kids: His Life and Times,
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£16.19
Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S. The Mysteries of Beethoven's Hair
Book SynopsisAt the time of Ludwig van Beethoven’s death, it was a common practice to take a lock of hair from the deceased as a remembrance, a sacred remnant of the person who meant so much when alive. One such lock of Beethoven’s hair survived through the years and eventually became the joint property of two men who, in 1995, opened the sealed frame that encased the hair and began the process of unlocking the mysteries of Beethoven’s life, death, and possibly his genius.Follow the trail of Beethoven’s hair as it was passed on from the boy who cut it to his son and down through the years, as it was safeguarded from Nazi Germany and eventually sold at auction in 1994. Through careful forensic testing, the hairs in the lock revealed the causes of Beethoven’s deafness and his many illnesses. This fascinating story is not only a study of the secrets that forensics can reveal, but a moving history of many people’s devotion to Beethoven’s music.Husband and wife team Russell Martin and Lydia Nibley follow the success of Martin’s adult book, Beethoven’s Hair, with this retelling for younger readers.
£7.59
YWAM Publishing,U.S. Count Zinzendorf: Firstfruit
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£999.99
YWAM Publishing,U.S. Brother Andrew: God's Secret Agent
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£12.16
YWAM Publishing Isobel Kuhn: On the Roof of the World
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£999.99
Lerner Publishing Group A Year in a Castle
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£8.99
Mark Twain Media Learning about Fishes, Grades 4 - 8
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£7.59
Mark Twain Media Introducing Physical Science, Grades 4 - 6
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£12.59
Mark Twain Media Exploration, Revolution, and Constitution, Grades
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£12.59
Mark Twain Media Industrialization Through the Great Depression,
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£12.59
Mark Twain Media Egypt and the Middle East, Grades 5 - 8
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£12.59
Mark Twain Media Greek and Roman Civilizations, Grades 5 - 8
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Mark Twain Media Medieval Times, Grades 5 - 8
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Mark Twain Media World Civilizations and Cultures, Grades 5 - 8
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£12.59
Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S. Sea Queens: Woman Pirates Around the World
Book SynopsisIn 1963 Jane Yolen released a book called PIRATES IN PETTICOATS, because the idea of women as pirates fascinated her--but there wasn''t much information about these women who made their livelihoods plundering on the high seas. Scholars have dug up a bounty of new information since then, and Jane, still fascinated, revisits the ladies who loot.Discover such great pirates as Artemisia, the Admiral Queen of Persia who sailed the seas from 500 to 480 BC. At one point there was a 10,000 drachma prize for anyone who could capture her. There was Rachel Wall, who ran away from her strict upbringing and became a murderous pirate terrorizing the waters of the Atlantic coastline of America. She was hanged for her deeds. Possibly the most famous woman pirate of all was Grania O''Malley, daughter of an Irish chieftain. She plagued the English and was arrested several times, always gaining her freedom to pirate some more. Meet ten other female pirates on their ships, in battle, and in disguise in this intriguing look at the wayward women of the waves.Christine Joy Pratt''s pen-and-ink illustrations are alive with action and excitement. Here be a true and accurate account of the most low-down, scurviest--but the prettiest--black-hearted pirates you''ll ever love to read about.
£999.99
Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S. Unite or Die: How Thirteen States Became a Nation
Book SynopsisPresented as a school play, a story of the American Revolution traces the challenges, conflicts, and compromises that shaped the United States Constitution and brought unity to the states. Simultaneous.
£7.99
Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S. The Great Molasses Flood: Boston, 1919
Book SynopsisA strange and sticky piece of history. January 15, 1919, started off as a normal day in Boston’s North End. Workers took a break for lunch, children played in the park, trains made trips between North and South Stations. Then all of a sudden a large tank of molasses exploded, sending shards of metal hundreds of feet away, collapsing buildings, and coating the harborfront community with a thick layer of sticky-sweet sludge. Deborah Kops takes the reader through this bizarre and relatively unknown disaster, including the cleanup and court proceedings that followed. What happened? Why did the tank explode? Many people died or were injured in the accident—who was to blame? Kops focuses on several individuals involved in the events of that day, creating a more personal look at this terrible tragedy.
£10.44
Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S. At Home in Her Tomb: Lady Dai and the Ancient
Book SynopsisUnearth the mysteries of the Mawangdui tombs and take a sneak peek at life in Han dynasty China!This middle-grade chapter book unearths one of China’s top archaeological finds of the last century. Miniature servants, mysterious silk paintings, scrolls of long-lost secrets, and the best preserved mummy in the world (the body of Lady Dai) are just some of the artifacts that shed light upon life in China 2200 years ago. Illustrations include archival photographs as well as gorgeously rendered illustrations of Lady Dai's life. Back matter includes historical notes on the Qin and Han Dynasties, a time line, glossary, author’s note, bibliography, quotation sources, and an index.
£17.09
Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S. Prisoner 88
Book SynopsisWhat if you were ten years old and thrown into prison with hardened criminals? That''s just what happens to Jake Oliver Evans. Inspired by a true account of a prisoner in the Idaho Territorial Penitentiary in 1885, Jake''s story is as affecting as it is shocking.Convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to five years, Jake is taken under the wing of a young guard and the kindly warden, as well as a few fellow prisoners. He is taught to read and given a job tending hogs at a nearby farm. In prison, Jake finds a home he has never had in a place most people are desperate to leave. But when he has to make a choice about right and wrong during an explosive escape attempt, Jake jeopardizes his friendships and his security.Debut novelist Leah Pileggi introduces a strong yet vulnerable character in an exciting and harrowing story of a child growing up on his own in America''s Old West.
£14.39
Seven Stories Press A Young Peoples History of the United States
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£42.75
Sourcebooks, Inc Earth Heroes: Champions of the Wilderness
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£11.39
Sourcebooks, Inc Earth Heroes: Champions of the Ocean
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£11.39
Sourcebooks, Inc Earth Heroes: Champions of Wild Animals
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£9.99
Cengage Learning, Inc S is for Sunshine: A Florida Alphabet
Book SynopsisThis volume presents facts and descriptions of various aspects of Florida represented by each letter of the alphabet.
£17.50
Sleeping Bear Press N Is for Natural State: An Arkansas Alphabet
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£18.04
Sleeping Bear Press T Is for Tar Heel: A North Carolina Alphabet
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£18.04
Sleeping Bear Press N Is for Our Nation's Capital: A Washington DC
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£17.05
Sleeping Bear Press Ticktock Banneker's Clock
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£18.04
Sleeping Bear Press Out of School and Into Nature: The Anna Comstock
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£16.14
Arcadia Publishing North Carolina: What's So Great About This State?
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£9.49
Arcadia Publishing Pennsylvania: What's So Great About This State?
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£9.49
Pelican Publishing Co Voices of The Alamo
Book SynopsisThrough poetry and art, this picture book captures the many voices--Spanish, Tejano, Texan, Mexican, and American--of the people who lived on the land that is now Texas.
£17.09
Pelican Publishing Co George Washington: an Interactive Biography
Book SynopsisBecome a part of history with this interactive book about George Washington! From the documents that drafted a nation to hand written notes from George Washington himself, this book is a treasure trove of historical information. Opening with a detailed description of Washington's death from a common infection and his harrowing final moments, each chapter is meticulously researched and documented with reference material and fascinating details of Washington's life. Inside hidden pockets and envelopes are documents, letters, and interesting facts guaranteed to keep even the most jaded readers enthralled as they learn about one of America's founding fathers and the first president of the United States.
£28.79
Pelican Publishing Co Voices of the Dust Bowl
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Astra Publishing House Birmingham, 1963
Book SynopsisA poetic tribute to the victims of the racially motivated church bombing that served as a seminal event in the struggle for civil rights. In 1963, the eyes of the world were on Birmingham, Alabama, a flashpoint for the civil rights movement. Birmingham was one of the most segregated cities in the United States. Civil rights demonstrators were met with police dogs and water cannons. On Sunday, September 15, 1963, members of the Ku Klux Klan planted sticks of dynamite at the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, which served as a meeting place for civil rights organizers. The explosion killed four little girls. Their murders shocked the nation and turned the tide in the struggle for equality. A Jane Addams Children's Honor Book, here is a book that captures the heartbreak of that day, as seen through the eyes of a fictional witness. Archival photographs with poignant text written in free verse offer a powerful tribute to the young victims.Trade Review★ "A gorgeous memorial to the four killed on that horrible day, and to the thousands of children who braved violence to help change the world." --Kirkus Reviews, starred review★ "Filled with emotion. . . . This is a book that should be in every library collection." --Library Media Connection, starred review★ "An intimate experience. . . . An emotional read, made even more accessible and powerful by the viewpoint of the child narrator." --School Library Journal, starred review
£12.99
Astra Publishing House Camping with the President
Book SynopsisImagine a U.S. president on a camping trip! It seems unlikely today, but in May 1903, President Theodore Roosevelt dismissed his Secret Service men to go camping with John Muir, the world-famous naturalist.For three glorious nights and four days in California's Yosemite National Park, the two men talked about birds, giant sequoia trees, glaciers, as well as the importance of preserving wilderness for future generations. They slept under the stars, built blazing campfires, and enjoyed the beauty and the uniqueness of the area. Setting aside new national parks and monuments became one of the cornerstones of Roosevelt's presidency and was a direct result of this camping trip.Author Ginger Wadsworth and illustrator Karen Dugan carefully researched this true story, relying on primary documents and working closely with experts in the field.Trade ReviewCalifornia Reading Association Eureka! Nonfiction Children's Silver Honor Book"Wadsworth's research is sound, her writing spritely and her information interesting."—Kirkus Reviews"An informative and enjoyable introduction to two of America's early environmental champions and to the early history of our national parks."—Booklist"A beautifully told story. . . . This glimpse back in time gives valuable insight to a president that made the environment and preserving our natural resources a priority."—Library Media Connection
£12.99
