Educational: History
Random House USA Inc The Foucault Reader
Book SynopsisMichel Foucault was one of the most influential philosophical thinkers in the contemporary world, someone whose work has affected the teaching of half a dozen disciplines ranging from literary criticism to the history of criminology. But of his many books, not one offers a satisfactory introduction to the entire complex body of his work. The Foucault Reader was commissioned precisely to serve that purpose.The Reader contains selections from each area of Foucault's work as well as a wealth of previously unpublished writings, including important material written especially for this volume, the preface to the long-awaited second volume of The History of Sexuality, and interviews with Foucault himself, in the course of which he discussed his philosophy at first hand and with unprecedented candor.This philosophy comprises an astonishing intellectual enterprise: a minute and ongoing investigation of the nature of power in society. Foucault's analyses of this power as it manif
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Houghton Mifflin Americas Paul Revere
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Houghton Mifflin American Plague The True and Terrifying Story of
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Houghton Mifflin Out of Darkness
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Houghton Mifflin Growing up in Coal Country
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Houghton Mifflin Underground Railroad
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Penguin Putnam Inc Togo
Book SynopsisTogo wasn''t meant to be a sled dog. He was too feisty and independent to make a good team member, let alone a leader. But Togo is determined, and when his trainer, Leonhard Seppala, gives him a chance, he soon becomes one of the fastest sled dogs in history! His skills are put to the ultimate test, though, when Seppala and his team are called on to make the now-famous run across the frozen Arctic to deliver the serum that will save Alaska from a life-threatening outbreak of diphtheria. In the style of Akiak, winner of the Irma S. and James H. Black Award for Excellence in Children''s Literature, along with five state awards, Robert J. Blake''s detailed, carefully researched oil paintings complete the story of the adventure that inspired the internationally famous Iditarod race.
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Penguin Putnam Inc The Lost Colony of Roanoke
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Penguin Putnam Inc So You Want to Be President
Book SynopsisThis new version of the Caldecott-winning classic by illustrator David Small and author Judith St. George is updated with current facts and new illustrations to include our forty-second president, George W. Bush. There are now three Georges in the catalog of presidential names, a Bush alongside the presidential family tree, and a new face on the endpaper portraiture. Hilariously illustrated by Small, this celebration by St. George shows us the foibles, quirks and humanity of forty-two men who have risen to one of the most powerful positions in the world. Perfect for this election year--and every year!
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Penguin Young Readers Group Who Was Alexander Hamilton
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Understanding History
Book SynopsisWhat sense do children and young people make of history? How do they cope with competing historical accounts in textbooks? How do they think historical or archaeological claims are supported or rejected? And whatever students think about history, how do their teachers see history education? The contributors to this fourth volume of the International Review of History Education discuss these questions in the context of their research. Divided into two sections, the first part of the book examines students'' ideas about the discipline of history and the knowledge it produces. The second part looks in detail at teachers'' own ideas about teaching. Featuring contributions from authors throughout the world, including the USA, Canada, Portugal, Brazil, Taiwan and the UK, the book provides interesting studies of how history is both taught and received in these different countries.Understanding History contributes to current knowledge of succTable of ContentsIntroduction: Research and History Education 1. Assessing the Status of Historical Sources: An Exploratory Study of Eight US Elementary Students Reading Documents 2. Students’ Approaches to Validating Historical Claims 3. Digging for Clues: An Archaeological Exploration of Historical Cognition 4. Taiwanese Students’ Understanding of Differences in History Textbook Accounts 5. ‘Till New Facts are Discovered’: Students’ Ideas about Objectivity in History 6. Children’ s Understanding of Historical Narrative in Portugal 7. Between Reproducing and Organizing the Past: Students’ Beliefs about the Standards of Acceptability of Historical Knowledge 8. History, Memory and Learning to Teach 9. The Epistemological Reach of the History Teacher 10. Portuguese History Teachers’ Ideas about History 11. Understanding the Knowledge Bases of History Teaching: Subject, Pupils and Professional Practices 12. Interpreting the Past, Serving the Present: US and English Textbook Portrayals of the Soviet Union During the Second World War
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Penguin Putnam Inc The Red Bandanna Young Readers Adaptation
Book SynopsisWinner of the Christopher Award An ILA-CBC Children’s Choices Book A NCSS-CBC Notable Social Studies Book Welles Crowther did not see himself as hero. He was just an ordinary kid who played sports, volunteered at his local fire department, and eventually headed off to college and then Wall Street to start a career. Throughout it all, he always kept a red bandanna in his pocket, a gift from his father. On September 11, 2001, Welles was working on the 104th floor of the South Tower of the World Trade Center when the Twin Towers were attacked. That day, Welles made a fearless choice and in doing so, saved many lives. The survivors didn’t know his name, but one of them remembered a single detail clearly: the man was wearing a red bandanna. Welles Crowther was a hero. Award-winning ESPN reporter Tom Rinaldi brings Welles''s inspirational story of selflessness and compassion to life in this accessible young readers’ a
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Penguin Putnam Inc The Duel
Book SynopsisLearn more about the men who inspired Hamilton: The Musical in this fascinating look at the historical friends turned revolutionary rivals!In curiously parallel lives, Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr were both orphaned at an early age. Both were brilliant students who attended college--one at Princeton, the other at Columbia--and studied law. Both were young staff officers under General George Washington, and both became war heroes. Politics beckoned them, and each served in the newly formed government of the fledgling nation. Why, then, did these two face each other at dawn in a duel that ended with death for one and harsh criticism for the other?Judith St. George's lively biography, told in alternating chapters, brings to life two complex men who played major roles in the formation of the United States.
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Penguin USA Lion
Book SynopsisThe young readers'' edition of the true story that inspired Lion, the Academy Award nominated film starring Dev Patel, David Wenham, Rooney Mara, and Nicole Kidman.When Saroo Brierley used Google Earth to find his long-lost home town half a world away, he made global headlines. Saroo had become lost on a train in India at the age of five. Not knowing the name of his family or where he was from, he survived for weeks on the streets of Kolkata before being taken into an orphanage and adopted by a couple in Australia. Despite being happy in his new family, Saroo always wondered about his origins. When he was a young man the advent of Google Earth led him to pore over satellite images of India for landmarks he recognized. And one day, after years of searching, he miraculously found what he was looking for and set off on a journey to find his mother.This edition features new material from Saroo about his childhood, including a new foreword and a Q&A about his experiences and the process of making the film.The emotional journey of Saroo Brierley (Patel) . . . will melt hearts around the globe.?People magazineAmazing stuff.?The New York Post
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Pearson Education Target Grade 5 Edexcel GCSE 91 History AngloSaxon
Book SynopsisHelp your students catch up, keep up and make expected progress in Edexcel GCSE (9-1) History with this new series of intervention workbooks.
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Pearson Education Limited Edexcel GCE History AS Unit 2 C2 Britain
Book SynopsisFeaturing an active approach that brings History alive in the classroom, this book provides exam tips, activities and sources which give students the confidence to tackle the questions that come up in the AS or A2 exams.
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Pearson Education Limited Edexcel GCE History A2 Unit 3 E2 A World Divided
Book SynopsisEdexcel GCE History is a brand new series for AS and A2 which is tailored to Edexcel’s exam specification for 2008.
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Pearson Education Limited Living Through History Core Book 2
Book Synopsis"Living Through History" is a complete Key Stage 3 course which brings out the exciting events in history. The course is available in two different editions, Core and Foundation. Every Core title in the series has a parallel Foundation edition, and both are supported by teachers' packs.
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Pearson Education Limited Understanding History Book 3 Britain and the
Book SynopsisThe third of a three-part series which aims to provide a complete history course for the whole of Key Stage 3 of the National Curriculum. A teacher's set, including photocopiable worksheets, accompanies each pupil book.Table of ContentsCauses of World War I; World War I; home front; effects of the war; rise of the dictators; events leading to World War II; World War II; effects and reconstruction.
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Pearson Education Limited OCR A Level History A2 Civil Rights in the USA
Book SynopsisMatched to specification with specific exam support, this title features planning support with inspirational lesson ideas. It includes accessible, engaging resources to help students achieve their potential. An 'Exam Cafe' provides students with a motivating way to prepare for their exams.
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Pearson Education Heinemann History Study Units Student Book. The
Book SynopsisFocusing on the Crusades, this is one of a history series, modular in structure, which offers teachers the flexibility to design their own scheme of work at Key Stage 3 of the National Curriculum. A teacher's assessment and resource pack, including photocopiable worksheets, is also available.
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Pearson Education Limited Think History Changing Times 10661500 Core Pupil
Book SynopsisThis scheme takes an investigative approach to history, developing pupils' thinking skills as they explore the subject. There are tasks designed to ensure progression, plus integrated extended writing to develop literacy skills.Table of Contents1. Did Harold Deserve To Lose The English Throne? 2. Did William's Conquest Change England? 3. Was Medieval Medicine all Doom and Gloom? 4. What Were Peoples Beliefs in the Middle Ages? 5. Who was the Best and Who was the Worst King 1087-1307? 6. What was Life Like in the Middle Ages?
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Pearson Education Limited Think History Revolutionary Times 15001750 Core
Book SynopsisThis scheme takes an investigative approach to history, developing pupils' thinking skills as they explore the subject. There are tasks designed to ensure progression, plus integrated extended writing to develop literacy skills.Table of ContentsTheme: Religion and internal politics1. Did England become Protestant in the sixteenth century?2. Why were Mary I of England and Mary, Queen of Scots such controversial figures in Tudor England?3. Why were English people fighting each other in the seventeenth century?4. How far did the Puritans change life in England in the late 1640s and early 1650s?5. What different problems did James I and James II face in the seventeenth century? Theme: Social life6. How did people live in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries?7. Did Elizabeth I effectively tackle the problems of begging?8. Did crime pay in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries?9. Why was there a witch-craze in the seventeenth century? Theme: External relations10. Why did England have enemies abroad in the sixteenth century?11. The Celtic fringe: why were the Scots and Irish discontented in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries?12. Why did British people explore and settle in different countries in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries?
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Pearson Education Limited Think History Modern Times 17501990 Core Pupil
Book SynopsisThis scheme takes an investigative approach to history, developing pupils' thinking skills as they explore the subject. There are tasks designed to ensure progression, plus integrated extended writing to develop literacy skills.Table of ContentsTheme 1: Revolutions1. Were the changes in agriculture a revolution?2. Were the changes in industry a revolution?3. Working-class reactions: did everyone agree with the changes in agriculture and industry?4. What political hurdles did people have to overcome to gain the vote? Theme 2: Rights and freedoms5. From slavery to civil rights: what was the black person’s experience of the United States of America?6. How ‘great’ was the British Empire?7. How did life change for Jews living in Europe, 1914-45 Theme 3: The changing nature of warfare in the twentieth century8. Why do wars happen?9. How and why did twentieth century warfare change?10. Has the impact of war on civilians changed during the twentieth century?
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Pearson Education Limited History in Progress Pupil Book 1 10661603
Book SynopsisHelps you to succeed in History at Key Stage 3. This work teaches key akills via the skills bank, which provides targeted progression across KS3 in preparation of GCSE. It focuses on chronology and a greater balance of British, European, and World History, to increase the relevance of the subject.
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Pearson Education Headstart In History Power People 10661485
Book SynopsisAiming to provide challenge and stimulus for more able pupils, the "Headstart in History" books have high narrative content; extended writing opportunities and suggestions videos and historical fiction.Table of Contents1. England before 1066 2. WIlliam the Conqueror 3. The monarchy 4. The expansion of Norman control 5. Challenging the monarchy: Power to the People? 6. The Wars of the Roses 7. The power of the Church 8. Religion and the people 9. Crusading spirit (The Crusades) 10. Society's Order (Court, Town and Country) 11. Boils, bodies and shockwaves (The Plague) 12. Changing Times
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Pearson Education Limited Rapid Stage 1 Assessment Book Series 2
Book SynopsisRapid Reading can treble the rate of reading progress
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Heinemann International Literature and Textbooks An Introduction to the History of Trinidad and
Book SynopsisThe first history of Trinidad and Tobago written at this level. Give students a foundation in the history of Trinidad and Tobago and prepare them for their study of the wider Caribbean and other parts of the world.
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Random House Children's Books Shattered Stories of Children WA Stories of
Book SynopsisAs bullets ring and bombs are dropped, children watch—mostly from the sidelines, but occasionally in the direct line of fire. Unaware of the political issues or power struggles behind the battle, all they know are the human, emotional consequences of this thing called war. This collection examines all of war’s implications for young people—from those caught in the line of fire to the children of the veterans of wars long past.Critically acclaimed author Jennifer Armstrong brings together 12 powerful voices in young people's literature to explore the realities of war from a child's perspective. The settings vary widely—the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, an attempted coup in Venezuela, the American Civil War, crisis in the Middle East—but the effects are largely the same. In war, no life is ever left untouched. In war, lives are shattered.
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Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc Guts
Book SynopsisGuess what -- Gary Paulsen was being kind to Brian. In Guts, Gary tells the real stories behind the Brian books, the stories of the adventures that inspired him to write Brian Robeson's story: working as an emergency volunteer; the death that inspired the pilot's death in Hatchet; plane crashes he has seen and near-misses of his own. He describes how he made his own bows and arrows, and takes readers on his first hunting trips, showing the wonder and solace of nature along with his hilarious mishaps and mistakes. He shares special memories, such as the night he attracted every mosquito in the county, or how he met the moose with a sense of humor, and the moose who made it personal. There's a handy chapter on 'Eating Eyeballs and Guts or Starving: The Fine Art of Wilderness Nutrition.' Recipes included. Readers may wonder how Gary Paulsen survived to write all of his books -- well, it took guts.
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Penguin Putnam Inc Johnny Appleseed
Book SynopsisWith a bag of seeds and a pot on his head, John Chapman set out West to plant apple trees. He made lots of friends and planted lots of trees. Pretty soon, people started to call him Johnny Appleseed.
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Penguin Putnam Inc F Is for Flag Reading Railroad Books
Book SynopsisJune 14 is Flag Day, but with so many American flags proudly displayed, every day seems like Flag Day. Perfect for reading together with a young child, F Is for Flag shows in simple terms how one flag can mean many things: a symbol of unity, a sign of welcome, and a reminder that-in good times and in bad-everyone in our country is part of one great big family.
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Penguin Putnam Inc L Is for Liberty Railroad Books
Book SynopsisFor more than a century, the Statue of Liberty has stood proudly in New York Harbor, welcoming people from near and far. Perfect for reading together with a young child, L Is for Liberty uses simple language and bold illustrations to celebrate the statue, her history, and the freedom she stands for.
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Penguin Putnam Inc Who Was Daniel Boone Who Was Paperback
Book SynopsisCalled the Great Pathfinder, Daniel Boone is most famous for opening up the West to settlers through Kentucky. A symbol of America's pioneering spirit Boone was a skilled outdoorsman and an avid reader although he never attended school. Sydelle Kramer skillfully recounts Boone's many adventures such as the day he rescued his own daughter from kidnappers.
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Penguin Putnam Inc Unraveling the History of Mummies Around the
Book SynopsisThe creators of Grossology continue the icky, sticky history lesson with this reader about mummies from around the world. With hilarious illustrations and disgusting facts about mummies, this Level 4 reader will keep readers wrapped up for hours!
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Penguin Putnam Inc Quién fue Marco Polo
Book SynopsisThe story of Marco Polo''s famous adventures now in Spanish! More than seven hundred years ago, Marco Polo traveled from the medieval city of Venice to the fabled kingdom of the great Kublai Khan, seeing new sights and riches that no Westerner had ever before witnessed. But did Marco Polo experience the things he wrote about? Young readers are presented with the facts in this entertaining, highly readable Quien fue . . . ? biography. Over one hundred black-and-white illustrations bring Marco Polo''s story to life.
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Penguin Putnam Inc Quién fue Steve Jobs
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Penguin Putnam Inc What Was the Battle of Gettysburg
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Penguin Putnam Inc What Was the March on Washington
Book SynopsisOn August 28, 1963, more than 200,000 people gathered in Washington, DC, to demand equal rights for all races. It was there that Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his 'I Have a Dream' speech, and it was this peaceful protest that spurred the momentous civil rights laws of the mid-1960s. With black-and-white artwork throughout and sixteen pages of photographs, the March is brought to life!
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Penguin Putnam Inc What Was the Boston Tea Party
Book Synopsis'No Taxation without Representation!' The Boston Tea Party stands as an iconic event of the American Revolution—outraged by the tax on tea, American colonists chose to destroy the tea by dumping it into the water! Learn all about the famed colonialists who fought against the British Monarchy, and read about this act of rebellion from our history! With black-and-white illustrations throughout and sixteen pages of photos, the Boston Tea party is brought to life!
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Penguin Putnam Inc What Was the Gold Rush
Book SynopsisIn 1848, gold was discovered in California, attracting over 300,000 people from all over the world, some who struck it rich and many more who didn''t. Hear the stories about the gold-seeking 'forty-niners!' With black-and white illustrations and sixteen pages of photos, a nugget from history is brought to life!
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Penguin Putnam Inc Who Was Davy Crockett
Book SynopsisDavy Crockett, the King of the Wild Frontier, is a man of legend. He is said to have killed his first bear when he was three years old. His smile alone killed another, and he skinned a bear by forcing him to run between two trees. Fact or fiction? Find out the real story of this folk hero, who did love to hunt bears, served as a congressman for Tennessee, and fought and died at the Alamo.
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Penguin Putnam Inc What Is the Panama Canal
Book SynopsisBefore 1914, traveling from the East Coast to the West Coast meant going by land across the entire United States. To go by sea involved a long journey around South America and north along the Pacific Coast. But then, in a dangerous and amazing feat of engineering, a 48-mile-long channel was dug through Panama, creating the world’s most famous shortcut: the Panama Canal!
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Penguin Putnam Inc Who Was Louis Braille
Book SynopsisLouis Braille certainly wasn''t your average teenager. Blind from the age of four, he was only fifteen when in 1824 he invented a reading system that converted printed words into columns of raised dots. Through touch, Braille opened the world of books to the sightless, and almost two hundred years later, no one has ever improved upon his simple, brilliant idea.
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Penguin Putnam Inc What Were the Salem Witch Trials
Book SynopsisSomething wicked was brewing in the small town of Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. It started when two girls, Betty Parris and Abigail Williams, began having hysterical fits. Soon after, other local girls claimed they were being pricked with pins. With no scientific explanation available, the residents of Salem came to one conclusion: it was witchcraft! Over the next year and a half, nineteen people were convicted of witchcraft and hanged while more languished in prison as hysteria swept the colony. Author Joan Holub gives readers and inside look at this sinister chapter in history.
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Penguin Young Readers Group What Was Pompeii
Book SynopsisA new series presented in the same format and designed for the same audience as the phenomenally successful Who Was...? series offers compelling, easy-to-read accounts of historical events that changed our world and includes 16 pages of photos and reproductions as well as illustrations. Original.
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Penguin Young Readers Group What Was Ellis Island
Book SynopsisFrom 1892 to 1954, Ellis Island was the gateway to a new life in the United States for millions of immigrants. In later years, the island was deserted, the buildings decaying. Ellis Island was not restored until the 1980s, when Americans from all over the country donated more than $150 million. It opened to the public once again in 1990 as a museum. Learn more about America''s history, and perhaps even your own, through the story of one of the most popular landmarks in the country.
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Penguin Random House LLC What Is the Statue of Liberty
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