Dar las gracias utiliza fuentes primarias interesantes para enseñar a los estudiantes sobre el primer Día de Acción de Gracias junto con las celebraciones modernas del Día de Acción de Gracias. Las imágenes claras y descriptivas y las frases simples involucrarán a los estudiantes en la lectura y desarrollarán su conocimiento del contenido de estudios sociales. Para usar en el aula o en casa, este libro en español incluye un glosario e índice...

Although fireworks light up skies on July 4th in celebration of the Declaration of Independence, budding historians might be intrigued to learn that it wasn't signed by the nation's framers until August 2, 1776. Young readers might also not realize that each delegate who signed the Declaration of Independence risked being charged with treason if the colonies lost the American Revolution. These fascinating facts are among those that readers will learn...

In the summer of 1787, delegates representing the original thirteen colonies gathered in secret at a Pennsylvania State House. Their mission: to make adjustments to the failing Articles of Confederation. However, as readers will learn from this engaging title, instead the nation's framers created an entirely new document that continues to be the underlying law of the federal government today: the United States Constitution. This title aims to educate...

This book focuses on Molly Pitcher who took part in the Battle of Monmouth and attended to the Revolutionary soldiers and artillerymen by giving them water during heavy fire from the British troops. She then took her husband's place at the cannon after he was, wounded and carried him off the battlefield. Her generosity, courage and strength was insurmountable and inspired her fellow citizens. This book contains original artwork, historical context...

¡Descubra las razones por las que los estadounidenses celebran el Día de la Independencia! Este libro utiliza intrigantes imágenes y documentos de fuentes primarias y párrafos simples para involucrar a los estudiantes en la lectura mientras desarrollan su conocimiento del contenido de estudios sociales. Para usar en el aula o en casa, este libro en español incluye un glosario simple, subtítulos y un índice para presentar características de...

In The Schuyler Sisters, readers will learn about the fascinating lives of Eliza and Angelica Schuyler, their influence on Alexander Hamilton and United States history, and the roles of women in the 1700s-1800s. Through the use of dynamic primary sources like maps and letters, middle school students will be engaged as they read about history and build their literacy skills. Supporting today's social studies standards, this full-color text includes...

Fourteen-year-old Rachel Marsh, an indentured servant in the Boston household of John and Abigail Adams, is caught up in the colonists' unrest that eventually escalates into the massacre of March 5, 1770.

History is dramatic-and the renowned, award-winning authors Christopher Collier and James Lincoln Collier demonstrate this in a compelling series aimed at young readers. Covering American history from the founding of Jamestown through present day, these volumes explore far beyond the dates and events of a historical chronicle to present a moving illumination of the ideas, opinions, attitudes, and tribulations that led to the birth of this great nation. The...

Unravel the conflicting differences between these two founding fathers in the book Hamilton vs. Jefferson! This informational text compares and contrasts the lives, ideologies, and contributions of two of America's most influential founding fathers. This nonfiction reader examines their political rivalry and includes letters, photographs, newspaper articles, maps, and other primary sources that will captivate students while building their critical-literacy...

See the times as they were: the people, the places, the food, the importance of events as they happened. From Columbus' boyhood to his discovery voyage; John Cabot; Henry Hudson; William Penn; Ben Franklin; Washington; Jefferson; Daniel Boone; Fulton; Morse and the telegraph; Lincoln; Civil War; Spanish War; Great Expositions; Panama Canal; purchase of Alaska. This small volume of history is incredible in the extent of material and its ability to...