When America's first astronauts launched into outer space, Tony Jenzano helped them learn to navigate by the stars. As the leader of a big planetarium in a small town, Tony was the man who made the stars shine. Without Tony, NASA's first space travelers would have been lost in space.
Building America (Building America: Then and Now)
Not long ago, the United States was an open frontier with none of today's conveniences. The fascinating new ""Building America: Then and Now"" set features some of the most famous and important construction projects that created the country we know today. With the aid of primary source passages and full-color and black-and-white photographs and illustrations, each engaging title teaches students the relevant history surrounding a specific project. Readers will be inspired by the triumphant stori...
Zora Neale Hurston: Harlem Renaissance Writer (Essential Lives Set 2) (Essential Lives)
by Katie Marsico
Parque Nacional de Las Grandes Montanas Humeantes (Great Smoky Mountains National Park) (Parques Nacionales (National Parks))
by Grace Hansen
The 1920s Decade in Photos (Amazing Decades in Photos)
by Jim Corrigan
"Middle school readers will find out about the important world, national, and cultural developments of the decade 1920-1929"--Provided by publisher.
A biography of the woman who escaped life as a slave and then rescued other slaves as a conductor in the Underground Railroad.
Supports the QCA Schemes of Work for History at KS2. Uses written and pictorial sources to answer questions about specific aspects of history. Provides suggestions for further research and a link to the New Explore History CD-ROMs and website. Teacher's Guides with curriculum correlation charts available.
"Tudors" is part of the "History Insights" series for 7-11 year olds, linked to the National Curriculum. This volume examines a pivotal period in British history, and contains contemporary pictures and authentic detail which gives an insight into all aspects of Tudor life including the family, health and hygiene, education, exploration, entertainment, fashion and religion. It is designed for children studying the "Tudors and Stuarts" core study unit of the National Curriculum.
St. Patrick's Day (Holiday Histories) (Holiday Histories (2nd Edition))
by Jennifer Blizin Gillis
Excavating The Past: Ancient Egypt (Excavating the Past)
The 'Excavating the Past' series presents information on classical civilizations and the archaeological work carried out to reveal how our ancestors lived long ago. The series is designed for children working at Key Stage Two.
Travel back in time and discover the amazing world of the Vikings with award-winning author-illustrator Marcia Williams.Meet legendary warriors, daring explorers and clever kings in this colourful introduction to the Vikings. With Marcia Williams (and Loki!) as your guide, discover incredible stories of Viking raids, voyages of discovery and conquered kingdoms. Told in comic-strip style and packed with jokes and facts, this is the perfect guide to the Viking world.
The sequel to the best-selling "Children's Miscellany". Packed full of even more, even smarter, even stranger facts, "Children's Miscellany Volume Two" includes Shakespearian insults, the longest place names in the world, five ways to de-smell your trainers and how to hypnotize a chicken!
Amazing President Theodore Roosevelt (Amazing Americans (Enslow Publishers)) (Amazing Americans)
by Mary Dodson Wade
"Readers will find out about Roosevelt's life as a young boy through being president in this entry-level biography"--Provided by publisher.
Two men, each from contrasting backgrounds, were by very different paths to rise to positions of extraordinary power. Figures who possessed skills and abilities that they used in different ways, one that brought about mass murder and death, the other who gave hope and inspiration to the Free World. So what was it that made them who they became? History reminds us that in our own lives we face challenges and choices, yet if we ignore the past and fail to learn from it we may end up repeating the...
Squanto and the First Thanksgiving (Holiday on My Own Books (Hardcover)) (On My Own. S.)
by Joyce K Kessel
Describes how the Indian Squanto, an English-speaking Christian and former slave, whose village had been wiped out by smallpox, taught the Pilgrims the skills they needed to survive the harsh Massachusetts winter.