Jobs, Women and Slaves - Colonial America History Book 5th Grade Children's American History
by Baby Professor
A Possum's Expedition: Lewis & Clark and Sacagawea (Possum's Holiday and History)
by Jamey M. Long
The Lost Village of Central Park (Mysteries in Time (Silver Moon Press))
by Hope Lourie Killcoyne
In Seneca Village, a thriving neighborhood of African Americans and recent immigrants in the middle of New York City in the 1850s, friends Kayla and Sooncy face separation when the city announces that by eminent domain it plans to take their land to build Central Park.
Yearning for adventure and tired of farm life in New Hampshire, sixteen-year-old Mary Margaret Malarkey journeys to California in 1848 to find her father who arrived earlier to make his fortune in the goldfields.
In 1735 in New York City, a young printer's apprentice learns about the importance of freedom of speech when the printer Peter Zenger is arrested and tried for writing articles criticizing the government.
A young boy plays a key role when the War of 1812 comes to his Massachusetts coastal fishing village. The little town of Sandy Bay, Massachusetts, was the site of one of the wildest invasions in U.S. history, when the might of the British Empire came up against hardheaded New England townsfolk. The Invasion of Sandy Bay, based on eyewitness accounts of actual events, tells the talethrough the eyes of a twelve-year-old boyof what happened on the night when the British put too much gunpowder in...
Determined to avenge the massacre of his family, fourteen-year-old Robert Bradford joins Nathaniel Bacon's rebel army in hopes of wiping out the Susquehannock Indians of Virginia.
Hawks Don't Say Goodbye (Nathan T. Riggins Western Adventure, #6)
by Stephen Bly
Lily's Victory Garden (Tales of Young Americans)
by Helen L Wilbur
Lily gets permission to plant a Victory Garden at the house next door, where the Bishops' son has died in the war, and slowly the garden helps Mrs. Bishop recover from her grief.
Pick your own path, pioneer! Will you hit the Oregon Trail in March or May? You're in control of this covered wagon! Travel two thousand miles west in this rollicking journey featuring full-colour 8-bit art throughout and more than 50 story possibilities. Follow color paths on the page, make a decision, follow the trail, and turn the page to the corresponding tab. Perfect for young readers who love graphic novels, video games, and Minecraft. Ford rivers, hike mountains, and make the trek to Ore...
In this sequel to "The Other Side of the Door," ten-year-old Dora makes a quilt to record her experiences as she finally starts school and her Mormon family's efforts to secure homestead rights for their farm in New Mexico.
B. M. Bower, was an American author who wrote novels, fictional short stories, and screenplays about the American Old West. This is one of her stories.
Spies at Mount Vernon (Virginia Mysteries, #7)
by Steven K Smith
From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories... Nevis Island, Caribbean, 1680 Red-legs Greaves has been a slave, a pirate, and a rich sugar planter. Now he's a prisoner. And next morning, he'll be dead - hanged by the neck for piracy! His only friend is a slave girl called Lou. Can Lou do anything to save Red-legs? It would take a miracle... A fantastic story blending pirate legend with historical fact and Terry Deary's vividly imagined characters. Book Band: Grey Ideal for ages 8+ Quizz...
The Sea Monsters (Victorian Tales) (Terry Deary's Historical Tales)
by Terry Deary
It's 1838, and Patrick and Grace Leary are aboard The Sirius, set to become the first ever ship to sail from Dublin to New York using only steam power. But their cousin Ben is on board Brunel's giant steam ship the Great Western in Bristol, and he's convinced he'll be in New York before them. With fires causing havoc, Brunel getting injured and one ship running out of coal, which steam driven sea monster has the power to win this dangerous race?