El Estanque del Mirlo (the Witch of Blackbird Pond)
by Elizabeth George Speare
Jobs, Women and Slaves - Colonial America History Book 5th Grade Children's American History
by Baby Professor
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.
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.
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 Pirate Captain (Terry Deary's Historical Tales) (Pirate Tales)
by Terry Deary
The North Atlantic, 1726 Captain Fly is the greatest pirate to sail the seven seas - or so he says. But his captives Jed and Arthur think he's a bad-tempered bully. Now Captain Fly has ordered his prisoners to work for him as pirates, or he'll kill them! It's time to stop the cruel captain for good... A fantastic story blending pirate legend with historical fact and Terry Deary's vividly imagined characters!
In a text that mirrors their language and thoughts, Marcia Sewall has masterfully recreated the coming of the pilgrims to the New World, and the daily flow of their days during the first years in the colony they called Plimoth. Aye, Governor Bradford calls us pilgrims. We are English and England was our home...But our lives were ruled by King James, and for many years it seemed as though our very hearts were in prison in England... September, 1620, our lives changed. We were seventy menfolk and...
Ghost Pirates (Young Heroes, #6)
by Zak Lyon, Storyshopusa, and John Jenkins
Hendricks(x) Ancestor Tales (Hendricks(x) Ancestor Tales, #1)
by Sharon Hendrix Thompson
After the end of the Revolutionary War in New York, ten-year-old Charlotte witnesses the deportation of Loyalists, including her cousin's family.
Bring history to life with compelling stories, sweeping scope, and a welcoming sense of diversity Historical fiction helps students connect to their middle school social studies classes Reading skill instruction and cross-curricular connections improve comprehension of historical fiction Strong multicultural flavor reflects the rich tapestry of our shared American heritages Jamestown's American Portraits, a saga of American families and friends, traces the history of America from the founding of...
"Twelve-year-old Cassie, a mixed-race slave, is caught between the lines in 18th century Revolutionary War Virginia"--Provided by publisher.
Child's Story of America Student Book Grade 4 (Misc Homeschool)
by Charles Morris and Clpd79945
As the Revolutionary War progresses, eleven-year-old Teddy, upset by the conflicts between his Patriot father and Loyalist mother, mistakenly joins the wrong unit of his local Williamsburg, Virginia, regiment and, as a member of the fife and drum corps, marches to South Carolina to participate in the Battle of Camden in August 1780.
