American History Stories You Never Read in School but Should Have
10 best books like American History Stories You Never Read in School but Should Have (Mara L. Pratt): The Making of America: The Substance and Meaning of the Constitution, Thomas Jefferson Education for Teens, Story of the Orchestra: Listen While You Learn About the Instruments, the Music and the Composers Who Wrote the Music!, The Great Little Madison, A More Perfect Union: The Story of Our Constitution, This Country of Ours, Fifty Famous Stories Retold, Mathematicians Are People, Too: Stories from the Lives of Great Mathematicians, Volume 1, The Book of Mormon Sleuth, Archimedes and the Door of Science
| Author | W. Cleon Skousen |
| ISBN | 0880800178 |
Ronald Reagan -- President of the United States: The National Center for Constitutional Studies...is doing a fine public service in educating Americans about the principles of the Constitution.
For many years in the United States, there has been a gradual drifting away from the Founding Fathers'...
This latest addition to the TJEd library is written to youth and adults wanting to accomplish a successful Scholar Phasenot only academically, but in personal development and mission preparation. It includes: How to find the Real You, the Teen-100 List, how to study the classics, how to make the...
| Author | Robert Levine |
| ISBN | 1579121489 |
Eye-catching illustrations, engaging text and delightful musical selections on the accompanying 70-minute CD lead children ages 8 to 12 (and parents, too!) on an exciting and educational tour through the instruments and music of the orchestra. Illustrated in exquisite and colorful detail with...
| Author | Jean Fritz |
| ISBN | 0698116216 |
In the days before microphones and TV interviews, getting people to listen to you was not an easy task. But James Madison used his quiet eloquence, intelligence and passion for unified colonies to help shape the Constitution, steer America through the turmoil of two wars, and ensure that our government,...
| Author | Betsy Maestro |
| ISBN | 0688101925 |
With accurate historical information, this easy-to-understand book tells why and how the Constitution of the United States was created. A More Perfect Union includes a map and back matter with a table of dates and a summary of the Articles of the Constitution.
"A simple, attractive, informative...
| Author | H.E. Marshall |
| ISBN | 1599150107 |
Stories from the history of the United States beginning with a full account of exploration and settlement and ending with the presidency of Woodrow Wilson. The 99 chapters are grouped under 7 headings: Stories of Explorers and Pioneers, Stories of Virginia, Stories of New England, Stories of the Middle...
| Author | James Baldwin |
| ISBN | 1599150069 |
No book is better for introducing children ages 6 to 9 to legendary historical figures than this collection of stories admirably retold by James Baldwin at the beginning of the last century. Selecting the best of our literary heritage, Baldwin cast it into a form that delights children of all ages. Beginning...
| Author | Luetta Reimer |
| ISBN | 0866515097 |
Ah but we're missing the subtitle! The full title is: Mathematicians Are People, Too: Stories from the Lives of Great Mathematicians.
My parents are in that group of retired folk that go into public schools and read stories to children - of course, it helps that mom was a teacher for something...
| Author | C.B. Andersen |
| ISBN | 1573456640 |
Twelve-year old Brandon is sure his summer vacation has been ruined when his parents drag him to the Midwestern farm of his mother's eccentric aunt. What the unhappy seventh grader hasn't counted on is Aunt Ella's ability to bring alive their daily reading of the Book of Mormon. From its pages she spins...
| Author | Jeanne Bendick |
| ISBN | 1883937124 |
Jeanne Bendick, through text and pictures, admirably succeeds in bringing to life the ancient Greek mathematician who enriched mathematics and all branches of science. Against the backdrop of Archimedes's life and culture, the author discusses the man's work, his discoveries and the knowledge...
Signing Their Rights Away
Unfold Book Jacket for a Full-Color Reproduction of the U.S. Constitution
With their book Signing Their Lives Away, Denise Kiernan and Joseph D’Agnese introduced readers to the 56 statesmen (and occasional scoundrels!) who signed the Declaration of Independence. Now they’ve turned...
| Author | Margaret Pumphrey |
| ISBN | 1599151235 |
Beginning with Queen Anne's visit to Scrooby inn, tells in story form of the everyday life of the Pilgrims in England and Holland, of their voyage on the Mayflower and their adventures in the New World. The Brewster children and other Pilgrim boys and girls are the center of interest. A wonderful book...
| Author | Lynne Cheney |
| ISBN | 0689858191 |
Lynne Cheney and Robin Preiss Glasser collaborated on America: A Patriotic Primer, which captured the imagination of American children and became a national best-seller. Now they turn their hands to A is for Abigail: An Almanac of Amazing American Women and bring the great women of American history...
If You Lived At The Time Of The Civil War
| Author | Kay Moore |
| ISBN | 0590454226 |
This Scholastic book is FULL of wonderful facts about the Civil War. Written in a format that was easy to understand and read. It is for an older child as the words are bigger and the pages are full of text. But younger children may understand it as well if something read it to them. I really appreciated the...
| Author | Ralph Moody |
| ISBN | 0803283059 |
Prior to the Civil War, the fastest mail between the West Coast and the East took almost thirty days by stagecoach along a southern route through Texas. Some Californians feared their state would not remain in the Union, separated so far from the free states. Then businessman William Russell invested...
Martha Washington: America's First First Lady
| Author | Jean Brown Wagoner |
| ISBN | 0020421605 |
Originally published in 1947.
In the 1930's, the "Childhood of Famous Americans" series was started with a simple biography of Abraham Lincoln's childhood. Eventually, there were dozens of books in this series. In my childhood I remember my small town library had a shelf full of these books...
| Author | Don H. Staheli |
| ISBN | 1573458856 |
This is a lovely story that I have heard told many times, but it seemed more impressive to me when it was accompanied by beautiful illustrations. It is a short story with many powerful messages--messages of work, love, and dedication, and messages of enduring, believing, and giving. There are all sorts...
| Author | Ingri d'Aulaire |
| ISBN | 0964380390 |
Read aloud to my children. They collectively gave it 3.5 stars.
Ellie (6 y.o): I loved it, and I thought the bathtub was really funny. That one little part when he went on a boat was the part I did not like. It was too violent.
Connor (7 y.o.): The reason I didn't I didn't like it was because...
Unlikely Heroes: Ordinary Men and Women Whose Courage Won the Revolution
The story of founding of the United States may be the single greatest event in the history of the rise and fall of nations. Thirteen infant colonies challenged the mightiest military power on earth and won! What sustained them through the six long years of war? It was their dream of freedom and liberty...
| Author | Charles Kingsley |
| ISBN | 1599150239 |
It's like he's always talking down to the reader.
"Now little kid, I would tell you about this and this but you're too stupid, not old and wise and clever like me... Ah hah! Here is something you might comprehend! I will talk a bit about it. But THAT, oh, don't even try to think about such and such,...
Parenting A House United is based on Nicholeen’s popular seminar series Teaching Self-Government. This book shows parents the communication skills they need to teach children to govern themselves. With the proper family environment and understanding of childhood behaviors homes can become...
| Author | Thornton W. Burgess |
| ISBN | 0486278174 |
Even in the peaceful, sun-splashed world of the Green Forest, the Laughing Brook, and the Smiling Pool, trouble sometimes makes an appearance and disturbs the lives of the animals living there. And so it is in this charming story about Jerry Muskrat and his friends Little Joe Otter, Spotty the Turtle,...
