If You Were There When They Signed The Constitution
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| Author | Alice Dalgliesh |
| ISBN | 0689710534 |
Giles, Constance and Damaris Hopkins are all passengers aboard the crowded Mayflower, journeying to the New World to start a new life. Things...
| Author | Quentin Reynolds |
| ISBN | 0394847008 |
| Author | Margaret Cousins |
| ISBN | 0394849280 |
Until I read this book, I had no idea how brilliant Ben Franklin was! When I think of Franklin, I think about how he had flown a kite in a thunderstorm with a metal key attached to the string and felt the electric shock in his hand. I knew he invented the lightning...
| Author | Esther Wood Brady |
| ISBN | 0679848045 |
Ten year-old Ellen Toliver is a meek and mild girl, who is often bullied by another girl named Dicey. Grandfather encourages Ellen to stand up for herself and talk back to Dicey, but Mother...
| Author | Michael Driscoll |
| ISBN | 1579122825 |
Some forms of poetry you will find include; Nursery...
| Author | Douglas W. Gorsline |
| ISBN | 0394837029 |
Author: Marie and Douglas Gorsline
Illustrator: Marie and Douglas Gorsline
Type of Book (format and literary genre): Picture book/ Non-Fiction
Awards the book has received (national): None
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| Author | Daniel J. Boorstin |
| ISBN | 0394891201 |
| Author | Richard L. Neuberger |
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| Author | Marvin Barrett |
| ISBN | 0375812113 |
| Author | Jean Lee Latham |
| ISBN | 1887840427 |
I have to admit that I had never heard of Eli Whitney before I picked up this book! His invention, the "cotton 'gin" built in 1793, was the first of its kind to separate the seeds from the cotton bolls. Until that time, cotton was not a popular...
| Author | Joan Heilbroner |
| ISBN | 0375803971 |
good leader. As he grew older, George saw how England took advantage of the American colonies—and he didn't like it. When the colonies declared their independence,...
| Author | Marguerite de Angeli |
| ISBN | 0836191242 |
Eli and his family have come to America from Germany. When they are in their new home, he must start school. Eli doesn't like school. He likes to make things and play in the woods and help...
| Author | Dave Jackson |
| ISBN | 1556612699 |
Ages: 7+
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| Author | Kay Moore |
| ISBN | 0590674447 |
This written very simply and broken up in lite paragraphs. It gives an overview of what happened...
| Author | Ann McGovern |
The telling is interesting and accessible to kids. The facts and quotes are very memorable. It’s just narrow.
There’s no acknowledgement...
| Author | Margaret Davidson |
| ISBN | 0590424033 |
Having read several of Margaret Davidson's books, I admit I have a certain brand loyalty, an admiration for her writing. I heartily recommend anything by Ms. Davidson, and this little book is no exception. As with her biography on Louis Braille, the subject...
| Author | Jean Fritz |
| ISBN | 0698113721 |
No matter how busy he was, Ben Franklin always found time to try out new ideas: a remote-control lock (so he could lock his door without getting out of bed), a rocking chair with a fan over it (to keep flies away), and a windmill (to...
| Author | Clyde Robert Bulla |
| ISBN | 0590434810 |
This book tells the story of a young curious Indian girl named Pocahontas. Pocahontas is the daughter of king Powhatan. She worked in the fields along with the other women and children. One day, the village received message of palefaces down by the river. She remembered stories that a wise...
| Author | Judith Berry Griffin |
| ISBN | 0698119568 |
| Author | Kenneth Thomasma |
| ISBN | 0801088844 |
Om-Kas-Toe is the retelling of stories passed down for generations through the Blackfeet tribe about the lives of Blackfeet children in the early 1700's....
| Author | Elizabeth Yates |
| ISBN | 0890847541 |
| Author | Pam Conrad |
| ISBN | 0590462067 |
Based on a child who actually did travel on the Santa Maria with Columbus. Also clearly based on Columbus's shockingly stupid journal entries.I like reading this with my students while we are learning about Columbus and other European explorers. It...