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The West Indian-American experience (Coming to America)
Par Warren Halliburton. 1994
The term West Indian usually refers to people from the English-speaking Caribbean. This book explains West Indian history, recounting how…
European settlers wiped out the original Caribbean inhabitants and how modern West Indians descended from Africans brought over as slaves. Economic factors have caused many West Indians to emigrate to the United States even though they have been appalled by U.S. racism. For grades 5-8 and older readersIt happened in America: true stories from the fifty states
Par Lila Perl. 1992
Beginning with the Alabama bus boycott sparked by Rosa Parks and continuing state-by-state in alphabetical order, the author presents a…
selection of fifty true accounts from American history. A history that she describes as "crammed with tales of quiet courage and dashing bravado, feats of accomplishment, and magnificent failures." For grades 5-8 and older readersThe World in 1492
Par Jean Fritz. 1992
An introduction to the history, accomplishments, customs, and beliefs of people living in Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, Oceania, and the…
Americas at the time Columbus discovered the new world. Includes accounts of African doctors who routinely removed cataracts from the human eye and of an Italian artist and inventor who sketched his idea for a flying machine. For grades 5-8 and older readersTurn of the century: our nation one hundred years ago
Par Nancy Levinson. 1994
On New Year's Eve 1899, America celebrated not only a new year, but a new century. Levinson looks at the…
country as it was in 1900 and then shows ways in which people's lives began to change. Topics include the growth in the use of the railroad, automobile, and telephone and the evolution of large cities as America turned from an agricultural country into an urban one. For grades 4-7 and older readersA pioneer sampler: the daily life of a pioneer family in 1840
Par Barbara Greenwood. 1994
A year in the life of a fictional family, the Robertsons, shows how pioneers spent their days in the 1840s.…
Explains how to make maple sugar, what school was like, how the land was cleared and farmed, and much more. Provides projects to give modern-day children a chance to do things the way their ancestors did. For grades 3-6How did we find out about Antarctica?
Par Isaac Asimov. 1979
Presents the history of the discovery and early explorations of the Antarctic region, including the race to the South Pole.…
Also describes the geography of the region. For grades 5-8 and older readersAntarctica: the last unspoiled continent
Par Laurence Pringle. 1992
Antarctica, the fifth largest continent, is often called the "White Continent" because it is covered with snow and ice. The…
author describes the discovery and exploration of Antarctica, its geological history and natural history, and its great value as a natural laboratory for science. He also discusses prospects for the future well-being of the continent in the light of new treaties. For grades 4-7 and older readersAmerica the beautiful, New Hampshire
Par Sylvia McNair. 1992
New Hampshire, a far northeastern state, is rocky, hilly, and densely covered with forest. Its state motto, "Live free or…
die," reflects New Hampshire's history. It was the first colony to promulgate a constitution, in January 1776, and to declare its independence from Britain. Discusses the geography, history, economy, people, and historic sites of the "Granite State." For grades 4-7 and older readersAmerica the beautiful, New York
Par R. Stein. 1989
Since its founding as a Dutch colony, New York has served as the gateway to America. Millions of immigrants to…
the United States have passed through New York City. And millions have chosen to stay there, making New York City the largest city in the nation and one of the most culturally diverse in the world. New York state also leads in industry, argiculture, and commerce. An introduction to the "Empire State" for grades 4-7 and older readersAmerica the beautiful, Illinois
Par R. Stein. 1987
Illinois is the central state of the Midwest--a crossroads between the North and the South, the East and the West.…
This book examines the geography, history, government, economy, culture, historic sites, and famous people of "the prairie state." For grades 4-7 and older readersAmerica the beautiful, Georgia
Par Zachary Kent. 1988
Georgia, named after King George II, was founded by James Oglethorpe as a haven for debtors and unemployed English citizens.…
A Deep South state, Georgia was devastated during the Civil War by General Sherman's famous March to the Sea. In 1979 the state adopted the popular "Georgia on My Mind" as its official state song. An introduction to Georgia for grades 4-7 and older readersAmerica the beautiful, Alabama
Par Sylvia McNair. 1989
Nature has provided Alabama with plenty of fertile, rich soil and an abundance of forests, rivers, and lakes. Nicknamed the…
"Cradle of the Confederacy" because Montgomery was the first capital of the Confederate States of America, Alabama is also known as the birthplace of the civil rights movement. The author discusses the history, economy, geography, culture, historic sites, and famous people of Alabama. For grades 4-7 and older readersAmerica the beautiful, Tennessee
Par Sylvia McNair. 1990
Tennessee has three distinct regions that are personified by its music. The mountain music of east Tennessee evolved from the…
folk songs of England and Scotland. West Tennessee, particularly Memphis, is the birthplace of the blues, which grew from the music of African-American slaves, and Nashville in middle Tennessee is the country-music capital of the world. An introduction to Tennessee for grades 4-7 and older readersAmerica the beautiful, South Carolina
Par Deborah Kent. 1989
South Carolinians refer to the Atlantic Coastal Plain as the "Low Country," and the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Piedmont…
area as the "Up Country." The terms refer not only to geography, but to ways of life so disparate that the two regions once nearly fought each other. In 1860 South Carolina was the first state to secede from the Union. In 1861 it was the site of the first shots of the Civil War. An introduction to South Carolina for grades 4-7 and older readersAmerica the beautiful, Vermont
Par Sylvia McNair. 1991
Vermont, the "Green Mountain State," has magnificent mountains, chilly lakes, slender rivers, and lush forests. It also has long, bitterly…
cold winters and a growing season of less than 100 days. Thus, Vermont remains one of the least-populated states. Only Wyoming and Alaska have fewer residents. The author surveys the geography, history, economy, government, people, and culture of Vermont. For grades 4-7 and older readersAmerica the beautiful, Delaware
Par Deborah Kent. 1991
The first European to reach Delaware was the English navigator, Henry Hudson, on a mission for the Dutch. He found…
a land inhabited by the Lenape, members of the large Algonquian group of Native American tribes. In 1787 Delaware became the first state to ratify the Constitution, thus the first state in the Union. The author discusses the history, geography, economy, culture, people, and sites of Delaware. For grades 4-7 and older readersAmerica the beautiful, Connecticut
Par Deborah Kent. 1990
The first whites to settle in Connecticut were Englishmen who had lived in Massachusetts. Their descendants, known as Yankees, were…
for generations the state's dominant ethnic group, although they are now a small minority. Connecticut drew up the New World's first constitution in 1639, and produced hundreds of other "firsts," including the first cotton gin. An introduction to Connecticut for grades 4-7 and older readersAmerica the beautiful, Virginia
Par Sylvia McNair. 1989
Named for Queen Elizabeth I of England, who was known as the "Virgin Queen," Virginia was the first English colony…
in what is now the United States. Virginia was nicknamed the "Old Dominion" by King Charles II, and is also called the "Mother of States" and the "Mother of Presidents"--four of the nation's first five chief executives were born there, as were several others. An introduction to Virginia for grades 4-7 and older readersAmerica the beautiful, Ohio
Par Deborah Kent. 1989
Situated on the eastern edge of the flat, fertile Midwest region, Ohio is rich in agriculture. With Lake Erie--one of…
the Great Lakes--forming part of the northern border, Ohio is also a leading industrial state with several large metropolises. The author describes the state as "a carpet of agriculture studded by great cities." An introduction to the "Buckeye State" for grades 4-7 and older readersAmerica the beautiful, Rhode Island
Par Ann Heinrichs. 1990
Geographically the smallest state in the nation, Rhode Island was the first of the original thirteen colonies to declare its…
independence from Great Britain, and the first to grant its citizens religious freedom. The author discusses the history, geography, economy, culture, historic sites, and famous people of the "Ocean State." For grades 4-7 and older readers