Author: Ann McGovern
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0545667518
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 123
Book Description
November is Native American Heritage month! Osceola, Cochise, and Tecumseh are three Native American heroes who fought valiantly for their land and for their people. This book is divided into three parts--each part recounting the life of one of these great heroes. Their true stories are emotionally gripping and tragic, and Ann McGovern handles delicate topics, such as violence and racism, expertly for young readers. The narrative text is supplemented by black-and-white original source materials throughout (i.e. photographs, maps, portraits, a newspaper article).
Native American Heroes
Author: Ann McGovern
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0545667518
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 123
Book Description
November is Native American Heritage month! Osceola, Cochise, and Tecumseh are three Native American heroes who fought valiantly for their land and for their people. This book is divided into three parts--each part recounting the life of one of these great heroes. Their true stories are emotionally gripping and tragic, and Ann McGovern handles delicate topics, such as violence and racism, expertly for young readers. The narrative text is supplemented by black-and-white original source materials throughout (i.e. photographs, maps, portraits, a newspaper article).
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0545667518
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 123
Book Description
November is Native American Heritage month! Osceola, Cochise, and Tecumseh are three Native American heroes who fought valiantly for their land and for their people. This book is divided into three parts--each part recounting the life of one of these great heroes. Their true stories are emotionally gripping and tragic, and Ann McGovern handles delicate topics, such as violence and racism, expertly for young readers. The narrative text is supplemented by black-and-white original source materials throughout (i.e. photographs, maps, portraits, a newspaper article).
Heroes
Author: Ken Mochizuki
Publisher: Perfection Learning
ISBN: 9780780776388
Category : Japanese Americans
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
A Japanese American boy learns about heroism from his father and uncle, who served in the U.S. Army.
Publisher: Perfection Learning
ISBN: 9780780776388
Category : Japanese Americans
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
A Japanese American boy learns about heroism from his father and uncle, who served in the U.S. Army.
The Teaching of English for Grades One to Eight
Author: New Jersey. Dept. of Public Instruction
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
We Beat the Street
Author: Sampson Davis
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780142406274
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Growing up on the rough streets of Newark, New Jersey, Rameck, George,and Sampson could easily have followed their childhood friends into drug dealing, gangs, and prison. But when a presentation at their school made the three boys aware of the opportunities available to them in the medical and dental professions, they made a pact among themselves that they would become doctors. It took a lot of determination—and a lot of support from one another—but despite all the hardships along the way, the three succeeded. Retold with the help of an award-winning author, this younger adaptation of the adult hit novel The Pact is a hard-hitting, powerful, and inspirational book that will speak to young readers everywhere.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780142406274
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Growing up on the rough streets of Newark, New Jersey, Rameck, George,and Sampson could easily have followed their childhood friends into drug dealing, gangs, and prison. But when a presentation at their school made the three boys aware of the opportunities available to them in the medical and dental professions, they made a pact among themselves that they would become doctors. It took a lot of determination—and a lot of support from one another—but despite all the hardships along the way, the three succeeded. Retold with the help of an award-winning author, this younger adaptation of the adult hit novel The Pact is a hard-hitting, powerful, and inspirational book that will speak to young readers everywhere.
Books In Print 2004-2005
Author: Ed Bowker Staff
Publisher: R. R. Bowker
ISBN: 9780835246422
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 3274
Book Description
Publisher: R. R. Bowker
ISBN: 9780835246422
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 3274
Book Description
The American Friend
Educational Publication
Author: North Carolina. Department of Public Instruction
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 1666
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 1666
Book Description
The Hero Two Doors Down: Based on the True Story of Friendship between a Boy and a Baseball Legend
Author: Sharon Robinson
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0545804531
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
The bestselling novel based on the true story of a boy in Brooklyn who became neighbors and friends with his hero, Jackie Robinson. Stephen Satlow is an eight-year-old boy living in Brooklyn, New York, which means he only cares about one thing-the Dodgers. Steve and his father spend hours reading the sports pages and listening to games on the radio. Aside from an occasional run-in with his teacher, life is pretty simple for Steve. But then Steve hears a rumor that an African American family is moving to his all-Jewish neighborhood. It's 1948 and some of his neighbors are against it. Steve knows this is wrong. His hero, Jackie Robinson, broke the color barrier in baseball the year before. Then it happens--Steve's new neighbor is none other than Jackie Robinson! Steve is beyond excited about living two doors down from the Robinson family. He can't wait to meet Jackie. This is going to be the best baseball season yet! How many kids ever get to become friends with their hero?
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0545804531
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
The bestselling novel based on the true story of a boy in Brooklyn who became neighbors and friends with his hero, Jackie Robinson. Stephen Satlow is an eight-year-old boy living in Brooklyn, New York, which means he only cares about one thing-the Dodgers. Steve and his father spend hours reading the sports pages and listening to games on the radio. Aside from an occasional run-in with his teacher, life is pretty simple for Steve. But then Steve hears a rumor that an African American family is moving to his all-Jewish neighborhood. It's 1948 and some of his neighbors are against it. Steve knows this is wrong. His hero, Jackie Robinson, broke the color barrier in baseball the year before. Then it happens--Steve's new neighbor is none other than Jackie Robinson! Steve is beyond excited about living two doors down from the Robinson family. He can't wait to meet Jackie. This is going to be the best baseball season yet! How many kids ever get to become friends with their hero?
Lies My Teacher Told Me
Author: James W. Loewen
Publisher: The New Press
ISBN: 1595583262
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
Criticizes the way history is presented in current textbooks, and suggests a more accurate approach to teaching American history.
Publisher: The New Press
ISBN: 1595583262
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
Criticizes the way history is presented in current textbooks, and suggests a more accurate approach to teaching American history.
Worst of Friends
Author: Suzanne Tripp Jurmain
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0399538860
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
John Adams and Thomas Jefferson were good friends with very different personalities. But their differing views on how to run the newly created United States turned them into the worst of friends. They each became leaders of opposing political parties, and their rivalry followed them to the White House. Full of both history and humor, this is the story of two of America's most well-known presidents and how they learned to put their political differences aside for the sake of friendship.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0399538860
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
John Adams and Thomas Jefferson were good friends with very different personalities. But their differing views on how to run the newly created United States turned them into the worst of friends. They each became leaders of opposing political parties, and their rivalry followed them to the White House. Full of both history and humor, this is the story of two of America's most well-known presidents and how they learned to put their political differences aside for the sake of friendship.