Explore America
Title | Explore America PDF eBook |
Author | American Automobile Association |
Publisher | American Automobile Association |
Pages | 328 |
Release | 1996-04-17 |
Genre | Travel |
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144 tours of the United States, complete with photographs and maps.
Explore North America
Title | Explore North America PDF eBook |
Author | Molly Aloian |
Publisher | Crabtree Publishing Company |
Pages | 36 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 9780778730750 |
An introduction to the geography, climate, animals, plants, people, natural resources, and tourist spots of North America.
Explore Colonial America!
Title | Explore Colonial America! PDF eBook |
Author | Verna Fisher |
Publisher | Nomad Press |
Pages | 98 |
Release | 2009-08-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1934670766 |
In Explore Colonial America!, kids ages 6-9 learn about America’s earliest days as European settlements, and how the colonists managed to survive, build thriving colonies, and eventually challenge England for independence. How did the colonists build homes, feed and clothe themselves, and get along with the Native Americans who were already here? This accessible introduction to the colonial period teaches young children about the daily lives of ordinary colonists and offers fascinating stories about those who helped shape the emerging nation. Activities range from creating a ship out of a bar of soap and building a log home out of graham crackers and pretzels to making a wampum necklace. Projects are easy-to-follow, require minimal adult supervision, and use primarily common household products and recycled supplies. By combining a hands-on element with riddles, jokes, fun facts, and comic cartoons, kids Explore Colonial America!, and have a great time discovering our nation’s founding years.
Who was First?
Title | Who was First? PDF eBook |
Author | Russell Freedman |
Publisher | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Pages | 100 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 9780618663910 |
Discusses the possibility that America was discovered by someone other than Columbus.
The Great American Read: The Book of Books
Title | The Great American Read: The Book of Books PDF eBook |
Author | PBS |
Publisher | Black Dog & Leventhal |
Pages | 288 |
Release | 2018-08-21 |
Genre | Literary Collections |
ISBN | 0316417548 |
A blockbuster illustrated book that captures what Americans love to read, The Great American Read: The Book of Books is the gorgeously-produced companion book to PBS's ambitious summer 2018 series. What are America's best-loved novels? PBS will launch The Great American Read series with a 2-hour special in May 2018 revealing America's 100 best-loved novels, determined by a rigorous national survey. Subsequent episodes will air in September and October. Celebrities and everyday Americans will champion their favorite novel and in the finale in late October, America's #1 best-loved novel will be revealed. The Great American Read: The Book of Books will present all 100 novels with fascinating information about each book, author profiles, a snapshot of the novel's social relevance, film or television adaptations, other books and writings by the author, and little-known facts. Also included are themed articles about banned books, the most influential book illustrators, reading recommendations, the best first-lines in literature, and more. Beautifully designed with rare images of the original manuscripts, first-edition covers, rejection letters, and other ephemera, The Great American Read: The Book of Books is a must-have book for all booklovers.
America as Seen by Its First Explorers
Title | America as Seen by Its First Explorers PDF eBook |
Author | John Bakeless |
Publisher | Courier Corporation |
Pages | 513 |
Release | 1989-01-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0486260313 |
Recreates the experiences of the people who first discovered and explored North America.
The United States of America
Title | The United States of America PDF eBook |
Author | Nathaniel Southgate Shaler |
Publisher | |
Pages | 862 |
Release | 1897 |
Genre | Industries |
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