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Mercy Otis Warren: Author and Historian
Jennifer Blizin Gillis
Paperback (Compass Point Books, Sept. 1, 2005)A biography profiling the life of Mercy Otis Warren, a colonial patriot who used her writing skills to record history and support the independence of the American colonies from Great Britain. Includes source notes and timeline.
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Robert E. Lee: Confederate Commander
Jennifer Blizin Gillis
Library Binding (Compass Point Books, Jan. 1, 2005)A biography profiling the life and military career of Robert E. Lee, who after years of service in the U.S. Army, resigned to serve as general of the Confederate army during the U.S. Civil War. Includes source notes and timeline.
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Milton Hershey
Jennifer Blizin Gillis
Library Binding (Heinemann, April 22, 2005)Milton Hershey is best known for his chocolate. But why did he use milk in his candy? What did he do to help children? How can we learn more about him?
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Farms Long Ago
Jennifer Blizin Gillis
Library Binding (Compass Point Books, Sept. 1, 2004)Provides a history of farming including a description of how farm buildings were, what farm tools were used, how farmers would get water, how crops were planted and picked, what farm animals were used and raised, and how farmers survived in bad
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Life in Colonial Boston
Jennifer Blizin Gillis
Paperback (Heinemann, Sept. 10, 2003)This book tells about life in Boston, Massachusetts, from 1760 to 1773. Boston was one of the largest cities in the thirteen colonies of Great Britain. At first, the people who live in Boston copied the way things were done in Britain. But as time passed, they grew unhappy with the fact that they did not make their own laws. By the 1760s, Bostonians felt they were paying too many taxes to Britain. They felt they had no say in how their colony was being run. People began to hold meetings to complain about the taxes and to talk about independence. The Bostonians wanted to be free from Great Britain. We have illustrated the book with paintings and drawings from colonial times and with artists’ ideas of how things looked then.
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St. Patrick's Day
Jennifer Blizin Gillis
Paperback (Heinemann, Aug. 16, 2008)Who was St. Patrick? Who do people wear green on St. Patrick's Day? What is a Shillelagh? The new editions of 'Holiday Histories' describe holidays and special days that are celebrated in the United States. Discover the history behind each holiday or special day. Learn why these days are important.
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You Are Here
Jennifer Blizin Gillis
Library Binding (Rourke Pub Group, Jan. 31, 2007)Introduces different kinds of maps and plans and discusses left and right, the four compass points, and the symbols that may appear on maps.
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Life in Colonial Boston
Jennifer Blizin Gillis
Library Binding (Heinemann, Sept. 8, 2003)This book tells about life in Boston, Massachusetts, from 1760 to 1773. Boston was one of the largest cities in the thirteen colonies of Great Britain. At first, the people who live in Boston copied the way things were done in Britain. But as time passed, they grew unhappy with the fact that they did not make their own laws. By the 1760s, Bostonians felt they were paying too many taxes to Britain. They felt they had no say in how their colony was being run. People began to hold meetings to complain about the taxes and to talk about independence. The Bostonians wanted to be free from Great Britain. We have illustrated the book with paintings and drawings from colonial times and with artists’ ideas of how things looked then.
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Farm Crops
Jennifer Blizin Gillis
Library Binding (Compass Point Books, Sept. 1, 2004)Describes why and how farmers grow crops including grain crops such as corn, cereal, bread and rice, along with fruits, vegetables, nuts, sunflowers and cotton.
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Dolores Huerta
Jennifer Blizin Gillis
Hardcover (Heinemann-Raintree, Sept. 15, 2005)Dolores Huerta has spent her life fighting for the rights of poor farm workers. Can you imagine what her life must have been like? What is she like as a person? Read this book in order to get to know Dolores Huerta and find out how she still tries to make life better for herself and other Americans.
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