Books with author Karen Hossell

Learn about hieroglyphs and other kinds of writing used in ancient Egypt. See how the discovery of the Rosetta Stone helped unlock the mystery of hieroglyphs. Find out why ancient Egyptians used hieroglyphs to decorate their monuments. In this book, you will read about the ancient Egyptian scribes and the tools they used, learn how to read many different hieroglyphs, and see how ancient Egyptians made papyrus, the earliest known kind of paper.

Open the pages of this book to get an inside look at the United States Constitution. Find out about the Constitutional Convention and who attended, what issues were most debated among delegates to the Convention, and the importance of the U.S. Constitution in American history. In this book you will also discover: what events brought about a need for the U.S. Constitution; who was involved in writing the U.S. Constitution; and how amendments to the U.S. Constitution are added and what they are.

Contents include: Women get the vote; The rights of women in early America; The first women's rights conference; The fight for human rights; Fighters for the cause; The fourteenth and fifteenth amendments; The movement divides; The new suffragists; Women in World War I; Ratification; The equal rights amendment; Women make a difference; Women in government.