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  • Rosie the Riveter: Women in World War II

    Sean Price

    Library Binding (Raintree, Oct. 17, 2008)
    Find out the important role women played, both on the home front and overseas. From building war planes to sending home news from overseas, from nursing the injured to training men the skills they’d need as soldiers, the war could not have been won without the help of women. Read about how the attitudes towards women began to change during the war. Each book in the 'American History Through Primary Sources' series delivers curriculum content by way of primary source material. Background knowledge of the subject matter is incorporated into the text. The books use clear, predictable text structures and have been leveled by a literacy expert to ensure accessibility. Vocabulary is defined at the point of use.
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  • Hannibal of Carthage

    Sean Price

    Library Binding (Raintree, July 1, 2013)
    What was it like to live in ancient times? Why not let Hannibal, one of the greatest military commanders in history, tell you about it? Read about his rise to power, his triumphant conquests and humiliating losses, as well as what day-to-day life was like. A postscript explains how and what happened after he died.
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  • Crooks, Cowboys, and Characters: The Wild West

    Sean Price

    Library Binding (Raintree, Oct. 1, 2007)
    Learn about this exciting period of American History. You’ll also learn about some of the people who helped make it so wild! Who were Annie Oakley and Quanah Parker? What is a “bulldogger?” What are Buffalo Soldiers? Who was the United States’ only emperor? Why isn’t the Wild West as “wild” anymore?
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  • Salem Witch Trials: Colonial Life

    Sean Price

    Library Binding (Raintree, Oct. 17, 2008)
    What was life like in the colonies back in 1692? It was pretty scary if you lived in Salem, Massachusetts! That year, the town of Salem seemed to think everyone was a witch. Even children as young as four-years old were accused of being witches! These “witches” were harshly punished, too. It was even worse for them if they didn’t confess. Why did the witch hunt happen? How did it finally come to an end? Each book in the 'American History Through Primary Sources' series delivers curriculum content by way of primary source material. Background knowledge of the subject matter is incorporated into the text. The books use clear, predictable text structures and have been leveled by a literacy expert to ensure accessibility. Vocabulary is defined at the point of use.
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  • Yanks in World War I: Americans in the Trenches

    Sean Price

    Paperback (Raintree, Dec. 18, 2008)
    Find out how World War I started and how America got involved. New weapons, such as poison gas, were used for the first time. These weapons made the war more terrible. Most soldiers lived and fought in trenches dug into the ground. What were those trenches like? What did they do for entertainment? What did it mean to go “over the top” into “No Man’s Land”? Each book in the 'American History Through Primary Sources' series delivers curriculum content by way of primary source material. Background knowledge of the subject matter is incorporated into the text. The books use clear, predictable text structures and have been leveled by a literacy expert to ensure accessibility. Vocabulary is defined at the point of use.
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  • The World's Deadliest Animals

    Sean Price

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Aug. 1, 2016)
    Snakes, sharks, and spiders―oh my! Do you know what the most deadly animal in the world is? What about the difference between poison and venom? Learn the asnwers for yourself and discover what animals you definitely want to stay away from.
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  • The Birth of a State: California Missions

    Sean Price

    Paperback (Raintree, Oct. 2, 2007)
    Learn about California long before it was part of the United States. Who built these beautiful missions all along the “King’s Highway”? Why were they built? How were the area’s Native Americans involved? What happened to California’s missions?
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  • Rebirth of a People: Harlem Renaissance

    Sean Price

    Paperback (Raintree, Oct. 1, 2006)
    Read this book to find out about the many talented writers, painters, and other artists of the Harlem Renaissance. Explore the sights and sounds of Harlem’s busy streets. Learn more about the people and places of Harlem’s “Golden Age.”
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  • Cixi

    Sean Stewart Price, Sean Price

    Paperback (Franklin Watts, March 1, 2009)
    Discover the life of Cixi, the Empress of China, her devious rise to power to the consequences of supporting the Boxers.The wicked ways of some of the most ruthless rulers to walk the earth are revealed in these thrilling biographies (A Wicked History) about men and women so monstrous, they make Frankenstein look like a sweetheart.
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  • When Will I Get In?: Segregation and Civil Rights

    Sean Price

    Library Binding (Raintree, Oct. 5, 2006)
    Read this books to find out about the struggle against segregation and Jim Crow laws. Learn about famous leaders like Ida B. Wells-Barnett, W.E.B. DuBois, and Martin Luther King, Jr. See how these pioneers shaped our history.
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  • Chris Jericho

    Sean Price

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, July 1, 2009)
    During the past 15 years, Chris JerichoÂ’s skills in the ring and on the microphone have made him a favorite of wrestling fans around the world. Read all about WWEÂ’s first Undisputed Champion and only heavy-metal rock singer.
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  • Eye on the Universe

    Sean Price

    Library Binding (Chelsea Clubhouse, Dec. 1, 2002)
    Discusses the history of the Hubble Space Telescope, including its construction, launching, repair, and what important information it provides scientists for studying the universe.
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