Books with author Sean Stewart Price

Find out about this difficult time for America and the rest of the world. The U.S. government used posters to convince citizens to get behind the war effort. Other countries used them, too. Find out about what life was like on the home front. What needed to be rationed and why? What was a Victory Garden? You’ll even see the small leaflets that were dropped by the Germans to get American soldiers to surrender! 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.

Find out about this exciting time in Americas past! With fun dances like The Charleston and crazy fads like flag-pole sitting, many people enjoyed themselves during this decade. People loved following sports stars like Babe Ruth and Helen Wills. They also wanted to know where Charles Lindbergh was going to fly next! Who were the flappers? What was the Harlem Renaissance? And what put an end to all of the fun? 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.

Read this book to learn about the dust storms that swept across the Midwestern United States during the 1930s. Read about the Dust Bowl immigrants who left their farms in search of a better life in California. Learn how people like Woody Guthrie and Dorothea Lange documented the people and places affected by the Dust Bowl. 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.

Find out about the life of one of baseball’s most beloved players. Before Jackie Robinson, black Americans were not allowed to play in the Major Leagues. Jackie and a few others changed that for good. Read about Jackie’s early days in college and then playing for the “Negro Leagues.” Find out how he became a Brooklyn Dodger and how he led the team on to greatness. Read about what he did after he retired from baseball. 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.

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.