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  • Carnival in Latin America / Carnaval en Latinoamerica

    Kerrie Logan Hollihan, Pilar Sanz

    Library Binding (Powerplus, Jan. 1, 2010)
    Discusses how, in the days before Lent, cities around the world come alive for carnival and describes the parades of costumed revelers and elaborate floats that fill the streets, and the people dancing to the sound of samba and calypso.
    Q

  • Patrick Henry: Voice of the Revolution

    Dr. Jon Kukla, Amy Kukla

    Library Binding (Powerplus, July 1, 2002)
    Looks at the life of Patrick Henry, the Virginia lawmaker and politician known for his stirring speeches and eloquent writing.
    R

  • George Armstrong Custer: The Indian Wars and the Battle of the Little Bighorn

    Paul Christopher Anderson

    Library Binding (Powerplus, Aug. 1, 2004)
    The life of the Civil War general whose controversial fame rests chiefly on the disaster at the Little Big Horn in 1876.
    Z

  • Commodore Mathew Perry And the Perry Expedition to Japan

    David G Wittner

    Library Binding (Powerplus, Aug. 1, 2005)
    Surveys the life of Matthew Perry, a naval officer from a seafaring family, whose accomplishments are many but who is best remembered for opening Japan to trade with other nations.
    X

  • North Carolina/ Carolina Del Norte

    Dean Galiano, Maria Cristina Brusca

    Library Binding (Powerplus, May 30, 2006)
    Presents general information about the geography, history, industry and lifestyle in the state of North Carolina.
    Q

  • Alexander Hamilton: Federalist and Founding Father

    Lisa Decarolis

    Library Binding (Powerplus, Jan. 1, 2003)
    By learning about history from a particular and unique biographical perspective, each student will learn about the following social studies curricular themes: - culture- individual development and identity- power, authority, and governance- global connections- people, places, and environments- individuals, groups, and institutions- production, distribution, and consumption- civic ideals and practices
    Y

  • Robert Rogers: Rogers' Rangers and the French and Indian War

    Jennifer Quasha, Jennifer Ouasha

    Hardcover (Powerplus, Jan. 1, 2002)
    Traces the life of Robert Rogers, an American hero of the French and Indian War who created a set of rules for fighting that is still taught in the military today.
    Y

  • Let's Draw a Fish With Triangles/Vamos a Dibujar un Pez Usando Tringulos

    Kathy Kuhtz Campbell, Emily Muschinske, Maria Cristina Brusca

    Library Binding (Powerplus, Jan. 1, 2004)
    Offers simple instructions for using triangles to draw a fish.
    D

  • Count Casimir Pulaski: From Poland to America, a Hero's Fight for Liberty

    Annmarie Francis Kajencki

    Library Binding (Powerplus, Aug. 1, 2005)
    A biography of the Polish leader who joined the forces of George Washington to fight the British.
    V

  • Jalani and the Lock

    Lorenzo Pace

    Library Binding (Powerplus, Jan. 16, 2001)
    In this story based on true events, Jalani, a freed slave, gives the lock that held him in chains to his eldest child as a symbol of his enslavement. Includes information about African Burial Ground Memorial Sculpture in New York City created by Jalani's descendent, Lorenzo Pace.In this story based on true events, Jalani, a freed slave, gives the lock that held him in chains to his eldest child as a symbol of his enslavement; includes information about African Burial Ground Memorial Sculpture in New York City.

  • Francis Marion: The Swamp Fox of the American Revolution

    Louis P. Towles

    Hardcover (Powerplus, Aug. 1, 2002)
    Discusses the life and career of Francis Marion, who was nicknamed the "Swamp Fox" based on the strategy he used of hiding in the swamps to surprise attack British troops during the Revolutionary War.
    Y

  • W.E.B. Du Bois: The Fight for Civil Rights

    Ryan P Randolph

    Library Binding (Powerplus, Aug. 1, 2005)
    Examines the life of the black scholar and leader who devoted himself to gaining equality for his people.
    X