Books in History Through Art series

"You think history is boring?Baltimore kid Daniel does―until a chance encounter with a magical talking raven named Calvert sends him flying back to 1814, where he finds his home city under siege by a British army on the verge of defeating the United States of America in the War of 1812.The beautifully illustrated pages of Calvert the Raven in the Battle of Baltimore, the first book of the Flying Through History series, are as close as you can get to the Battle of Baltimore without going back in time yourself. Author and illustrator J. Scott Fuqua takes you on a harrowing journey through a history of near misses, narrow escapes, and brave soldiers with no idea what tomorrow would bring.When you're flying through history, history is never boring."

You think history is boring? Baltimore kid Daniel does―until a chance encounter with a magical talking raven named Calvert sends him flying back to 1814, where he finds his home city under siege by a British army on the verge of defeating the United States of America in the War of 1812. The beautifully illustrated pages of Calvert the Raven in the Battle of Baltimore, the first book of the Flying Through History series, are as close as you can get to the Battle of Baltimore without going back in time yourself. Author and illustrator J. Scott Fuqua takes you on a harrowing journey through a history of near misses, narrow escapes, and brave soldiers with no idea what tomorrow would bring. When you're flying through history, history is never boring.

A complete open-and-go writing curriculum for students in grades 3 to 5. Children learn to write by retelling historical narratives. They learn to write complex sentences by copying sentences from famous authors. And they learn to spell and punctuate via studied dictation. Along with writing instruction, children using this volume learn about medieval history through interesting historical narratives, excerpts from primary source documents, poetry from or about medieval times, and fun cultural tales from around the world. This new writing series, Writing Through History, is an elementary writing curriculum that combines writing, history, and handwriting practice all in one workbook. A writing curriculum that works and saves teachers time by streamlining the educational process. This curriculum comes in an open and go format to ensure ease of use for both the student and the teacher.