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Books in Language Arts Explorer: History Digs series

  • America: Three Worlds Meet: Beginnings to 1620

    M. J. Cosson

    Library Binding (Cherry Lake Pub, Aug. 1, 2011)
    Following a student who is helping make a documentary film, this engaging title takes readers on a journey of US history from its beginnings to 1620, a period that the three worlds of Europe, North America, and Africa meet.
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  • The U.S. Civil War and Reconstruction: 1850 to 1877

    Brian Howell

    Library Binding (Cherry Lake Pub, Aug. 1, 2011)
    This book follows a student who is helping set up a museum exhibit about the Civil War. The student uses primary sources and artifacts to learn about the causes of the war, the hardships of the war, and how the war concluded.
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  • Postwar United States: 1945 to the 1970s

    Maggie Combs

    Library Binding (Cherry Lake Pub, Aug. 1, 2011)
    This book uses the narrative voice of an historian to take readers on a journey in US history following the end of World War II through the cold war.
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  • Natural Gas

    Rebecca Rowell

    Paperback (Cherry Lake Publishing, Jan. 1, 2013)
    Following a student conducting research, the reader learns about the history of natural gas, how we use it today, and how we may use natural gas in the future.
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  • Science Lab: Technological Design

    Lyn A Sirota

    Paperback (Cherry Lake Pub, Aug. 1, 2011)
    Readers learn about technological design through interactive scenarios using text prediction, purpose-driven research, and creative problem solving.
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  • Contemporary United States: 1968 to the Present

    Kevin Cunningham

    Library Binding (Cherry Lake Pub, Aug. 1, 2011)
    Following a student working on a school project, this engaging title takes readers on a journey of contemporary US history using primary sources and artifacts.
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