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Christopher Columbus and the Age of Exploration in World History
Al Sundel
Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, Jan. 1, 2002)Describes the voyages of Christopher Columbus, his discovery of the Americas, and the conflict between the new explorers and the Native Americans.
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Rosa Parks
Erin Edison, Georgette M. Norman, Gail Saunders-Smith
Library Binding (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 2013)A digital solution for your classroom with features created with teachers and students in mind: • Perpetual license • 24 hour, 7 days a week access • No limit to the number of students accessing one title at a time • Provides a School to Home connection wherever internet is available • Easy to use • Ability to turn audio on and off • Words highlighted to match audio Known as the "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement," Rosa Parks sparked a fight for equal rights. Photographs and easy-to-read text tells the story of this great woman in history.
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Pizarro and the Conquest of the Incan Empire in World History
Richard Worth
Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, May 1, 2000)Traces the history of the Spanish conquest of the Incas in Peru, showing how they explored and then took over native cultures, creating Spanish colonies in the New World.
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Why Did The Great Depression Happen?
R. G. Grant
Paperback (Gareth Stevens Pub Secondary Lib, Aug. 15, 2010)Uses primary sources to document the causes behind the Great Depression.
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Commodore Perry Opens Japan to Trade in World History
Ann Gaines
Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, Sept. 1, 2000)Traces the efforts of Commodore Matthew Perry to use force and diplomacy to end Japan's traditional isolationism and to begin trade with the Asian nation.
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Cinque of the Amistad and the Slave Trade in World History
Richard Worth
Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, May 1, 2001)Examines the case of the revolt of newly captured Africans aboard the slave ship Amistad under the leadership of Joseph Cinque.
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Women in Business
Alexis Burling
Library Binding (Essential Library, Aug. 15, 2016)Introduces important women in business history, as well as the history of women's roles in the working world.
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The Great Empire of China and Marco Polo in World History
Richard Worth
Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, Aug. 1, 2003)Follows the path of Marco Polo when he went on his grand expedition to the great empire of China during the 13th century with a review of the years he spent there during the reign of Khubilai Khan.
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Why Did Hiroshima Happen?
R. G. Grant
Paperback (Gareth Stevens Pub Secondary Lib, Aug. 15, 2010)Uses primary sources to document the reasons why the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima.
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A Chance to Learn
Fiona MacDonald
Hardcover (Venture Books, March 1, 1989)Examines the role of women in education in Italy, Great Britain, and the United States, through the lives of Maria Montessori, Dora Russell and Mary McLeod Bethune
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Why Did the Holocaust Happen?
Sean Sheehan
Paperback (Gareth Stevens Pub Secondary Lib, Aug. 15, 2010)Uses primary sources to document the causes behind the Holocaust.
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Inventors and Scientists
Julia Adams, Louise Wright
Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub, Aug. 15, 2019)Women have always made great contributions to science, and some of the greatest inventors in history were women, but for far too long many of these individuals weren't recognized for their accomplishments. For example, even today, many people don't know it was a woman, English mathematician Ada Lovelace, who wrote the first computer program. Readers of this accessible volume will learn about Lovelace and many other inspiring women who changed the course of history through their inventions and contributions to science.
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