Books in Milestones in Black American History series

The 22-book American Milestone series is featured as "Retailers Recommended Fabulous Products" in the August 2012 edition of Educational Dealer magazine. Kids will explore the ins and outs of the American Revolution from the first cries of dissent to the signing of the treaties which told the world that the United States of America was a power to be reckoned with. This 32-page book is reproducible loaded with activities that will have kids' imaginations crossing icy rivers and dodging musket balls in the fight for freedom.A partial list of the Table of Contents include:A Timeline of EventsHow Our Nation Was Born: The American RevolutionThe Boston Massacre: March 5, 1770December 16, 1773: Boston Tea PartyPaul Revere's RideNative AmericansGeorge WashingtonDeclaration of IndependenceRevolutionary UniformsRevolutionary SpiesAdditional ResourcesGlossaryAnd More!This fun-fill activity book includes:Make "Boston Tea Party Popcorn"Make Cherry Thumbprint CookiesMake a CompassMake a Patriot HatMake a CanoeCreate a Five-pointed StarCreate a TimelineConnect the DotsAnswer the QuestionsAnd Much More!

The 22-book American Milestone series is featured as "Retailers Recommended Fabulous Products" in the August 2012 edition of Educational Dealer magazine. For nearly ten years, the wealth and prosperity of the "roaring '20s" had electrified America. The Stock Market was making people richer by the day. But in three fateful days in October 1929, all of that wealth vanished, and prosperity turned to poverty. The Great Depression had begun, and with it came record levels of unemployment, job loss, and despair.Then, just when all hope seemed lost, a presidential candidate promised "a new deal for the American people." That man was Franklin D. Roosevelt, and this is the story of the Great Depression and how the New Deal saved the United States.In this book, kids will wander the streets of the largest cities and smallest towns with adults looking for any way to eke out a living. They'll ride creaky old wagons in the mass exodus out of the Dust Bowl that was once the Great Plains, and they'll wade through the "alphabet soup" of New Deal programs that President Roosevelt created - just in the nick of time! This 32-page book is reproducible and educational.A partial list of the Table of Contents include:A Timeline of Events"Brother, Can You Spare a Dime": The Great Depression & The New Deal Herbert HooverThe Great Stock Market CrashBanks FailFranklin D. RooseveltNew DealTennessee Valley AuthoritySocial SecurityFederal Communications CommissionSecurities and Exchange CommissionAdditional Resources GlossaryAnd MoreThis fun-fill activity book includes:Create the Front Page of a NewspaperMake Indian PuddingDo the MathMazeChronological OrderMatchingUnscramble WordsTrue or FalseAnd Much More!

The 22-book American Milestone series is featured as "Retailers Recommended Fabulous Products" in the August 2012 edition of Educational Dealer magazine. It was a Pig in a Poke, so to Speak! The land seemed endless. It was dirt cheap? What was it good for? Who wants it? For sale? Sold to the highest bidder? And what's it work today, friend? It was a deal too good to be true! But it was true! And today, the heartland of America is what is because President Jefferson knew a good deal when he saw one. With this book, kids of all ages will have front-row seats for the closing of the biggest real estate deal in history! Inquire within to learn about the biggest bargain in American history. A deal too good to be true - only it was! The story of the amazing Louisiana Purchase is filled with history, mystery, legend, lore and so much more! Excuse me - don't forget your change. A partial Table of Content includes: The Year Was 1803What A Deal! The Louisiana PurchaseSetting the StageThe French ConnectionBuild A Raft! Rollin' On The RiverMississippi Mud PieCrops, Goods, Services, and CitizensLouisiana Purchase TriviaUrgent Telegram!!! Pen a PoemAnd much more!

The 22-book American Milestone series is featured as "Retailers Recommended Fabulous Products" in the August 2012 edition of Educational Dealer magazine. The story of the Wright Brothers is one of dreams and destiny. Some people just ask, "What if?" Orville and Wilbur asked all the questions - and learned all the answers - to "What if we could fly?" The boys ignored criticism to stay focused on their dream. They turned temporary failures into stepping stones to success. You could say they had the Wright Stuff! What would the world be like today without the dreams, ingenuity and hard work of two boys from Dayton, Ohio ... two men who went to Kitty Hawk and stepped out into the sky? A partial list of the Table of Contents include: A Timeline of EventsTwo Brothers, One Dream: Let's Fly! The Wright Stuff? Bicycles Built by Tow! Birds, Bees, Kites, Trees! Building on History! The Struggle with Science! It Happened at Kitty Hawk! Two Days That Were Different in the History of FlightAnd Much More!

The 22-book American Milestone series is featured as "Retailers Recommended Fabulous Products" in the August 2012 edition of Educational Dealer magazine. This books points out that "...All are created equal." Thomas Jefferson wrote these words in our nation's Declaration of Independence. Yet for many years, these words did not apply to "all men" or all women. Many Americans were not treated with the same civil rights as others. The Civil Rights movement had roots with the abolitionists who worked to end slavery and the "Conductors" of the Underground Railroad. But many were working for civil rights even before the Emancipation Proclamation and the Thirteenth Amendment.The Civil Rights Movement changed America during the twentieth century. It brought an end to segregation, unfair voting practices, and other unfair treatments of minorities in the United States. Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King, Jr. led many Americans to realize that the country needed a Civil Rights Movement so that all men and women could really be equal!How did Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King, Jr. contribute to the Civil Rights Movement? How did the Civil Rights Movement change the United States? When did the Civil Rights Movement end? Is it still going on? Look inside to learn more about the Civil Rights Movement means for American today! This 32-page book is reproducible and educational.A partial list of the Table of Contents include:A Timeline of EventsThe Fight for Equality: The U.S. Civil Rights MovementRevolutionary Rights!The Underground RailroadLincoln Against SlaveryWomen Fight for Equal RightsIndian Citizenship ActTuskegee AirmanFreedom RightsMarch on WashingtonCivil Rights LeadersAdditional ResourcesGlossaryAnd More!This fun-fill activity book includes:Build a Paper AirplaneMake an Origami Peace Dove!Fact or OpinionFill in the BlankChronological OrderAnswer the QuestionsAnd Much More!

The 22-book American Milestone series is featured as "Retailers Recommended Fabulous Products" in the August 2012 edition of Educational Dealer magazine. For 18 months in 1860 and 1861, the Pony Express performed one of the most amazing feats of the Old West. A group of daring young riders and fast horses delivered the mail over 1,800 miles-from Missouri to California-in just 10 days! Learn how they rode day and night to connect the West with the East. This book includes: • Founders of the Pony Express • Need for Mail Service • Prime Ponies • Pony Express Stations • What's in that Mailbag? • Famous Riders • Takeover by the Telegraph • Hands-on Activities • Reproducible Activities • Glossary • Fascinating Facts • Timeline • And Lots More! The Pony Express is perhaps the most compelling story of America's "can do" spirit that shares not only the history of a still "wild and wooly" West but a prime example of the ingenuity and "stick-to-it" determination that built this country. Grab your saddle-and ride along with the Pony Express in the fun, informative, and "just can't put it down" book!