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U.S. National Parks Tour: Carlsbad Caverns
Louise Kras-Sara
Library Binding (Perfection Learning, Jan. 1, 2004)Carlsbad Caverns are deep underground limestone caves decorated with beautiful calcite formations.
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Mount Rushmore
Tom Owens
Hardcover (Perfection Learning, Aug. 15, 2003)Describes the meaning, history, and creation of the stone monument to four American presidents carved into Mount Rushmore, South Dakota.
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Conrad Elroy, Powder Monkey: The Role of the Navy in the Civil War
Alvin Robert Cunningham
Hardcover (Perfection Learning, Sept. 1, 2004)The book begins with an introduction to the Civil War- its causes, the two sides, and the conflict that led to the bloodiest war in America's history. The historical fiction chapters tell the story of Conrad Elroy, a 13-year-old powder monkey for the Union navy. Conrad is aboard the U.S.S. Hartford as it prepares for the Battle of Mobile Bay. It is Conrad's job to supply his gun crew with gunpowder. During the battle, another powder monkey drops his powder cartridge. In order to save the ship from a powerful explosion, Conrad picks up the flaming cartridge and hurls it into the sea. For this act of bravery, Conrad is awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. The medal, however, is no comfort to Conrad, who lost a friend in the battle. The book's nonfiction chapters detail the role of the navy in the Civil War- the Northern blockade, the Southern blockade-runners, the Confederate commerce raiders, the ironclads, and the Confederate submarines and torpedoes. It also describes the life of a powder monkey and the role these young soldiers played in the war.
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The War Between Bosses and Workers
Diana Star Helmer
Library Binding (Perfection Learning, Jan. 1, 2004)The changes in America's big cities due to the Industrial Revolution created labor problems. By the end of the 1800s, these problems between bosses and workers were forcing much-needed reforms.
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World War II Women In Uniform
Martha Sias Purcell
Library Binding (Perfection Learning, Sept. 1, 2004)The brave women in the military during World War II paved the way for military women today.
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Washington Is Burning! The War of 1812
Alvin Robert Cunningham
Library Binding (Perfection Learning, Sept. 1, 2004)The historical fiction chapters of this book tell the story of Sophie Turner, one of President Madison's black slaves. In her desire for freedom, this teenager helped First Lady Dolley Madison save a portrait of George Washington before the British burned the President's House.
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On Both Sides of the Civil War
Tom Owens
Hardcover (Perfection Learning, Dec. 1, 2003)Thomas S. Owens
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Socialism and Communism
Nancy Shniderman, Sue Hurwitz
Library Binding (Perfection Learning, Jan. 1, 2004)Socialism and communism have roots dating back to ancient Greece. But as forms of government, these two systems are relatively new.
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South Africa
Joanne Mattern
Library Binding (Perfection Learning, Jan. 1, 2004)Discover South Africa, a country with four distinct ethnic groups that are finally coming together after years of segregation.
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Courage on the Oregon Trail
Dorothy Brenner Francis
Hardcover (Perfection Learning, Dec. 1, 2003)Wagon trains traveled the Oregon Trail for 25 years. More than 400,000 people left from the banks of the Missouri River to make the 2,000-mile trip, hoping to find a better life in the West.
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Elections & Political Parties
Carol Parenzan Smalley
Library Binding (Perfection Learning, Sept. 1, 2004)The framers of the Constitution established the election process. Today the process is much the same.
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