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Series
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Pub
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Life in colonial America differed depending on where you lived. Some places depended on the body of water they lived by. Some places were already bustling towns. But no matter the colony, one way America grew was through the kids that lived and grew up there! In this book, readers delve into the family life, schooling, food, clothing, and other ways of life of kids who lived during the colonial period in the parts of North America that would become...
Author
Series
Publisher
Focus Readers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Illustrates the experience of children who lived during the Colonial America. Captivating text, informative infographics, and historical photos make this title a compelling and thought-provoking read for young history lovers.
5) In the name of Emmett Till: how the children of the Mississippi Freedom Struggle showed us tomorrow
Author
Language
English
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Description
"The killing of Emmett Till is widely remembered today as one of the most famous examples of lynchings in America. African American children in 1955 personally felt the terror of his murder. These children, however, would rise up against the culture that made Till's death possible. From the violent Woolworth's lunch-counter sit-ins in Jackson to the school walkouts of McComb, the young people of Mississippi picketed, boycotted, organized, spoke out,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
1955.
Language
English
Description
After finding a way to teach the ship's crew members to understand navigation, Nat, a self-taught mathematician and astronomer in eighteenth-century Salem, Massachusetts, writes down his explanations and compiles them into "The American Practical Navigator, " also known as the "Sailors' Bible."
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