Category: History

Illus. with photographs from the Dust Bowl era. This true story took place at the emergency farm-labor camp immortalized in Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath. Ostracized as “dumb Okies,”

Slavery existed long before the United States of America was founded, but so did opposition to slavery. Both flourished after the founding of the country, and the anti-slavery movement

A COMPLETE AND EASY-TO-FOLLOW GUIDE FOR INSPIRING EVERY STUDENT WITH THE POWER OF GROWTH MINDSETCreated by teachers for teachers, this is the ultimate guide for unleashing students’potential through creative

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Offers brief biographies of African American educators, entertainers, inventors, authors, athletes, and others who have made important contributions to American life. Product

For desperate families trapped inside the Warsaw ghetto in 1942 with small children, one name was whispered urgently. It was the name of a young social worker in her

Twenty-nine meticulously rendered, ready-to-color illustrations portray the many distinctive styles of actual Victorian-era homes, including a seaside cottage in the “stick style”; an Italianate San Francisco residence of the

Have you ever looked up into the sky, seen an airplane, and wondered where it was going and who was flying it? Aviation is the study of the design,

Play ball! From the backyard to the ballpark, The Everything Kids’ Baseball Book, 9th Edition captures all the action, fun, and excitement of America’s favorite pastime! Sports reporter Greg

The greatest and most destructive war in history, World War II involved gigantic struggles not only in Europe, but in Asia, Africa, and islands of the South Pacific as