Tag: History

Do you know that computers were only invented within the past 100 years? And that the smartphone was only recently invented, in the mid-1990s? Yet today, computers and other

The history of basketball is chock-full of famous buzzer-beating shots, amazing game-saving plays, and thrilling maneuvers that defy gravity. All fans have their favorite memory, just as they have

One prayer can change everything, says bestselling author Tricia Goyer in Prayers That Changed History. Martin Luther. Sojourner Truth. Helen Keller. St. Patrick. We read their stories, and of other

How did Ancient Egyptians go about their daily lives? What was their diet? What was their clothing like? You’ll know the answers to these questions when you read this

Recommended by the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy as an exemplary informational text. Beginning with George Washington’s inauguration and continuing into the nineteenth century,

Ever since children have learned to read, there has been children’s literature. Children’s Literature charts the makings of the Western literary imagination from Aesop’s fables to Mother Goose, from

The Treaty of Paris was an agreement that ended the revolutionary war and recognized US independence. It was signed by the US and Great Britain. This book will explain

Daisy and Peter Burns didn’t know what to expect as they began their wagon train journey westward. It was to be the most exciting year of their lives. Leaving

Nothing attracts young readers like the weird but true…especially when the weird truth is hundreds of years old. Ye Olde Weird But True, the newest addition to the blockbuster Weird But