By author: Carole MarshProduct Code: 26376ISBN: 978-0-635-02637-8Format: Paperback
Harry S. Truman was born on May 8, 1884. He was born in Lamar, Missouri. He had a brother and a sister. The Trumans moved to Independence, Missouri. Harry was six years old then. He went to the Presbyterian Sunday School. That is where he met his future wife!
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By author: Carole MarshProduct Code: 26392ISBN: 978-0-635-02639-2Format: Paperback
Alexander Hamilton was a very important man in American history. He helped form the government of the United States. He believed that the federal government should be strong! He supported the U.S. Constitution. It might not have passed without his help. Alexander Hamilton was one of our founding fathers!
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By author: Carole MarshProduct Code: 26406ISBN: 978-0-635-02640-8Format: Paperback
Eli Whitney was an inventor. He was born with the natural ability to make things! He invented a machine to separate seeds from cotton. His invention changed the South forever! Eli also invented mass production. This was a new way of making things in factories. Eli affected history in a big way!
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By author: Carole MarshProduct Code: 26414ISBN: 978-0-635-02641-5Format: Paperback
Did you know... Elizabeth was a well-known women's rights activist? Elizabeth was an excellent writer-and published many books and articles? Elizabth was responsible for the 19th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution? Would you like to know more? Read and learn with this entertaining and educational activity book. Each pack includes 30 copies of this reader so every student has their own.
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By author: Carole MarshProduct Code: 26422ISBN: 978-0-635-02642-2Format: Paperback
This Biography Reader is a one-of-a-kind curriculum supplement! This student resource is not your ordinary biography; it’s a little book packed with facts, trivia, and activities that promotes reading, writing and discussion!
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By author: Carole MarshProduct Code: 26430ISBN: 978-0-635-02643-9Format: Paperback
James Langston Hughes was an important writer in African American history. He was actively involved in the Harlem Renaissance. He wrote poems, books, African American history. He was actively involved in and articles about African American history and culture. His words changed how blacks saw themselves. He helped promote a movement from a small one to a national one!
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By author: Carole MarshProduct Code: 26457ISBN: 978-0-635-02645-3Format: Paperback
Lyndon Baines Johnson was born on August 27, 1908. He was born near Stonewall, Texas. He was the oldest of five children. His family moved to Johnson City in 1913. The town was named for his ancestors! Lyndon went to public schools. He was one of only six students in his high school class!
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By author: Carole MarshProduct Code: 26473ISBN: 978-0-635-02647-7Format: Paperback
Herbert Clark Hoover was born in 1874 in the small Iowa village of West Branch. His family followed the Quaker religious beliefs. Bert’s father Jesse was the village blacksmith. He called his son "Bert." Jesse died when Bert was just six years old. His mother died three years later. Bert moved to Newberg, Oregon to live with his uncle.
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By author: Carole MarshProduct Code: 26481ISBN: 978-0-635-02648-4Format: Paperback
After the civil War Congress created several all Black regiments. These often untrained soldiers were sent to the Western frontier to protect the railroads and settlers from Indians. They were so brave the Indians called them "Buffalo Soldiers" out of respect! They became living legends. They even went on to fight in World War I and II!
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By author: Carole MarshProduct Code: 26503ISBN: 978-0-635-02650-7Format: Paperback
Five brothers were born in New York City at the turn of the 19th century. Their mother put them onstage as musicians. As they grew, so did their act and they soon became one of the most famous comedy teams ever. Shocking in the 1930’s, their humor went from stage to the big screen in movies we still remember and watch today.
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By author: Carole MarshProduct Code: 26511ISBN: 978-0-635-02651-4Format: Paperback
This Biography Reader is a one-of-a-kind curriculum supplement! This student resource is not your ordinary biography; it’s a little book packed with facts, trivia, and activities that promotes reading, writing and discussion!
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By author: Carole MarshProduct Code: 2652XISBN: 978-0-635-02652-1Format: Paperback
Richard Nixon was the thirty-seventh president of the United States. He grew up in a family that believed in peace. He ended the war in Vietnam. He also made friends with China and the Soviet Union. He was a serious man who worked very hard!
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