Author: Julia Hargrove
Publisher: Lorenz Educational Press
ISBN: 1429112166
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Forty-eight years passed between the end of World War II and the authorization by Congress to construct a memorial. Situated on the Mall in Washington, D.C., the 56-pillared memorial commemorates the states and territories of the U.S. at the time of the war. Two 43-foot arches at the north and south entries contain four American eagles holding a victory laurel. A Rainbow Pool, 24 bas-relief panels and a Freedom Wall complete the structure.
National World War II Memorial (ENHANCED eBook)
Author: Julia Hargrove
Publisher: Lorenz Educational Press
ISBN: 1429112166
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Forty-eight years passed between the end of World War II and the authorization by Congress to construct a memorial. Situated on the Mall in Washington, D.C., the 56-pillared memorial commemorates the states and territories of the U.S. at the time of the war. Two 43-foot arches at the north and south entries contain four American eagles holding a victory laurel. A Rainbow Pool, 24 bas-relief panels and a Freedom Wall complete the structure.
Publisher: Lorenz Educational Press
ISBN: 1429112166
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Forty-eight years passed between the end of World War II and the authorization by Congress to construct a memorial. Situated on the Mall in Washington, D.C., the 56-pillared memorial commemorates the states and territories of the U.S. at the time of the war. Two 43-foot arches at the north and south entries contain four American eagles holding a victory laurel. A Rainbow Pool, 24 bas-relief panels and a Freedom Wall complete the structure.
Tomb of the Unknowns (ENHANCED eBook)
Author: Julia Hargrove
Publisher: Lorenz Educational Press
ISBN: 1429112581
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Includes the Tomb of the Unknowns, Arlington National Cemetery and World War I and II memorials around the world. Also includes facts about Korea and Vietnam wars.
Publisher: Lorenz Educational Press
ISBN: 1429112581
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Includes the Tomb of the Unknowns, Arlington National Cemetery and World War I and II memorials around the world. Also includes facts about Korea and Vietnam wars.
Washington Monument (ENHANCED eBook)
Author: Julia Hargrove
Publisher: Lorenz Educational Press
ISBN: 1429111933
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
As the fascinating story of George Washington unfolds (from young boy to General to President), children will also learn about the French and Indian War, the American Revolution, building the Washington Monument and other tributes to the first President. Activities designed for writing, researching and exploring provide additional information and hands-on experiences.
Publisher: Lorenz Educational Press
ISBN: 1429111933
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
As the fascinating story of George Washington unfolds (from young boy to General to President), children will also learn about the French and Indian War, the American Revolution, building the Washington Monument and other tributes to the first President. Activities designed for writing, researching and exploring provide additional information and hands-on experiences.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial (ENHANCED eBook)
Author: Julia Hargrove
Publisher: Lorenz Educational Press
ISBN: 1429112433
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Why did FDR's memorial take more than 50 years to complete? How did his physical disability affect his presidency? Students discover the answers to these and other questions about the only American President to be elected to four terms.
Publisher: Lorenz Educational Press
ISBN: 1429112433
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Why did FDR's memorial take more than 50 years to complete? How did his physical disability affect his presidency? Students discover the answers to these and other questions about the only American President to be elected to four terms.
World War II in Europe: Read Along or Enhanced eBook
Author: Kelly Rodgers
Publisher: Teacher Created Materials
ISBN: 1087654890
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Dive deep into your exploration of WWII history with this social studies book that piques students’ curiosity about European history through dynamic primary sources. Primary sources give students unique insights and personal connections to history. Examples of World War II primary sources include images of soldiers landing on Omaha Beach on D-Day, the Nuremberg Trials, the Battle of Stalingrad, Tuskegee Airmen, women factory workers, and an internment camp poster. This 32-page book includes text features that help students increase reading comprehension and their understanding of the subject. Packed with interesting facts, sidebars, and essential vocabulary, this book is perfect for reports or projects.
Publisher: Teacher Created Materials
ISBN: 1087654890
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Dive deep into your exploration of WWII history with this social studies book that piques students’ curiosity about European history through dynamic primary sources. Primary sources give students unique insights and personal connections to history. Examples of World War II primary sources include images of soldiers landing on Omaha Beach on D-Day, the Nuremberg Trials, the Battle of Stalingrad, Tuskegee Airmen, women factory workers, and an internment camp poster. This 32-page book includes text features that help students increase reading comprehension and their understanding of the subject. Packed with interesting facts, sidebars, and essential vocabulary, this book is perfect for reports or projects.
Crazy Horse (ENHANCED eBook)
Author: Julia Hargrove
Publisher: Lorenz Educational Press
ISBN: 1429112050
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
This book is part of an important new series designed to bring America's historic monuments to life for your students. Topics were chosen not only for their historical importance, but also to honor the people of many cultures who have built the nation. Included in this series are the contributions made by Mexican Americans, Native Americans, African Americans and Americans of European descent.
Publisher: Lorenz Educational Press
ISBN: 1429112050
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
This book is part of an important new series designed to bring America's historic monuments to life for your students. Topics were chosen not only for their historical importance, but also to honor the people of many cultures who have built the nation. Included in this series are the contributions made by Mexican Americans, Native Americans, African Americans and Americans of European descent.
No Ordinary Time
Author: Doris Kearns Goodwin
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439126194
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 790
Book Description
Doris Kearns Goodwin’s Pulitzer Prize–winning classic about the relationship between Franklin D. Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt, and how it shaped the nation while steering it through the Great Depression and the outset of World War II. With an extraordinary collection of details, Goodwin masterfully weaves together a striking number of story lines—Eleanor and Franklin’s marriage and remarkable partnership, Eleanor’s life as First Lady, and FDR’s White House and its impact on America as well as on a world at war. Goodwin effectively melds these details and stories into an unforgettable and intimate portrait of Eleanor and Franklin Roosevelt and of the time during which a new, modern America was born.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439126194
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 790
Book Description
Doris Kearns Goodwin’s Pulitzer Prize–winning classic about the relationship between Franklin D. Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt, and how it shaped the nation while steering it through the Great Depression and the outset of World War II. With an extraordinary collection of details, Goodwin masterfully weaves together a striking number of story lines—Eleanor and Franklin’s marriage and remarkable partnership, Eleanor’s life as First Lady, and FDR’s White House and its impact on America as well as on a world at war. Goodwin effectively melds these details and stories into an unforgettable and intimate portrait of Eleanor and Franklin Roosevelt and of the time during which a new, modern America was born.
Gettysburg National Military Park (1863) (ENHANCED eBook)
Author: Julia Hargrove
Publisher: Lorenz Educational Press
ISBN: 1429112735
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
The Battle of Gettysburg was a fierce battle and the turning point of the Civil War. Students will enjoy learning more about the battle as well as discovering interesting facts about the southern commander, Robert E. Lee, and the northern commander, George G. Meade. They'll have the opportunity to read the words of the famous speech President Abraham Lincoln gave at the park's dedication and insightful questions will help them analyze and understand it. This book will pique students' interest in this historic site and make them want to learn more about Gettysburg and other events that were a part of the Civil War.
Publisher: Lorenz Educational Press
ISBN: 1429112735
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
The Battle of Gettysburg was a fierce battle and the turning point of the Civil War. Students will enjoy learning more about the battle as well as discovering interesting facts about the southern commander, Robert E. Lee, and the northern commander, George G. Meade. They'll have the opportunity to read the words of the famous speech President Abraham Lincoln gave at the park's dedication and insightful questions will help them analyze and understand it. This book will pique students' interest in this historic site and make them want to learn more about Gettysburg and other events that were a part of the Civil War.
Give My Poor Heart Ease, Enhanced Ebook
Author: William Ferris
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN: 0807899720
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 319
Book Description
Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, folklorist William Ferris toured his home state of Mississippi, documenting the voices of African Americans as they spoke about and performed the diverse musical traditions that form the authentic roots of the blues. Now, Give My Poor Heart Ease puts front and center a searing selection of the artistically and emotionally rich voices from this invaluable documentary record. Illustrated with Ferris's photographs of the musicians and their communities and including a CD of original music and a DVD of original film, the book features more than twenty interviews relating frank, dramatic, and engaging narratives about black life and blues music in the heart of the American South. Here are the stories of artists who have long memories and speak eloquently about their lives, blues musicians who represent a wide range of musical traditions--from one-strand instruments, bottle-blowing, and banjo to spirituals, hymns, and prison work chants. Celebrities such as B. B. King and Willie Dixon, along with performers known best in their neighborhoods, express the full range of human and artistic experience--joyful and gritty, raw and painful. In an autobiographical introduction, Ferris reflects on how he fell in love with the vibrant musical culture that was all around him but was considered off limits to a white Mississippian during a troubled era. This magnificent volume illuminates blues music, the broader African American experience, and indeed the history and culture of America itself. The enhanced ebook edition includes: * Almost 2 hours of video clips and interviews scattered throughout the text * An hour of original music, also imbedded throughout the text * Concludes with the full DVD of original film and full CD of original music Watch the video below to see a demonstration of the the features of this enhanced ebook:
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN: 0807899720
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 319
Book Description
Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, folklorist William Ferris toured his home state of Mississippi, documenting the voices of African Americans as they spoke about and performed the diverse musical traditions that form the authentic roots of the blues. Now, Give My Poor Heart Ease puts front and center a searing selection of the artistically and emotionally rich voices from this invaluable documentary record. Illustrated with Ferris's photographs of the musicians and their communities and including a CD of original music and a DVD of original film, the book features more than twenty interviews relating frank, dramatic, and engaging narratives about black life and blues music in the heart of the American South. Here are the stories of artists who have long memories and speak eloquently about their lives, blues musicians who represent a wide range of musical traditions--from one-strand instruments, bottle-blowing, and banjo to spirituals, hymns, and prison work chants. Celebrities such as B. B. King and Willie Dixon, along with performers known best in their neighborhoods, express the full range of human and artistic experience--joyful and gritty, raw and painful. In an autobiographical introduction, Ferris reflects on how he fell in love with the vibrant musical culture that was all around him but was considered off limits to a white Mississippian during a troubled era. This magnificent volume illuminates blues music, the broader African American experience, and indeed the history and culture of America itself. The enhanced ebook edition includes: * Almost 2 hours of video clips and interviews scattered throughout the text * An hour of original music, also imbedded throughout the text * Concludes with the full DVD of original film and full CD of original music Watch the video below to see a demonstration of the the features of this enhanced ebook:
November Thanksgiving in America (ENHANCED eBook)
Author: Lee Ellen Ehorn
Publisher: Lorenz Educational Press
ISBN: 1429108959
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Our November activity book has been prepared to help teachers of lower elementary grades in their efforts to teach a unit using themes of Thanksgiving. Stories are included which discuss the Pilgrims, Native Americans, the Mayflower, and other topics related to the Thanksgiving season. Activities include creative writing, group cooking, a Word-A-Gram, and food recipes for the Thanksgiving Feast.
Publisher: Lorenz Educational Press
ISBN: 1429108959
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Our November activity book has been prepared to help teachers of lower elementary grades in their efforts to teach a unit using themes of Thanksgiving. Stories are included which discuss the Pilgrims, Native Americans, the Mayflower, and other topics related to the Thanksgiving season. Activities include creative writing, group cooking, a Word-A-Gram, and food recipes for the Thanksgiving Feast.