Synopsis: - Biographies are an area of high interest for young readers.- Includes index and Words You Know section that highlights terms and concepts from the text and illustrates them with photographs.- Photographs are directly related to the text to encourage independent reading.- Glossary.- Easy-to-use index.Curriculum Standards: Grades K-4 Social Studies StandardsTime, Continuity, and Change: II- Accounts of past events, people, places, and situations…

Synopsis: - Biographies are an area of high interest for young readers.- Includes index and Words You Know section that highlights terms and concepts from the text and illustrates them with photographs.- Photographs are directly related to the text to encourage independent reading.- Glossary.- Easy-to-use index.Curriculum Standards: Grades K-4 Social Studies StandardsTime, Continuity, and Change: II- Accounts of past events, people, places, and situations…

Synopsis: Introduce children to the lives and achievements of pioneering men and women from diverse cultures, eras, and fields with Rookie Biographies TM, the new series that helps emergent readers get to know the people who shaped our world!Travel back to the birth of America and meet the great general who became the first president of the United States. Discover why history books call him The Father of Our Country.

Synopsis: - Biographies are an area of high interest for young readers.- Includes index and Words You Know section that highlights terms and concepts from the text and illustrates them with photographs.- Photographs are directly related to the text to encourage independent reading.- Glossary and easy-to-use index.Grades K-4 Social Studies StandardsTime, Continuity, and Change: II- Accounts of past events, people, places, and situations contribute to our…

Synopsis: - Biographies are an area of high interest for young readers.- Includes index and Words You Know section that highlights terms and concepts from the text and illustrates them with photographs.- Photographs are directly related to the text to encourage independent reading.- Glossary and easy-to-use index.Grades K-4 Social Studies StandardsTime, Continuity, and Change: II- Accounts of past events, people, places, and situations contribute to our…

Synopsis: Describes the successful efforts of concerned citizens to stop construction of a jetport that would have destroyed the Florida Everglades

Synopsis: Drawing on the explorers' journals and other primary sources, this book recounts the story of the Lewis and Clark expedition, exploring the uncharted western wilderness, placing it in its historical context. Includes historic prints, maps, photos, chronology, bibliography, and further reading lists.