Slavery in the United States became illegal in the 1860s. Before that, many slaves found their way north by following the Big Dipper, or the Drinking Gourd as they called it. Our story begins in 1880 with Old Ellie and Old Sam, two escaped slaves who share their brave story along the path to freedom called the Underground Railroad.

Product Description: The second book in the already highly praised Red Monocle series. This series was recognized as an award-winning finalist in the Children's Book Series category of the International Book Awards. Free downloads for teachers at chironbooks...read more

Product Description: Middle-schoolers Gregory Guest and Yolanda Torres have no intention of becoming heroes overnight. But as the only kids in Bainsboro who see that the world has gone horribly wrong, what choice do they have? Aided by their eccentric science teacher and Gregory's trusty red monocle, Gregory and Yolanda travel into the King Arthur legend to save today's real world from a legendary threat...read more

Product Description: YA Historical Fiction also loved by many adults.1840's America--a bright, headstrong girl faces challenges in a Shaker community and in Boston. Forced from her home and away from her beloved father, Anna is sent to live among the stern people called Shakers...read more

Product Description: Five short royalty-free plays from the history of thought for performance in theaters, classrooms, living rooms, or the privacy of your own brain. Characters include William Jennings Bryan, Queen Christina of Sweden, Clarence Darrow, René Descartes, Queen Elizabeth I of England, Joan of Arc, Sequoyah, and William Shakespear...read more

Product Description: Can't sleep? Whatever you do, stay away from the Insomnimania website, where anonymous people live out anonymous fantasies--and where the line between make-believe and reality is a deadly blur. You might become the next victim of a homicidal clown named Auggie...read more

Product Description: Compelling firsthand accounts and primary source U.S. history documents underpin History Compass' popular Perspectives on History series. Photographs, letters, magazine articles, and journals of the men and women who enabled America to ""take wing"" give an overview of early flight in America...read more