Product Description: If you think go-karts are just a fun leisure activity, prepare to be amazed. Kart racing has been a competitive motorsport around the world since the 1950s. Kids and adults alike can race these tiny, yet powerful vehicles, on dirt and asphalt tracks...read more

The Library of American Lives and Times™ Biographies For Grades 4-8 Correlated to the Curriculum Extend the learning through this new biography series. The Library of American Lives and Times use extensive primary resources as it brings American history to life for your students. Learn about some of the greatest players who helped in shaping America as it grew from a colony to a world super power. Through a chronological narrative, enriched with diary entries, letters, and other primary documents, students will learn about the various stages of our nation's development, as well as learning to think about history from the perspective of both individuals and society. By learning about history from a particular and unique biographical perspective, each student will learn about the following themes that form the framework for the social studies standards: Culture; People, Places, and Environments; Individual Development and Identity; Individuals, Groups, and Institutions; Power, Authority, and Governance; Production, Distribution, and Consumption; Global Connections: Civic Ideals and Practices. These books are comprehensive biographical treatments of important Americans, emphasizing not just their lives, but the times in which they lived. Betsy Ross - As the seamstress of the American flag, an enduring symbol of liberty and democracy, Betsy Ross is an integral part of the fabric of American history. Her life story transcends that one great symbol, though. She was a mother, a businesswoman, and a contemporary of George Washington. This biography of Betsy Ross is a window not only into the life of a proud and courageous woman, but also into the early days of our nation.

Product Description: Grade Level: 3-4 Age Level: 8-9 Listening Level: Grades 4-6 The Library of American Lives and Times™ Biographies For Grades 4-8 Correlated to the Curriculum Extend the learning through this new biography series. The Library of American Lives and Times use extensive primary resources as it brings American history to life for your students...read more

Product Description: The Library of American Lives and Times™ Biographies For Grades 4-8 Correlated to the Curriculum Extend the learning through this new biography series. The Library of American Lives and Times use extensive primary resources as it brings American history to life for your students...read more

Product Description: The Library of American Lives and Times™ Biographies For Grades 4-8 Correlated to the Curriculum Extend the learning through this new biography series. The Library of American Lives and Times use extensive primary resources as it brings American history to life for your students...read more

Product Description: The Library of American Lives and Times™ Biographies For Grades 4-8 Correlated to the Curriculum Extend the learning through this new biography series. The Library of American Lives and Times use extensive primary resources as it brings American history to life for your students...read more

A biography of the second president of the United States is interspersed with step-by-step instructions for drawing objects and items related to the president's life, including a portrait of the man himself

A biography of the seventeenth president of the United States is interspersed with step-by-step instructions for drawing objects and items related to the president's life, including a portrait of the man himself.

A biography of the thirteenth president of the United States is interspersed with step-by-step instructions for drawing objects and items related to the president's life, including a portrait of the man himself.

A biography of the twenty-seventh president of the United States is interspersed with step-by-step instructions for drawing objects and items related to the president's life, including a portrait of the man himself.

A biography of the thirty-fourth president of the United States is interspersed with step-by-step instructions for drawing objects and items related to the president's life, including a portrait of the man himself.

Describes the lives of some women who became known during the western expansion in nineteenth century America.

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Relates the history of the lawmen and outlaws who played an integral part in the building of the American West.

Examines the life of the black scholar and leader who devoted himself to gaining equality for his people.

A biography of the nineteenth-century author whose anti-slavery novel 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' helped intensify the disagreement between North and South.

Provides a brief description of what school was like on the American frontier, discussing the buildings, teachers, supplies, and challenges for a formal education.

An account of the life and death of one of the Wild West's most famous outlaws, Jesse James.

Traces the life of Benjamin Franklin, discussing his accomplishments and contributions as a printer, inventor, politician, philanthropist, and scientist. (view table of contents)

Details the effects of westward expansion on the Plains Indian Nations who followed the seasonal migrations of buffalo herds.

Provides historical information about the founding of the Santa Fe Trail and about the lives and experiences of the people who used this route to the West. (view table of contents)

Describes the economic situation in the earliest years after the United States became independent and explains how Alexander Hamilton's work for the new Constitution and as the first Secretary of the Treasury helped to stabilize conditions.