Let's Celebrate Columbus Day

Let's Celebrate Columbus Day

Author: Barbara deRubertis

Publisher: Astra Publishing House

Published: 2014-08-01

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 1575657651

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This is the story of the famous explorer Christopher Columbus, beginning with his childhood dream of being a sailor. A courageous, determined, and sometimes greedy man, his many voyages never brought him the riches or land he sought, but what he did find was more important than he ever could have imagined.


Let's Celebrate Columbus Day

Let's Celebrate Columbus Day

Author: Barbara deRubertis

Publisher: Triangle Interactive, Inc.

Published: 2019-01-16

Total Pages: 38

ISBN-13: 1684520169

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Read Along or Enhanced eBook: This is the story of the famous explorer Christopher Columbus, beginning with his childhood dream of being a sailor. Depsite his incredible courage and determination, Columbus' greed caused many problems. His voyages never brought him the riches he sought, but what he did find was more important than he ever could have imagined.


Let's Celebrate Independence Day

Let's Celebrate Independence Day

Author: Barbara deRubertis

Publisher: Astra Publishing House

Published: 2021-10-19

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 1635927765

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HOLIDAYS & HEROES brings to life the people whose holidays we celebrate. Enriched with colorful illustrations, photographs, and other historical images, this series will engage and involve children in the stories behind our holidays and the people they honor. Every 4th of July, we celebrate the United States of America, the “land of the free.” Learn the story of our country’s beginnings and how our courageous Founding Fathers broke away from royal rule with the Declaration of Independence.


Let's Celebrate Memorial Day

Let's Celebrate Memorial Day

Author: Barbara deRubertis

Publisher: Astra Publishing House

Published: 2021-10-19

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 1635927781

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HOLIDAYS & HEROES brings to life the people whose holidays we celebrate. Enriched with colorful illustrations, photographs, and other historical images, this series will engage and involve children in the stories behind our holidays and the people they honor. On the last Monday of May, when spring flowers are in bloom and summer is just around the corner, we pause to remember all the people in our Armed Forces who died while protecting our country, our freedoms, and us.


Let's Celebrate New Year's Day

Let's Celebrate New Year's Day

Author: Barbara deRubertis

Publisher: Astra Publishing House

Published: 2021-10-19

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 163592779X

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HOLIDAYS & HEROES brings to life the people whose holidays we celebrate. Enriched with colorful illustrations, photographs, and other historical images, this series will engage and involve children in the stories behind our holidays and the people they honor. When the calendar changes from one year to the next, people like to celebrate! But there’s more to New Year’s than a ten-second countdown. Learn about how our calendar came to be what it is today, and find out how people all through history and all over the world have celebrated the start of a brand-new year!


Let's Celebrate Women's Equality Day

Let's Celebrate Women's Equality Day

Author: Barbara deRubertis

Publisher: Astra Publishing House

Published: 2021-10-19

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 1635927803

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HOLIDAYS & HEROES brings to life the people whose holidays we celebrate. Enriched with colorful illustrations, photographs, and other historical images, this series will engage and involve children in the stories behind our holidays and the people they honor. Women in the United States fought for over a hundred years to win the right to vote. From Susan B. Anthony to Sojourner Truth, many powerful American heroes lent their voices to this movement. Every year on August 26 we celebrate the hard-won victories of the past and work toward a more equal future. We also celebrate women's achievements on March 8, International Women's Day.


Let's Celebrate Emancipation Day & Juneteenth

Let's Celebrate Emancipation Day & Juneteenth

Author: Barbara deRubertis

Publisher: Astra Publishing House

Published: 2021-10-19

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 1635927757

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HOLIDAYS & HEROES brings to life the people whose holidays we celebrate. Enriched with colorful illustrations, photographs, and other historical images, this series will engage and involve children in the stories behind our holidays and the people they honor. In the 1800s, abolitionists like Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass, and Sojourner Truth fought for freedom from slavery for all African Americans. They fought with speeches, songs, newspapers, and even with daring rescue missions! Every year on both Emancipation Day and Juneteenth we honor and continue their fight for freedom and equality.


Native America

Native America

Author: Michael Leroy Oberg

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2015-06-23

Total Pages: 408

ISBN-13: 1118714334

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This history of Native Americans, from the period of first contactto the present day, offers an important variation to existingstudies by placing the lives and experiences of Native Americancommunities at the center of the narrative. Presents an innovative approach to Native American history byplacing individual native communities and their experiences at thecenter of the study Following a first chapter that deals with creation myths, theremainder of the narrative is structured chronologically, coveringover 600 years from the point of first contact to the presentday Illustrates the great diversity in American Indian culture andemphasizes the importance of Native Americans in the history ofNorth America Provides an excellent survey for courses in Native Americanhistory Includes maps, photographs, a timeline, questions fordiscussion, and “A Closer Focus” textboxes that providebiographies of individuals and that elaborate on the text, exposing students to issues of race, class, and gender


Let's Celebrate Today

Let's Celebrate Today

Author: Diana F. Marks

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2003-08-30

Total Pages: 357

ISBN-13: 0313058830

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This practical day-by-day calendar is a goldmine for planning exciting activities and classroom units based on national and international holidays, multicultural and historic events, famous firsts, inventions, birthdays of important individuals (including authors), and more. The entries are annotated and include contact information and Web site addresses to facilitate further research and learning. In addition, three suggested learning activities are provided for each day of the year. Designed for any year, this one-stop resource can be used over and over again as a ready-reference, daily activity guide, rainy-day resource, or idea generator for bulletin boards. Teachers, librarians, and parents can use the calendar entries and activity suggestions as a springboard to spark interest in a particular topic or event, enhance learning and awareness, or introduce students to a new unit of study. Invaluable to school and public libraries!


Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus

Author: Judy Alter

Publisher:

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781567661613

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Briefly introduces the life of explorer Christopher Columbus, his accomplishments, and his impact on the world as we know it.