The Lewis and Clark Expedition Crossing the Rocky Mountains, Building the Transcontinental Railroad Blasting Through the Sierra Nevadas
The Lewis and Clark Expedition Crossing the Rocky Mountains, Building the Transcontinental Railroad Blasting Through the Sierra Nevadas

Author: Stacia Deutsch

Publisher: Benchmark Education Company

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 35

ISBN-13: 1450929478

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The Lewis and Clark expedition is trapped in the Rocky Mountains. The explorers are starving. What will the men do to survive? Chang Han and Wen Lin are Chinese laborers building the Transcontinental Railroad. Blasting the rock would be easier and faster than digging. Who will take the new explosive into the tunnel? Read these stories to find out.

Odysseus and the Cyclops, Circe Enchants Odysseus, the Call of the Sirens
Odysseus and the Cyclops, Circe Enchants Odysseus, the Call of the Sirens

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Publisher: Benchmark Education Company

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 35

ISBN-13: 1450929400

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A one-eyed giant intent on making meals out of Odysseus and his men; an enchantress who punishes Odysseus's crew by turning them into pigs; beautiful creatures part bird and part human who lure sailors to their deaths. What do all these characters have in common? Will Odysseus's strength and cunning be enough to overcome these deadly obstacles? Read these stories to find out.

Sarah Emma Edmonds Union Soldier and Spy, Clara Barton, Battlefield Nurse
Sarah Emma Edmonds Union Soldier and Spy, Clara Barton, Battlefield Nurse

Author: Angelo Parra

Publisher: Benchmark Education Company

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 35

ISBN-13: 1450929427

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Sarah Emma Edmonds wants to join the Union Army but can't because she's a woman. So she's going to impersonate a man-who will later impersonate a woman! Will she be successful? Nurses belong in hospitals, not on battlefields, insists Colonel Rucker of the Union Army. Clara Barton strongly disagrees. How will she change the Colonel's mind? Read these plays to find out.

Robin Hood Shoots for the Queen, the Story of William Tell, the Story of the Sword in the Stone
Robin Hood Shoots for the Queen, the Story of William Tell, the Story of the Sword in the Stone

Author: Jeannette Sanderson

Publisher: Benchmark Education Company

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 35

ISBN-13: 1450929613

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Queen Eleanor has put her trust in Robin Hood's superior archery skills. Will he prove victorious over the king's archers? A defiant William Tell risks his son's life for the freedom of the Swiss people. What will happen? Young Arthur finds out about his true, royal parentage from Merlin the magician. Will Arthur be able to take his rightful place in the British kingdom? Read these legends to find out.

Hercules' 11th Labor, Pandora's Box, Demeter and Persephone
Hercules' 11th Labor, Pandora's Box, Demeter and Persephone

Author: Carol Pugliano-Martin

Publisher: Benchmark Education Company

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 35

ISBN-13: 1450929397

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Hercules has already overcome ten difficult and dangerous challenges. Can he outsmart the Titan Atlas and be victorious again? Pandora desperately wants to open a mysterious box, despite repeated warnings not to. What will she do? How will Demeter's bargain with Hades create the seasons? Read these myths to find out.