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  • Connecting the 21st Century to the Past: What Makes America America? (2000-the p

    by Michelle Quinby ...
    Series series How America Became America
    The United States' boundaries have expanded over the centuries—and at the same time, Americans' ideas about their country have grown as well. The nation the world knows today was shaped by centuries of thinkers and events. But some things have not changed. The basic framework of the American nation was laid out by the Founding Fathers in the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • Wars at Home: America Forms an Identity (1812-1820)

    by Michelle Quinby ...
    Series series How America Became America
    By the beginning of the 1800s, America was a young country led by people who were ready to fight to defend American rights on the seas and at home. They were eager to teach Europe's older nations a lesson, and they wanted to add to America's land. America fought the War of 1812 as well as a war in Florida. The US came out of these wars stronger than ever— and the people of the United States were ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

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  • September 11, 2001

    Attack on New York City

    by Wilborn R. Hampton ...
    The award-winning Wilborn Hampton recounts one horrifying day in history through the eyes of several who experienced it firsthand. (Age 10 and up).Ten years after the tragic event that changed the course of America's history, the interviews and accounts of survivors, heroes, and terrorists are no less poignant. Seasoned reporter and award-winning author Wilborn Hampton creates an intimate portrait ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

  • 101 Amazing Facts about The Second World War

    by Jack Goldstein ...
    What was the origin of the word ‘Nazi’? Who were the key figures involved in the Second World War, and what terrible weapons did they unleash? All these questions and more are answered in this fascinating book containing over one hundred facts about WWII. Whether you are looking for information to include in a project or article, or you are just interested in finding out more about this tragic ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • DK Readers L3: Spies!

    by Richard Platt ...
    Series Book 3 - DK Readers
    Explore the history of espionage with the DK Reader Spies! Meet the famous and the infamous - the agents and the double agents. Infiltrate the FBI, CIA, and KGB and follow the evolution of the tools of the trade, including industrial spying and computer hackers.Packed with full-color photographs, lively illustrations, and engaging, age-appropriate stories to introduce young children to a life-long ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD

  • Who Was Louis Braille?

    by Margaret Frith, Who HQ ...
    Illustrated by Robert Squier ...
    Series series Who Was?
    Louis Braille certainly wasn't your average teenager. Blind from the age of four, he was only fifteen when in 1824 he invented a reading system that converted printed words into columns of raised dots. Through touch, Braille opened the world of books to the sightless, and almost two hundred years later, no one has ever improved upon his simple, brilliant idea. ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD

  • The Freedom Summer Murders

    by Don Mitchell ...
    A gripping true story of murder and the fight for civil rights and social justice in 1960s Mississppi.On June 21, 1964, three young men were killed by the Ku Klux Klan for trying to help black Americans vote as part of the 1964 Fredom Summer registration effort in Mississippi. The disappearance and brutal murders of James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner caused a national uproar and ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

  • What Was the Lewis and Clark Expedition?

    by Judith St. George, Who HQ ...
    Illustrated by Tim Foley ...
    Series series What Was?
    When Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, and the "Corp of Discovery" left St. Louis, Missouri, on May 21, 1804, their mission was to explore the vast, unknown territory acquired a year earlier in the Louisiana Purchase. The travelers hoped to find a waterway that crossed the western half of the United States. They didn't. However, young readers will love this true-life adventure tale of the two-year ... Read more

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  • Micronations

    Invent Your Own Country and Culture with 25 Projects

    by Kathy Ceceri ...
    Illustrated by Chad Thompson ...
    Series series Build It Yourself
    For anyone who's ever dreamed of ruling over their own empire, here's your chance! Micronations are imaginary countries that have a lot of the same things as real ones: laws, customs, history, and their own flags, coins, and postage stamps. Micronations: Invent Your Own Country and Culture takes readers step-by-step to create their own unique realm, using examples from real nations, micronations, ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • What Was the Alamo?

    by Meg Belviso, Pam Pollack, Who HQ ...
    Illustrated by David Groff ...
    Series series What Was?
    "Remember the Alamo!" is still a rallying cry more than 175 years after the siege in Texas, where a small band of men held off about two thousand soldiers of the Mexican Army for twelve days. The Alamo was a crucial turning point in the Texas Revolution, and led to the creation of the Republic of Texas. With 80 black-and-white illustrations throughout and a sixteen-page black-and-white photo ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

  • Great Medieval Projects

    You Can Build Yourself

    by Kris Bordessa ...
    Illustrated by Shawn Braley ...
    Series series Build It Yourself
    Great Medieval Projects You Can Build Yourself brings the Middle Ages in Europe alive through hands-on activities for kids ages 9-12. Addressing various aspects of medieval life, this book provides historically accurate details of the period leading up to the Renaissance. From monastic life to castle living, villages to towns, each section offers a glimpse into the daily existence of the people ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Civil War

    by Christopher Collier, James Lincoln Collier ...
    Series Book 2000 - The Drama of American History Series
    History is dramatic—and the renowned, award-winning authors Christopher Collier and James Lincoln Collier demonstrate this in a compelling series aimed at young readers. Covering American history from the founding of Jamestown through present day, these volumes explore far beyond the dates and events of a historical chronicle to present a moving illumination of the ideas, opinions, attitudes and ... Read more

    $7.69 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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