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Offers 25 practical, action-oriented tips for parents before,
during, and after a move. This work includes tips such as: giving
kids a sense of control and involvement in the move, making the
physical move less stressful, and creating a sense of belonging in
a new home. It is useful for those looking to help children adjust
to a move.
On a trip to Transylvania, Jonathan Harker stays at an eerie castle
owned by Count Dracula. When strange things start to happen, and
the count escapes to London, Harker realizes that he and his
friends are in grave danger. These reader-favorite tiles are now
updated for enhanced Common Core State Standards support, including
discussion and writing prompts developed by a Common Core expert,
an expanded introduction, bolded glossary words and dynamic new
covers.
Tells the story of the debates, disagreements, and compromises that
led to the formation of the U.S. Constitution during the
Constitutional Convention of 1787. Written in graphic-novel format.
Set out into the wilderness with Lewis and Clark or ride along on
the Oregon and Santa Fe Trails with the pioneers who built the
West. This series presents the important events and people that
shaped United States history through interesting text and
historically accurate photos and drawings. Each book includes a
supplemental section on important dates and people, suggestions for
finding more information, and a Did You Know? section filled with
lots of interesting and unusual facts.
Gladiators, many of them slaves, entertained Roman audiences by
fighting with tridents and swords in huge stadiums. Their fights
often were to the death. Will you: Fight at the side of Spartacus
during a violent gladiator rebellion? Leave your home and family to
train at a gladiator school in Pompeii? Try to earn your freedom as
a champion gladiator at the Roman Amphitheater?
Little boys, some as young as 6, spent their long days, not playing
or studying, but sorting coal in dusty, loud, and dangerous
conditions. Many of these breaker boys worked 10 hours a day, six
days a week all for as little as 45 cents a day. Child labor was
common in the United States in the 19th century. It took the
compelling, heart breaking photographs of Lewis Hine and others to
bring the harsh working conditions to light. Hine and his fellow
Progressives wanted to end child labor. He knew photography would
reveal the truth and teach and change the world. With his camera
Hine showed people what life was like for immigrants, the poor, and
the children working in mines, factories, and mills. In the words
of an historian, the more than 7,000 photos Hine took of American
children at work aroused public sentiment against child labor in a
way that no printed page or public lecture could.
The birth of folk rock comes to life in Wounds to Bind: A Memoir of
the Folk Rock Revolution, Jerry Burgan s unforgettable memoir of
the pre-psychedelic 1960s. As a naive folksinger from Pomona,
California, Burgan would find himself thrust in his teenage years
to the forefront of the counterculture and its aftermath. The
Rolling Stones, The Byrds, Bo Diddley, Otis Redding, The Righteous
Brothers, The Ohio Players, Paul Revere & The Raiders, Herman s
Hermits, Judy Henske, Barry McGuire, and the Kingston Trio all make
appearances in this tale told by the cofounder of We Five, the San
Francisco electro-folk ensemble that soared to the top of the
charts with its recording of the million-selling "You Were On My
Mind." In the vanguard of what came to be known as folk rock,
Burgan and his lifelong friend Mike Stewart embarked on a road they
thought well paved by the latter s older brother and Kingston Trio
member, John Stewart. Little did Burgan realize that they would
join the rest of their generation in an ecstatic, sometimes
tortured journey of invention and disillusion. With a foreword by
Canadian folk legend Sylvia Tyson, 24 pages of period photos, and
index. Wounds to Bind will reward not only folk revival fans and
aficionados of the counterculture music scene, but anyone who came
of age musically between 1950 and 1975. Burgan s story bears
witness to an eclectic and hopeful convergence in American history
that missing link between the folk and rock eras when Bob Dylan and
Sammy Davis, Jr., were played on the same radio station in the same
hour. Chronicling the human realignments, triumphs and tragedies
that followed, Burgan tracks down the demons that drove the genius
of We Five cofounder Mike Stewart and sheds light on the forty-year
enigma of what became of We Five's reclusive lead singer, Beverly
Bivens, who anticipated Grace Slick, Linda Ronstadt and Stevie
Nicks."
Are you ready for some of the most exciting, death-defying escape stories ever told? The fifth installment in the Great Escapes series has arrived—perfect for fans of the I Survived series!
London, 1716. Lord William Nithsdale has been found guilty of treason after fighting alongside the other rebels against the British crown. For his crime, he is sent to the infamous Tower of London, where he awaits his punishment: the executioner’s blade.
Upon learning of the Lord’s death sentence, his wife, Lady Winifred Maxwell, sets out to free him from the “Bloody Tower.” She plots and plans to pull off a daring and dangerous breakout. If her idea works, Lord Nithsdale might just escape his deadly fate. If it doesn’t, both their heads will roll!
From reluctant reader to total bookworm, each book in this page-turning series—featuring fascinating bonus content and captivating illustrations—will leave you excited for the next adventure!
Robberies, murders, kidnappings - Minnesota has been home to
several notorious crimes. Some were committed by infamous
lawbreakers: the James-Younger gang, John Dillinger, Bonnie &
Clyde and others. But not all misdeeds have been done by career
criminals. Take a closer look at more than two dozen unlawful acts
that rocked Minnesota and often grabbed headlines across the
country.
Robberies, murders, kidnappings - Minnesota has been home to
several notorious crimes. Some were committed by infamous
lawbreakers: the James-Younger gang, John Dillinger, Bonnie &
Clyde and others. But not all misdeeds have been done by career
criminals. Take a closer look at more than two dozen unlawful acts
that rocked Minnesota and often grabbed headlines across the
country.
People from Great Britain came to North America to start new lives
in the 13 American colonies. In the beginning colonists accepted
British rule without question. But by the mid-1700s, things were
changing. Many colonists wanted the right to govern themselves. The
British government felt as if the colonists were being ungrateful.
By 1775 war between the two sides was inevitable.
War is a time of secrets. Advances in technology during the height
of World War II provide new methods for spies to keep secrets,
steal information, and destroy enemy plans. You re about to go
under cover. Will you: Become a resistance fighter in Denmark,
revealing Germany s false claims of protection? Work as a double
cross agent, pledging loyalty to one country but actually spying
for another? Join the U.S. Office of Strategic Services, shuttling
weapons to the Allies and sabotaging German transportation?"
The life of a warrior is full of danger, decision-making, and
glory. Now in our bestselling "YOU CHOOSE" format, readers can live
it. Each choice could lead to fame, riches...or death. With "YOU
CHOOSE", the reader decides! It features: Controlled Vocabulary;
Other Paths to Explore; Timelines; Maps; Bibliography; Full Colour;
Table of Contents; Glossary; Index; Read More Resources; and, Safe
Web Sites. It offers: 3 main story paths; 40+ choices; and 18+
possible endings.
You are on the front lines at the height of World War II, fighting
bravely against Germany and the other Axis powers. Will you: Fight
alongside Filipino soldiers to defend the Philippines Bataan
Peninsula? Struggle to push the Germans out of El Alamein, Egypt,
as part of the British Army? Land on the beaches of Normandy,
France, as part of an invasion to drive the German Army from the
country?"
Follows the discovery and excavation of the tomb of King
Tutankhamen, also known as King Tut, and the myth of the curse that
afflicted those involved in the tomb's exploration. Written in
graphic-novel format.
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