They braved the rough voyage across the ocean to attain the American dream, but the ancestors of America's rich and diverse social landscape first struggled to make a life in their new homeland. Through the immigrants' own words and contemporary photographs and illustrations, these inspiring volumes not only tell the story of each immigrant group, but also provide insight on what it means to be an American today. Despite being major contributors to California's agricultural economy, the hardworking Japanese became victims of discrimination that peaked when thousands of Japanese Americans were...
They braved the rough voyage across the ocean to attain the American dream, but the ancestors of America's rich and diverse social landscape first str...
The only biography series to include a section on career information. The "Ferguson Career Biographies" series tells the stories of some of the world's most influential and admired people, focusing on the subject's early education and training, challenges faced on the job, important mentors, and career achievements. Students follow each person's journey along one or more career paths and get a sense of the person's historical importance. These unique volumes present important information on each subject's career in a way that makes it easy to integrate into classroom and take-home...
The only biography series to include a section on career information. The "Ferguson Career Biographies" series tells the stories of some of the world'...
U.S. Facts & Fun, Grades 4-6 presents a variety of informative topics: events, such as building the railroads, landing on the moon, and the Boston Tea Party people, such as Davy Crockett, Chief Joseph, and Franklin Delano Roosevelt animals, such as bison, the grizzly bear, and the Morgan horse sites, such as Yosemite National Park, the Everglades, and the Jamestown Colony Use these short stories to supplement your social studies curriculum, as research for student reports, or as independent activities that tie reading skills to the content areas.
U.S. Facts & Fun, Grades 4-6 presents a variety of informative topics: events, such as building the railroads, landing on the moon, and the Boston Tea...