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IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
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John Chapman, introduced apple trees to large part of the US Midwest and some parts of Canada. Known as Johnny Appleseed, he was an eccentric and religious man who was kind, generous, and loved animals. This book is an introduction to the life and generosity of Johnny Appleseed whose unselfishness inspired songs, books, and city parks. This jovial volume contains original artwork, historical context of the story, recounts the folktale from diverse...
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This book exposes readers to historical information regarding the formation of modern politics and democracy. From the early days of democracy in Athens, politics and government systems have undergone several changes up to the present moment. After the fall of the Roman Empire, most of Europe operated with a monarchical political system. Readers will learn how modern politics and governments have been influenced by such systems as Communism and fascism....
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Hiawatha, a Native American legend, is known as the spokesperson for The Great Peacemaker, Dekanawidah. Dekanawidah was the creator of The Great Law of Peace, a law that gathered and bound all Iroquois Confederacy together, first in oral tradition only, but eventually the decree was written with Native American symbols on wampum belts. This book is an introduction to the life and work of Hiawatha whose peaceful advocacy and education inspired songs,...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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The United States is a unique country. It has a rich history, and today it is one of the most influential countries in the world. This book discusses aspects of the United States, such as history, geography, government, traditions, sports, and favorite foods. It gives readers an understanding of the country and how, it functions. It is, written in a simple way to help readers understand.
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Over the course of its history, North America has been home to many different animals, including humans. The first humans to call North America home came over thousands of years ago from Russia. They traveled the earth looking for animals to provide meat and clothing. One of these groups contained the ancestors of the Delaware. The Delaware Nation was one of the first nations to encounter English settlers. Their story of triumph, hardship, and how...
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Though the United States is often referred to as "a nation of immigrants," the history of migration to, and settlement in, America is much more tumultuous than such a simple descriptor implies. This history encompasses not just the hopeful Europeans that famously passed through Ellis Island in the late nineteenth century, but Central and South Americans fleeing poverty and violence in the twentieth century, as well as refugees from war-torn regions...
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No country grows or changes in isolation, and the history of the United States demonstrates the interdependence of countries around the world. The United States' Role in the World explores how government policy and military intervention have influenced daily life, economics, culture, and more. The book analyzes major conflicts and policy changes from the earliest days of America until present day, including the American Revolution, World War I, World...
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Native peoples of the United States have rich histories and traditions that help them maintain varied cultural identities in modern society. In the past, white Americans attempted to hide or eradicate these cultures, seeing Native Americans as an obstacle to prosperity. This distorted view eventually led to the deadly forced relocation known as the Trail of Tears. Primary sources and annotated quotes show readers the Trail of Tears from the perspective...
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From the arrival of English settlers in the Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay colonies, American society was rooted in British Puritanism. Although whispers of that earlier Puritanical society remain, today's American culture is dramatically different. This volume traces the events that led to these societal changes, discussing such occurrences as the American Revolution, the California Gold Rush, the Civil War, the Industrial Revolution, spikes in immigration,...
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The quest for resources, from farmland to gold to oil, has shaped much of U.S. history. Ensuing competition for these resources has had a tangible effect on both American geography and the environment. This book shows how American communities formed over time in response to environmental factors and how policy, culture, and day-to-day life in the United States is a response to the land itself. Also included is a look at modern debates over the best...
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The foundation of the United States was defined by wide-ranging debates about what a government should be. Those debates continue today and have day-to-day effects on Americans and, through foreign policy, countries around the world. Politics and Power in the United States traces the history of America's government and other political institutions, including major political parties like the Federalists, Anti-Federalists, Whigs, Democrats, Republicans,...
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Many important Americans, including W. E. B. Du Bois, Langston Hughes, and Frederick Douglass, had ties to newspapers that advocated for equal rights, discussed issues central to the lives of African Americans, and reported on stories the mainstream press refused to cover. The legacy of the African American press is one that carries on today. This essential volume reveals the black press's role in the abolition of slavery, the establishment of civil...
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In 1962, President John F. Kennedy described consumer rights in what came to be known as the Consumer Bill of Rights. Since then, as the world has expanded and changed, so have our rights as consumers. Readers explore food and drug acts that keep us safe and healthy, as well as fair trade and road safety. Sometimes the government sides with consumers. Other times it sides with industries, rolling back regulations that keep us all safe. What rights...
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The idea that the government should intervene to lift people up from poverty and starvation is relatively new in America, where until the early twentieth century the misery of workhouses and poorhouses were all some people could count on. Since the Great Depression and the beginning of Social Security, the social safety net has expanded to cover more people and try to help them with more problems including poverty, starvation, homelessness, and lack...
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The United States is known as a nation of innovators, from the first colonists who endeavored to find religious freedom and economic opportunity in the New World to business tycoons like Andrew Carnegie to the cutting-edge inventors in Silicon Valley today. From its first days as a nation to the Industrial Revolution and beyond, America has focused on creating new businesses, technologies, labor systems, and trade patterns. In turn, this focus has...
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The United States is constantly evolving in all ways, including how individuals, groups, and institutions define what it means to be an American. This essential guidebook leads readers through this development, from the early days of European invasion, exploration, and settlement to the creation of the Constitution, a living document that continues to change and to be read from new perspectives, to the issues and debates of today. It considers how...
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