An illustrated introduction to Massachusetts that covers the geography, climate, weather, plants, animals, history, people, cities, transportation, natural resources, industry, sports, and entertainment of the state.
The last thing twelve-year-old Christopher "Kip" Campbell wants is to take over the funeral business that has been in his family for generations, but he is the only Campbell heir and seems to have a calling to help the dead and their survivors in a most unusual way.
A graphic novel adaptation of the beginning of the American Revolutionary War as told by Nathaniel Smithfield, a ten-year-old Bostonian whose father is loyal to sovereign England, who must decide for himself where his allegiance lies.
A color-illustrated look at the life of Paul Revere, describing his childhood in Boston, his career as a silversmith, his midnight ride, and his years as a businessman after the Revolutionary War.
After moving to Massachusetts and starting fourth grade, Morgy continues to experience a lot of changes in his life, including learning to play hockey and the trumpet, and adopting a greyhound named Dante.
Provides information about the geography, history, government, economy, people, and culture of Massachusetts, and includes photographs, maps, sidebars, a time line, an almanac of state facts, and a gallery of famous Bay Staters.
The 1653-1654 diary of a fourteen-year-old Pocasset Indian girl, destined to become a leader of her tribe, describes how her life changes with the seasons, after a ritual fast she undertakes, and with her tribe's interaction with the English "Coat-men" of the nearby Plymouth Colony.
Discusses the role of the Minutemen, or local militias, in the opening salvos of the American Revolution, looking especially at their actions in the battles of Lexington and Concord.
