Primary source readers. My community then and now

Examines the history of teaching and teachers in America, from colonial days until the present, emphasizing the changes that have taken place in the classroom while the importance of teachers has remained.

Examines the history of the postal service in America and how postal workers' jobs have changed throughout its history.

Provides an introduction to the police, the work they do, and the tools they use, and features photographs and information about how police work has changed over the years.

Photographs and simple text describe the job of a librarian and the different tools they use.

An introduction to farmers, the jobs they do, and the tools they use, and features photographs and information about how farming has changed over the years.

Explains what a community Leader does and tells how a community could work together to improve the world.

Describes the history of firefighting and looks at how equipment, trucks, and firefighting techniques have changed over time.

An introduction to fishers, how and where they work, and the tools they use, with photographs and information that show how the job has changed over the years, and including a look at a day in the life of a fisher in the 1800s and in the twenty-first century.

An introduction to teachers, how and where they work, and the tools they use, with photographs and information that show how the profession has changed over the years, and including a look at a day in the life of a teacher in the late 1800s and in the twenty-first century.

An introduction to farmers, the jobs they do, and the tools they use, and features photographs and information about how farming has changed over the years.