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Food and cooking in American history

2007
Presents a short study of the history of food and cooking in America, what early settlers ate, how the food was kept, and how spicy food entered America.

Clothing in American history

2007
A simple exploration of the kinds of clothes worn in early America and historic changes in clothing production and styles.

A country schoolhouse

2004
A grandfather relates to his grandson tales of the small country school he attended in the 1940s.

World art

2006
Guides young artists in the creation of craft projects from cultures around the world, including Chinese calligraphy, African ceremonial masks, Indonesian shadow puppets, and Indian Rangoli designs.

The bus ride that changed history

the story of Rosa Parks
2005
A cumulative narrative recounting the story of Rosa Parks, an African-American woman who sparked the civil rights movement when she refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, for a white man.

St. Augustine

2006
Simple text and photographs examine the history of St. Augustine, Florida, describing the early Spanish settlers as well as Native and African-Americans who lived there.

Betsy Ross

creator of the American flag
2004
Introduces the life of Betsy Ross, an American patriot during the Revolutionary War who enjoyed telling her family about how she sewed the first American flag.

Phillis Wheatley

African American poet
2004
Primary sources help provide a brief introduction to the life and times of African-American poet Phillis Wheatley.

What we wear

2006
Describes the different kinds of clothing people wear for everyday or special occasions such as proper attire for the weather, uniforms, traditional clothing, weddings, hats, shoes, and more.

Early American villages

2004
Presents a children's study of the cultural and social life of the early American colonists including their homes and towns, businesses and trades, arts and crafts, and their associations and treaties with the Native American tribes on whose lands they settled.

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