Wirkner, Linda

Presents prose adaptations of selections from William Shakespeare's "Hamlet" and reproducible comprehension and vocabulary activity sheets.

Presents a short study on the American colonial period, and contains graphic organizers that help to describe the political, economic, social, and religious life in the colonies as well as European influences.

While spending the summer in Williamsburg, young photographer Kelly Brennan becomes intrigued by mysterious events at her Aunt Alma's spooky old house.

Uses a series of graphic organizers to describe the settlement of the Americas, and examines the first people to inhabit the regions, Native American populations, European exploration and expansion, the early English colonies, the slave trade, and more.

Uses a series of graphic organizers to describe America's Industrial Revolution, and examines the inventions that led to industrial growth such as the steam-powered spinning mill and the cotton gin, the Erie Canal and Transcontinental Railroad, innovations in communications, and more.

Describes the growth of immigration, labor, and technology in urban America through a series of graphic organizers.

Uses a series of graphic organizers to describe America's Industrial Revolution, and examines the inventions that led to industrial growth such as the steam-powered spinning mill and the cotton gin, the Erie Canal and Transcontinental Railroad, innovations in communications, and more.

An introduction to the port city of Norfolk, Virginia, describing its geography, history, economy, and day-to-day life.

Presents a short study of life in the American colonies, and describes the Article of Confederation and their weaknesses, Constitutional Convention and the U.S. Constitution, leaders of the new nation, and American culture.

Presents a short study on the American colonial period, and contains graphic organizers that help to describe the political, economic, social, and religious life in the colonies as well as European influences.