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Contains materials designed to help students write essays on the topic of bullying, featuring articles that provide different perspectives on the topic, and including step-by-step instructions, writing exercises, and other resources and research materials.

A selection of poems by Phillis Wheatley, a former slave and the first African-American poet to publish a book, and includes lsetters and a memoir by Wheatley's descendant Margaretta Matilda Odell.

Explores and analyzes the historical context and significance of the iconic Dorothea Lange photograph of a migrant mother and her children.

An introduction to the life and accomplishements of Founding Father Alexander Hamilton.

Traces the life of female aviator Amelia Earhart from her childhood to her final flight, discusses the extensive search for her and her missing plane, and includes photographs, maps, handwritten notes by Amelia, and sidebars.

A biography of third U.S. President Thomas Jefferson, covering his childhood in Virginia, two terms in office, role in the development of the Declaration of Independence, and more, with over one hundred photographs and illustrations.

Stephen Alcorn draws on personal dialogue with Odetta to describe the life and career of the American folksinger.

Examines the public life of John F. Kennedy as it was captured on film and discusses how the thirty-fifth President of the United States used color photography and television to advance his political agenda.

A biography of an African girl brought to New England as a slave in 1761 who became famous on both sides of the Atlantic as the first Black poet in America.

Presents a biography of Phillis Wheatley, slave and poet, and providing information on her youth, her family life, and her achievements.