Introduces readers to facts about the civil rights movement through a fictional story of two African American children caught up in a civil rights demonstration. Includes a map, a timeline, a glossary, and a website for resources.
Tells the story of two African-American sisters: Nettie, a missionary in Africa, and Celie, a child-wife living in the south, in the medium of their letters to each other and in Celie's case, the desperate letters she begins, "Dear God.".
The classic story of a mischievous nineteenth-century boy in a Mississippi River town and his friends, Huck Finn and Becky Thatcher, as they run away from home, witness a murder, and find treasure in a cave.
Paul-Edward, the son of a part-Indian, part-African slave mother and a White plantation owner father, finds himself caught between the two worlds of his parents as he pursues his dream of owning land in the aftermath of the Civil War.
"[Presents the biography of Hernando de Soto.] In the 1500s, Hernando de Soto traveled throughout Central America and Peru, as well as the southeastern areas of the United States, in search of treasures and land for Spain. Although he may have had Spain's best interests at heart, de Soto and his expedition left a deadly trail of disease in their wake. De Soto would never find the rumored riches he sought. But he did discover the Mississippi River"--Provided by publisher.
Discusses the events that contributed to the war between the states including slavery, the transcontinental railroad, John Brown and Harper's Ferry, the presidency of Abraham Lincoln, and more.
