Edwards, Sue Bradford

This title examines the bombing of Pearl Harbor, focusing on the events leading up to the attack, a detailed account of the attack itself, and the effects the attack had on the United States. Compelling narrative text and well-chosen historical photographs and primary sources make this book perfect for report writing. Features include a glossary, a selected bibliography, websites, source notes, and an index, plus a timeline and essential facts. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Explores the history of the "black lives matter" movement, beginning with the Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, and Freddy Grey cases, the riots in Ferguson and Baltimore, and the activism messages passed around on Twitter. Explores the movement in the context of the history of the civil rights movement and the work of men like Martin Luther King, Jr.

Investigates the history, culture, rulers, language, and writing of the ancient Mayans.