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TV displays disaster as the Challenger explodes

2020
"On-point historical photographs combined with strong narration bring the story of the Challenger explosion to life. Kids will learn about how it happened, the subsequent investigation into its causes, and how it set back U.S. investment in space exploration. As an added bonus, readers will learn about how this played out on TV. By the time of the Challenger, the only network covering it in live time was CNN, as people thought of space flight as 'old hat.' This brought space flight back into the public consciousness, albeit not in a good way"--Provided by publisher.

TV brings the moon landing to Earth

2020
"On-point historical photographs combined with strong narration bring the story of the moon landing to life. Kids will learn about the cold war tensions between the US and the USSR that led to the space race, and the push from presidents Kennedy and Johnson to ensure the U.S. got to the moon first. As an added bonus, readers will learn about how this played out on TV. All of the networks covered it, but Walter Cronkite and astronaut Wally Shirra are there to narrate how it happened"--Provided by publisher.

TV launches 24-hour news with CNN

2020
"On-point historical photographs combined with strong narration bring the story of CNN to life. Kids will learn how Ted Turner developed the idea of a 24/7 news network, which was unheard of at the time, as the Big Three networks devoted only half an hour a day to news, and cable was in its infancy. CNN changed the way news was delivered, and gave rise to the 24-hour news cycle on the internet as well as TV"--Provided by publisher.

TV exposes brutality on the Selma March

2020
"On-point historical photographs combined with strong narration bring the story of the civil rights marches to life. Kids will learn about the way in which Southern States kept African Americans from voting and the history that led to nonviolent civil rights marches to fight for the right to vote guaranteed by the Constitution. As an added bonus, readers will learn about how this played out on TV and galvanized the civil rights movement, leading to the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Seeing the brutality on TV turned the fight for voting rights in the South into a national cause"--Provided by publisher.
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TV shows the world freedom as the Berlin Wall falls

an augmented reading experience
"Historical photographs combined with . . . narration bring the story of the Berlin Wall to life. Kids will learn about the partition of Berlin after WWII, the cold war tensions between the US and the USSR that led to the building of the wall, and the anti-communist pressures that led to its fall. The fall of the wall would become a symbol of democracy and freedom"--Provided by publisher.
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TV shapes presidential politics in the Kennedy-Nixon debates

an augmented reading experience
"Historical photographs combined with . . . narration bring the story of the Nixon-Kennedy presidential debates to life. Readers will learn just how much effect seeing the debates had on the results of the election and how they changed presidential campaigning"--Provided by publisher.
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TV captures terrorism on September 11

an augmented reading experience
"Primary source photographs combined with . . . narration bring the . . . events of 9/11 to readers in historical context"--Provided by publisher.
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TV brings battle into the home with the Vietnam War

an augmented reading experience
"Historical photographs combined with . . . narration bring the battles and controversies surrounding the Vietnam War to life. People saw the battles in real time, on the nightly news, changing forever how people viewed war"--Provided by publisher.
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TV shapes presidential politics in the Kennedy-Nixon debates

an augmented reading experience
2019
"Historical photographs combined with . . . narration bring the story of the Nixon-Kennedy presidential debates to life. Readers will learn just how much effect seeing the debates had on the results of the election and how they changed presidential campaigning"--Provided by publisher.
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TV captures terrorism on September 11

an augmented reading experience
"Primary source photographs combined with strong narration bring the horrific events of 9/11 to readers in historical context. People living at the time saw the planes flying into the towers in real time, on television, changing America's understanding of terrorism. Readers will understand the significance behind this event through text and clips of the event itself via the Capstone 4D augmented reality app"--.
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