History Compass Book Series
Researching American History
The innovative Researching American History
series, designed for less experienced students and as an attractive offering for
historic site and museum visitors, introduces our nation's history through compelling
firsthand accounts and primary source materials.
Each book features:
- Selections from written and graphic primary sources
- An introduction providing background information on excerpted primary sources
- Easy-to-read summaries Vocabulary and definitions to make content accessible for
all students
- Discussion points and questions to consider to give students new perspective on
content
- Classroom activities and research projects
- An introduction to voices not always heard in history books
The Researching American History books are excellent for differentiation in the
classroom and assist in customizing lessons for students of all abilities by providing
flexible teacher support throughout. Several books offer document-based readings
and questions.
The Researching American History books align with many national standards. Researching American History Book List
Perspectives On History
The popular Perspectives on History series contains compelling firsthand accounts
from colonists to astronauts and is widely used as supplemental material in the
study of history and literature in grades 6-12 and at the college level as well
as an attractive offering for historic site and museum visitors. Each book transports
students to different time periods through excerpts from journals, essays, letters,
poetry, newspaper accounts, advertisements, songs, cartoons, illustrations, photographs,
and other primary sources.
Each book features:
- Well-researched selections from written and graphic primary sources
- An introduction providing background information on excerpted primary sources
- Different points of view to encourage critical thinking skills
- An introduction to voices not always heard in history books
The Perspectives on History books align with many national standards.
Perspectives on History Book List
Adventures in History
The Adventures in History line combines lively fiction with vivid historical details.
Each well-written tale gives insight into the era or topic because of the adherence
to historical accuracy.
The Adventures in History series historical fiction includes books like Out of the
Ordinary, the story of Julia (based on the author's grandmother), who lived near
the mining town of Ludlow, Colorado, in the early 20th century, and The Monkey's
Constitution, about a 12-year-old powder monkey aboard the U.S.S. Constitution ("enthusiastically
recommended" by the Captain of the U.S.S. Constitution).
Adventures in History Book List
Biographies
Well-researched biographies give students and historians insight into important
figures from our nation's past.
Biography Book List
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