The Adventurous Life of Myles Standish and the Amazing-but-True Survival Story of Plymouth Colony: Barbary Pirates, the Mayflower, the First Thanksgiving and Much, Much More ![]() It's a story that has been told for almost 400 years—how a brave band of people set sail on the Mayflower to find a new life in America. By weaving her chatty, narrative text with her incredibly detailed artwork, award-winning author-illustrator Cheryl Harness makes readers feel as though they are part of the adventure. Students will discover all sorts of things they never knew before: that a teenage boy almost blew up the Mayflower and that the first Indian the Pilgrims met greeted them in English! They'll learn more serious things, too: all about why they came, the hardships they suffered, the people they met, and the successes they achieved. Middle-graders will experience one of history's great adventures as only Cheryl Harness can tell it. A History of US: Making Thirteen Colonies (1600-1740) ![]() All kinds of people are coming to America. If you're European, you come in search of freedom or riches. If you're African, you come in chains. And what about the Indians, what is happening to them? Soon with the influx of so many people, thirteen unique colonies are born, each with its own story. Meet Pocahontas and John Smith in Jamestown. Join William Penn and the Quakers in Pennsylvania. Sit with the judges at the Salem witch trials. Hike over the mountains with Daniel Boone. And let Ben Franklin give you some salty advice in his Poor Richard's Almanac in this remarkable journey through the dynamic creation of what one day becomes the United States. About the Series: Master storyteller Joy Hakim has excited millions of young minds with the great drama of American history in her award-winning series A History of US. Recommended by the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy as an exemplary informational text, A History of US weaves together exciting stories that bring American history to life. Hailed by reviewers, historians, educators, and parents for its exciting, thought-provoking narrative, the books have been recognized as a break-through tool in teaching history and critical reading skills to young people. In ten books that span from Prehistory to the 21st century, young people will never think of American history as boring again. Who's That Stepping on Plymouth Rock? ![]() Who's That Stepping on Plymouth Rock? ![]() Who's That Stepping on Plymouth Rock? ![]() Who's That Stepping on Plymouth Rock? ![]() The Pilgrims of Plimoth ![]() September, 1620, our lives changed. We were seventy menfolk and womenfolk, thirty-two good children, a handful of cocks and hens, and two dogs, gathered together on a dock in Plymouth, England, ready to set sail for America in a small ship called the Mayflower... In a text that mirrors their language and thoughts, Marcia Sewall has masterfully recreated the coming of the pilgrims to the New World, and the daily flow of their days during the first years in the colony they called Plimoth. And in stunning, light-filled paintings, she brings to brilliant life that important era in American history. The Mayflower Compact ![]() The Mayflower Compact ![]() The New Americans: Colonial Times (1620-1689) ![]() The New Americans is the story of the colonists — the more than two hundred thousand new Americans — who came over from Europe and struggled to build a home for themselves in a new world. The New Americans: Colonial Times (1620-1689) ![]() The New Americans is the story of the colonists — the more than two hundred thousand new Americans — who came over from Europe and struggled to build a home for themselves in a new world. Squanto, Friend of the Pilgrims ![]() Squanto, Friend of the Pilgrims ![]() Squanto, Friend of the Pilgrims ![]() The Pilgrims' First Thanksgiving ![]() New Friends in a New Land: A Thanksgiving Story ![]() Samuel Eaton's Day: A Day in the Life of a Pilgrim Boy ![]() Samuel Eaton is a young boy living in an early American settlement in the year 1627, and today is the day he will help with his first rye harvest! If he can prove to his father he's up to the task, he will be able to help with all of the harvest. But harvesting rye is even more difficult than he expected. Was he foolish to think he could do a man's work? If You Grew Up with George Washington ![]() The Boston Tea Party ![]() The Boston Tea Party ![]() The Boston Tea Party ![]() The Boston Tea Party ![]() A Colonial Town: Williamsburg ![]() — early homes and the settler community — what people wore and the crafts they made — how settlers made their living — how they spent their leisure time — the values, customs, and traditions of the early settlers A Colonial Town: Williamsburg brings 18th century Williamsburg, Virginia to life for young readers. At a time when Virginia was a colony of England, children will witness its founding and restoration, travel down the cobblestone streets, and guess which shop signs represent which shopkeeper. Buildings explored include: — the Governor's Palace — the church — the school — the Public Gaol — the apothecary — the post mill A Colonial Town: Williamsburg ![]() — early homes and the settler community — what people wore and the crafts they made — how settlers made their living — how they spent their leisure time — the values, customs, and traditions of the early settlers A Colonial Town: Williamsburg brings 18th century Williamsburg, Virginia to life for young readers. At a time when Virginia was a colony of England, children will witness its founding and restoration, travel down the cobblestone streets, and guess which shop signs represent which shopkeeper. Buildings explored include: — the Governor's Palace — the church — the school — the Public Gaol — the apothecary — the post mill A Colonial Town: Williamsburg ![]() — early homes and the settler community — what people wore and the crafts they made — how settlers made their living — how they spent their leisure time — the values, customs, and traditions of the early settlers A Colonial Town: Williamsburg brings 18th century Williamsburg, Virginia to life for young readers. At a time when Virginia was a colony of England, children will witness its founding and restoration, travel down the cobblestone streets, and guess which shop signs represent which shopkeeper. Buildings explored include: — the Governor's Palace — the church — the school — the Public Gaol — the apothecary — the post mill A Colonial Town: Williamsburg ![]() — early homes and the settler community — what people wore and the crafts they made — how settlers made their living — how they spent their leisure time — the values, customs, and traditions of the early settlers A Colonial Town: Williamsburg brings 18th century Williamsburg, Virginia to life for young readers. At a time when Virginia was a colony of England, children will witness its founding and restoration, travel down the cobblestone streets, and guess which shop signs represent which shopkeeper. Buildings explored include: — the Governor's Palace — the church — the school — the Public Gaol — the apothecary — the post mill Colonial Crafts ![]() — early homes and the settler community — what people wore and the crafts they made — how settlers made their living — how they spent their leisure time — the values, customs, and traditions of the early settlers Colonial Crafts introduces young readers to the craftspeople who created useful works of art by hand, many of which have lasted more than two hundred years. Children will find out how the artisans learned their trades through many years of apprenticeship, as their masters did before them. Visit the workshops of: — the wheelwright — the cooper — the founder — the shoemaker — the milliner — the gunsmith Colonial Home ![]() In the wilderness Town homes The builders Dependencies Homes for the animals The kitchen The fireplace The bedchamber That's entertainment! The colonial garden The plantation The slave quarter Decorating the home Glossary and Index If You Lived in Colonial Times ![]() —What kind of clothes would you wear? —Would you go to school? —What would happen if you didn't behave? This book tells you what it was like to live in the New England colonies during the years 1565 to 1776. If You Lived in Colonial Times ![]() —What kind of clothes would you wear? —Would you go to school? —What would happen if you didn't behave? This book tells you what it was like to live in the New England colonies during the years 1565 to 1776. Give Me Liberty: The Story of the Declaration of Independence ![]() |