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Item Details
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A HISTORY OF US: THE FIRST AMERICANS: A HISTORY OF US BOOK ONE
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| By: |
Joy Hakim |
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Paperback |
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£10.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0195327152 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780195327151 |
| Publisher: |
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS INC |
| Pub. date: |
1 February, 2007 |
| Edition: |
3rd Revised edition |
| Series: |
A History of US 1 |
| Pages: |
192 |
| Description: |
Thousands of years-way before Christopher Columbus set sail-wandering tribes of hunters made their way from Asia across the Bering land bridge to North America. |
| Synopsis: |
Recommended by the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy as an exemplary informational text. Thousands of years-way before Christopher Columbus set sail-wandering tribes of hunters made their way from Asia across the Bering land bridge to North America. They didn't know it, but they had discovered a New World. The First Americans is a fascinating re-creation of pre-Columbian Native American life, and it's an adventure of a lifetime! Hunt seals with the Inuit; harvest corn on a cliff-top mesa; hunt the mighty buffalo; and set sail with Leif Erickson, Columbus, and all the early great explorers-Cabot, Balboa, Ponce de Leon, Cortes, Henry the Navigator, and more-in this brilliantly told story of America before it was America. 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. |
| Reader Age: |
From 11 to 14 years |
| US Grade: |
From Sixth Grade to Ninth Grade |
| Illustrations: |
204 illus. |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Oxford University Press Inc |
| Prizes: |
Winner of Winner of the James Michener Prize in Writing.. |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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