Biographies For Grades 4-8 Correlated to the Curriculum Extend the
learning through this new biography series. The Library of American
Lives and Times use extensive primary resources as it brings American
history to life for your students. Learn about some of the greatest
players who helped in shaping America as it grew from a colony to a
world super power. Through a chronological narrative, enriched with
diary entries, letters, and other primary documents, students will learn
about the various stages of our nation's development, as well as
learning to think about history from the perspective of both individuals
and society. By learning about history from a particular and unique
biographical perspective, each student will learn about the following
themes that form the framework for the social studies standards:
Culture; People, Places, and Environments; Individual Development and
Identity; Individuals, Groups, and Institutions; Power, Authority, and
Governance; Production, Distribution, and Consumption; Global
Connections: Civic Ideals and Practices. These books are comprehensive
biographical treatments of important Americans, emphasizing not just
their lives, but the times in which they lived. Each book is 112 pages
with dynamic full-color photos throughout. Text is designed to make the
navigation and comprehension of these more extensive supplemental books
an easy transition from the third-grade material under the PowerKids
Press imprint. Francis Marion: A revered citizen-soldier of the American
Revolutionary War, South Carolina-born Francis Marion has been dubbed by
some the "father of the U.S. Army Special Forces." This innovative
patriot earned the nickname the "Swamp Fox" from a British colonel who
all too often lost track of Marion when the clever soldier made stealthy
retreats into American swamp lands. "These attractive titles serve not
only as quality report sources, but also as general interest titles." -
School Library Journal
