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. Nathan Hale: "I only regret that I have but one life to
lose for my country." These words, spoken by Nathan Hale just prior to
his execution by the British in 1776, speak to the spirit of patriotism
that was the battle cry of the American Revolution. Rights and freedoms
that today's American students relegate to the dusty world of history
are seen as life-and-death issues through the lens of young soldiers and
citizens in the throes of a revolution.
