Author : Fredrick McKissack
Publisher : McGraw-Hill/Contemporary
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 12,47 MB
Release : 2001-02-12
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780809205851
Jamestown's American Portraits, an American saga of families and friends, traces the fascinating history of America through many generations and cultures and through the eyes of adolescent girls and boys. Jamestown's American Portraits is a unique, enriching reading program designed to teach reading skills and strategies while exploring exciting historical novels.
Author : Ilan Stavans
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 28,65 MB
Release : 2009
Category : SOCIAL SCIENCE
ISBN : 9781598532906
Comprised mostly of memoirs with some fiction, this volume gathers selections from the writings of 85 immigrants from 45 countries that illustrate the changing views of immigrants in the United States.
Author : Fredrick McKissack
Publisher : Paw Prints
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 21,77 MB
Release : 2009-02
Category :
ISBN : 9781442035126
It is August 1963, and 13-year-old Clayton Banks is a month away from starting high school. If life were simply about playing baseball, Clayton's life would be perfect. But the Civil Rights Movement is changing the world around him, and Clayton not only wants to understand it, he wants to participate. His brother, John-Two, home from college, exposes Clayton to the movement's ideals of nonviolence as well as the reality of the violence directed at its members. John-Two's beliefs are a catalyst for Clayton to discover what he belives in. The young men's father, a respected dentist, thinks the movement is full of troublemakers, which will only lead to hard times for blacks. Clayton must decide if he wants to degy his father or follow the urgings of his own beliefs.Jamestown's American Portraits explores the growth of different generations and cultures through the lives of young boys and girls. These titles are told from a diverse group of boys and girls, coming from different and unique backgrounds that represent America's own diverse population, spanning from the Jamestown Settlement to the Civil Rights Movement. Titles in this series: This Generation of Americans: A Story of the Civil Rights Movement, by Fredrick L. McKissack, Jr. The Road to Freedom: A Story of the Reconstruction, by Jabari Asim All For Texas: A Story of Texas Liberation, by G. Clifton Wisler The Worst of Times: A Story of the Great Depression, by James Lincoln Collier Wind on the River: A Story of the Civil War, by Laurie Lawlor When I Dream of Heaven: Angelina's Story, by Steven Kroll (1895 Italian Immigrant in NYC) An Eye for an Eye: A Story of the Revolutionary War, by Peter and Connie Roop Sweet America: An Immigrant's Story, by Steven Kroll The Corn Raid: A Story of the Jamestown Settlement, by James Lincoln Colli
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 10,45 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Jamestown (Va.)
ISBN :
Author : McGraw Hill
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Education
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 15,38 MB
Release : 2001-02-12
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780809206261
Bring history to life with compelling stories, sweeping scope, and a welcoming sense of diversity Historical fiction helps students connect to their middle school social studies classes Reading skill instruction and cross-curricular connections improve comprehension of historical fiction Strong multicultural flavor reflects the rich tapestry of our shared American heritages Jamestown's American Portraits, a saga of American families and friends, traces the history of America from the founding of Jamestown to the Civil Rights Movement. This is a unique, enriching series designed to teach reading strategies appropriate for historical novels used in middle school reading, language arts, or social studies classes. Reading Level 5-8 Interest Level 6-8
Author : James Lincoln Collier
Publisher : Blackstone Publishing
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 36,37 MB
Release : 2013-06-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1620646811
Life for indentured servants in pioneer Virginia is hard. It is doubly hard for Richard Ayre, a London orphan who had been scooped off the streets as a child and sent to the Jamestown Colony. But a chance encounter with an Indian boy his own age gives him a friend, the first real friend he has had in years—until his master's plan to raid an Indian village for corn turns Richard's world upside down. Soon their friendship and loyalties will be put to the test.
Author : Steven Kroll
Publisher : Brighter Child
Page : 171 pages
File Size : 41,37 MB
Release : 2004-04
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780769634234
In 1889, after he and his family emigrate from Italy to New York City, fourteen-year-old Tony tries to adjust to becoming an American, while avoiding an Irish gang and befriending photographer and social reformer Jacob Riis.
Author : Avery Chenoweth
Publisher : Rivanna Foundation/Robert Llewellyn
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 44,2 MB
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN :
"Four hundred years ago in the tidewater forests of Virginia, native and foreign peoples clashed, and the resulting alloy became an American Identity. This is the story of a few remarkable people whose lives and nations were forever changed when the English established their first permanent colony here in 1607. Today, we know something of the people who lived out that drama. But whether we know anything about John Smith and Pocahontas, the deeper psychological tragedy of their times remains all too buried under myth and entertainment. From Jamestown to the Powhatan capital of Werowocomoco, Empires in the Forest follows their attempts to forge their own identities against the backdrop of a new nation that begins at a harrowing cost. In these pages, we rediscover their hearts and minds, and find some truth about how we came to be the Americans."--BOOK JACKET.
Author : Edwin Markham
Publisher :
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 28,12 MB
Release : 1909
Category : America
ISBN :
Author : Lorri Glover
Publisher : Henry Holt and Company
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 26,35 MB
Release : 2008-08-05
Category : History
ISBN : 1429930969
A freshly researched account of the dramatic rescue of the Jamestown settlers The English had long dreamed of colonizing America, especially after Sir Francis Drake brought home Spanish treasure and dramatic tales from his raids in the Caribbean. Ambitions of finding gold and planting a New World colony seemed within reach when in 1606 Thomas Smythe extended overseas trade with the launch of the Virginia Company. But from the beginning the American enterprise was a disaster. Within two years warfare with Indians and dissent among the settlers threatened to destroy Smythe's Jamestown just as it had Raleigh's Roanoke a generation earlier. To rescue the doomed colonists and restore order, the company chose a new leader, Thomas Gates. Nine ships left Plymouth in the summer of 1609—the largest fleet England had ever assembled—and sailed into the teeth of a storm so violent that "it beat all light from Heaven." The inspiration for Shakespeare's The Tempest, the hurricane separated the flagship from the fleet, driving it onto reefs off the coast of Bermuda—a lucky shipwreck (all hands survived) which proved the turning point in the colony's fortune.
