Author : Baby Professor
Publisher : Speedy Publishing LLC
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 10,17 MB
Release : 2017-12-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1541919831
The Salem Witch Trials has inspired several films, documentaries and TV series, which only goes to show how interesting they were. But instead of just believing fiction, why don't you learn the facts yourself? You can read this book and gather as much information as you could about the trivial trials. Get a copy today!
Author : Michael Burgan
Publisher : Tangled History
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 42,59 MB
Release : 2019
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1543541976
Vivid storytelling brings American history to life and place readers in the shoes of people who experienced one of the most notorious moments in American history - the Salem Witch Trials. In the spring of 1692, girls in Salem, Massachusetts, accused several local women of witchcraft. The events that followed were marked by mass hysteria and religious extremism and ultimately led to trials, convictions, executions, and many more accusals. Suspenseful, dramatic events unfold in chronological, interwoven stories from the different perspectives of people who experienced the event while it was happening. Narratives intertwine to create a breathless, What's Next? kind of read. Students gain a new perspective on historical figures as they learn about real people struggling to decide how best to act in a given moment.
Author : Shannon Knudsen
Publisher : Millbrook Press
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 14,27 MB
Release : 2011-01-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0761372555
In 1692, four young girls from the Puritan town of Salem Village, Massachusetts, began acting strangely. They threw fits and cried out. They claimed that the spirits of some townspeople were hurting them. These townspeople were accused of witchcraft and put on trial. The punishment was hanging. When a poor woman and her five-year-old daughter were named as witches, Alice Ray knew it couldn’t be true. She believed they were innocent. But what could a young girl like Alice do to help? Would she be brave enough to stand up for what she knew was right? In the back of this book, you’ll find a script and instructions for putting on a reader’s theater performance of this adventure. At our companion website—www.lerneresource.com—you can download additional copies of the script plus sound effects, background images, and more ideas that will help make your reader’s theater performance a success.
Author : Joan Holub
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 25,61 MB
Release : 2015-08-11
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0448479052
Something wicked was brewing in the small town of Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. It started when two girls, Betty Parris and Abigail Williams, began having hysterical fits. Soon after, other local girls claimed they were being pricked with pins. With no scientific explanation available, the residents of Salem came to one conclusion: it was witchcraft! Over the next year and a half, nineteen people were convicted of witchcraft and hanged while more languished in prison as hysteria swept the colony. Author Joan Holub gives readers and inside look at this sinister chapter in history.
Author : Matthew John Doeden
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 58 pages
File Size : 50,8 MB
Release : 2012-03
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1620650258
The colony of Massachusetts in 1692 was a harsh place. Disease, hunger, and the threat of war made life stressful. Colonists clung to their religious faith and looked for someone to blame. Some accused their fellow colonists of causing the troubles through the practice of witchcraft. The hysteria spread until no one was safe. Will you: Attempt to defend yourself against charges of witchcraft? Try to keep your family together as your mother is put on trial? Accuse someone else of being a witch?
Author : Shirley Jackson
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 33,28 MB
Release : 2011-02-02
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0307779882
Stories of magic, superstition, and witchcraft were strictly forbidden in the little town of Salem Village. But a group of young girls ignored those rules, spellbound by the tales told by a woman named Tituba. When questioned about their activities, the terrified girls set off a whirlwind of controversy as they accused townsperson after townsperson of being witches. Author Shirley Jackson examines in careful detail this horrifying true story of accusations, trials, and executions that shook a community to its foundations.
Author : Scott Peters
Publisher : Best Day Books For Young Readers
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 17,6 MB
Release : 2020-12-16
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1951019172
Orphan-girl Hannah True battles strange happenings, suspicion, and angry villagers when her town believes it's under attack by witches. The Survival Series that celebrates the awesome history of us. From bestselling author Scott Peters and Salem Witch whiz Juliet Fry comes a gripping retelling of the Salem Witch Trials for modern young readers. Short attention spans | Chapter Book | Ages 8-12 | B&W Illustrations On a stormy night, young orphan Hannah is terrified to see witches’ fingers tapping at her bedroom window. Are they real or just a trick of the moon? The next morning, her best friend says a witch's spirit attacked her in the dark. Hannah is alarmed. Could this be true? When a neighbor's child begins acting strangely, villagers are sure that witchcraft is at work. A dear friend of Hannah's mother is blamed--but Hannah refuses to believe such terrible talk. Unfortunately, Hannah's rebellion makes her look suspicious. Why is she protecting this woman? Whose side is she on? Hannah is no witch expert--she's a servant in a farmhouse. She has no one to defend her and she's out of her element. Can this brave but frightened colonial girl ever hope to escape disaster? This is the 6th children's book in the I Escaped Series about brave boys and girls who face real-world challenges and find ways to escape disaster. Sure to appeal to fans of New York Times Bestseller Lauren Tarshis's I Survived Series, The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare, Little Witch by Anna Elizabeth Bennett, What Were The Salem Witch Trials, and The Witches by Roald Dahl. The short chapters make for easy wins, and Hannah's gripping situation keeps even reluctant readers turning pages just to find out what's going to happen next. Great for kids book clubs and classrooms--a study guide is available at https://scottpetersbooks.com/worksheets Packed with a special section on facts about the Salem Witch trials that's sure to satisfy curious minds. Flesch Reading Ease: 85.6 Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level 3.2 An important, relevant read about bravery, kindness, and courage. Collect the whole I Escaped Series "a must for every reading list" Can Hannah survive disaster? Read it and find out!
Author : Marc Aronson
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 34,74 MB
Release : 2005-08
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1416903151
A look at the witch trials in Salem, Massachusetts in the 17th century that claimed twenty-five lives and its impact on the community.
Author : Patricia Hermes
Publisher :
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 13,83 MB
Release : 2006-10-04
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN :
Read about Elizabeth Putnam being accused of witchcraft, then flip the book over to read about her friend George who must make a decision who to believe.
Author : Judith Bloom Fradin
Publisher : Marshall Cavendish
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 45,86 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780761430131
Learn about the Salem witch trials, an important event in American history, that influcenced social, economic, and poltical policies that affected the nation's future.
