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21 produkter
Chig and the Second Spread
E-bok, 2009
79 kr
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Being small is a big concern for Chig Kalpin. Like the insects that catch folks unawares with their bites on a summer evening, Chig is small enough and silent enough that she’s near about invisible. But she has a heartfelt desire to become a big person, both in stature and in spirit, and soon her …
Civil Rights Pioneer
A Story about Mary Church Terrell
E-bok, 2011
511 kr
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Mary Church Terrell grew up after the Civil War with many opportunities. Although she received an excellent education and had a distinguished teaching career, Mary grew up African American in a segregated country. There were opportunities she did not have. Always determined, she joined the fight …
Road to Seneca Falls
A Story about Elizabeth Cady Stanton
E-bok, 2011
511 kr
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When Elizabeth Cady Stanton was a little girl in the early 1800s, she realized that most people seemed to think that boys were better than girls. As Stanton grew up, she saw that women had fewer opportunities than men. With this in mind, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and her longtime friend Lucretia Mott …
Documents of Freedom
A Look at the Declaration of Independence, the Bill of Rights, and the U.S. Constitution
E-bok, 2012
692 kr
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What are the Declaration of Independence, the Bill of Rights, and the U.S. Constitution? They''re important documents that helped to shape our country. But what''s the story behind how these documents were created? And what exactly do they say? Read this book to find out.
Hunger for Learning
A Story about Booker T. Washington
E-bok, 2005
500 kr
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When nine-year-old Booker T. Washington was finally freed from slavery, he soon discovered that freedom had a price, and that he had to work, and work hard, to make his way in the world. After years of study and struggle, Washington became a teacher at what would become the famed Tuskegee …
President of the Underground Railroad
A Story about Levi Coffin
E-bok, 2011
511 kr
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Growing up in a Quaker family in the South in 1830, Levi Coffin did not support slavery, but he was exposed to its atrocities. Convinced that every person deserved to be free, Levi began helping slaves escape to the North along the Underground Railroad, and during the following 40 years he was able …
Dred and Harriet Scott
A Family''s Struggle for Freedom
E-bok, 2010
218 kr
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The landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision Dred Scott v. Sandford, in which the slave Dred Scott was denied freedom for himself and his family, raised the ire of abolitionists and set the scene for the impending conflict between the northern and southern states. While most people have heard of the …
Little Crow/Taoyateduta
Leader of the Dakota
E-bok, 2014
218 kr
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The Plains Indian Wars of the nineteenth century garnered enduring fame for certain Indian leaders, their names echoing powerfully even today: Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse, Red Cloud. Just as significant but less often mentioned is Taoyateduta, known to whites as Little Crow, the reluctant leader of …
Documents of Freedom
A Look at the Declaration of Independence, the Bill of Rights, and the U.S. Constitution
E-bok, 2017
103 kr
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Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! What are the Declaration of Independence, the Bill of Rights, and the U.S. Constitution? They''re important documents that helped to shape our country. But what''s the story behind …
Documents of Freedom
A Look at the Declaration of Independence, the Bill of Rights, and the U.S. Constitution
E-bok, 2017
143 kr
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What are the Declaration of Independence, the Bill of Rights, and the U.S. Constitution? They''re important documents that helped to shape our country. But what''s the story behind how these documents were created? And what exactly do they say? Read this book to find out.
Johnny Appleseed
E-bok, 2001
570 kr
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John Chapman loved all forms of nature, and he worked throughout his lifetime to improve it by planting apple trees. Known as the folk hero Johnny Appleseed, John helped to build America--not with a hammer and nails, but with a bag of seeds and a handful of dirt.
Freedom Seeker
A Story about William Penn
E-bok, 2003
511 kr
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The son of a wealthy, repected admiral, William Penn did what was forbidden in seventeenth-century England--he openly practiced the Quaker religion. Penn dreamed of a place with freedom of religion. He asked for land in the New World and was given a colony called Pennsylvania. His success in …
Sojourner Truth
E-bok, 2005
552 kr
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Isabella changed her name to Sojourner Truth because she “was to travel up an’ down this land…to declare truth to the people.” Her strong voice and faith forced people to listen to her, in spite of her being a woman and a former slave. She traveled thousands of miles and spoke out for God, against …
Big Cats
Exploring the Fascinating World of Tigers, Lions, Cougars and Leopards
Av Patricia Corrigan, Kathy Feeney m. fl.
Inbunden, 2008
279 kr
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