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Slavery or freedom? The question of whether to make the United States a slave country or to make all people free was the question that pitted the states against each other in a brutal battle. In The Civil War: The Struggle that Divided America, readers ages 12-15 explore this conflict through the eyes and ears of the men and women who were affected by the clash that left more than 700,000 soldiers dead.

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Great Civil War Projects You Can Build Yourself The New York Times Book Review: . . . a fascinating gem of a book. The Great Depression: Experience the 1930s from the Dust Bowl to the New Deal Booklist Online: . . . provides appealing and engaging support for American history students trying to make sense of the Great Depression . . . . glossary, vocabulary exercises, key questions, and suggestions for games, projects, and experiments, helps make this a useful research tool and teaching resource . . . . More than 150 years after it's conclusion, the American Civil War provides an ongoing topic of discussion and dissention. Was it begun over slavery? Were state's rights the biggest issue? Were the military tactics that targeted civilians justified? Judy Dodge Cummings addresses all those questions and more while providing hands-on learning for 12 to 15-year-old history lovers in The Civil War: The Struggle that Divided America. The combination of narrative and activities helps teens learn proactively and in some cases come to their own conclusions based on their research. Appropriate for a classroom or a home library, The Civil War can open up great discussions and inform thinking about this important moment in history. The American Revolution: Experience the Battle for Independence Publishers Weekly: Readers can take a hands-on approach to learning about the American Revolution in this addition to the Build It Yourself series. Each chapter begins with an essential question that serves as an entry point ( What factors caused American colonists to begin to resent British rule in the 1760s? ). At the end of each chapter, readers are invited to compose a thesis statement in response to the opening question. Sidebars supplement the material with vocabulary definitions, trivia, and additional information about such figures as Thomas Paine, Benedict Arnold, and Phillis Wheatley. Cartoon illustrations and 25 activities (such as preparing firecake, the simple bread that soldiers ate on the battlefield) create a lively learning experience.

Great Civil War Projects You Can Build Yourself School Library Journal: Includes little-known facts that will interest children unfamiliar with the conflict and Civil War buffs alike . . . A useful resource for any Civil War Curriculum. The American Revolution: Experience the Battle for Independence Publishers Weekly: Readers can take a hands-on approach to learning about the American Revolution in this addition to the Build It Yourself series. Each chapter begins with an essential question that serves as an entry point ( What factors caused American colonists to begin to resent British rule in the 1760s? ). At the end of each chapter, readers are invited to compose a thesis statement in response to the opening question. Sidebars supplement the material with vocabulary definitions, trivia, and additional information about such figures as Thomas Paine, Benedict Arnold, and Phillis Wheatley. Cartoon illustrations and 25 activities (such as preparing firecake, the simple bread that soldiers ate on the battlefield) create a lively learning experience.

Great Civil War Projects You Can Build Yourself School Library Journal: Includes little-known facts that will interest children unfamiliar with the conflict and Civil War buffs alike . . . A useful resource for any Civil War Curriculum.

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Judy Dodge Cummings is a writer and former history teacher from Reedsburg, Wisconsin. She has a MFA in Creative Writing for Children and Teens from Hamline University. She has written several books for the educational market. Some of her titles include The Underground Railroad: Navigate the Journey from Slavery to Freedom (Nomad Press, March 14, 2017); Civil War Leaders (Essential Library, August 15, 2016); The Emancipation Proclamation (Essential Library, August 15, 2016); and The American Revolution: Experience the Battle for Independence (Nomad Press, March 2015).Sam Carbaugh has illustrated several books for Nomad Press, including Forensics: Uncover the Science and Technology of Crime Scene Investigation and Shakespeare: Investigate the Bard's Influence on Today's World, and he wrote and illustrated Comics: Investigate the History and Technology of American Cartooning. Sam lives in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

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