Overview
The Vietnam War was a time of social, political, and economic upheaval, a time of confusion, passion, and loss, a time that reshaped the American character and the relationship between the United States and the rest of the world. In The Vietnam War, middle school kids learn world history of the era through the lens of policy, cultural rebellion, and the gritty realism of war.
Full Product Details
Author: Barbara Diggs ,
Samuel Carbaugh
Publisher: Nomad Press
Imprint: Nomad Press
ISBN: 9781619306608
ISBN 10: 1619306603
Pages: 128
Publication Date: 01 May 2018
Audience:
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
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Secondary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
A great introduction to the Vietnam War for young readers. Diggs' book is clear, readable, and engaging. She takes an important but challenging topic and treats it with fairness and sensitivity. -- Matthew Masur, Associate Professor of History, St. Anselm College, Co-editor of Understanding and Teaching the Vietnam War (UW Press). The Vietnam war was the nightmare of my high school and college years, and I later covered post-war Vietnam as a foreign correspondent. This fine history gives today's students both a clear overview of the conflict and the historical context to understand how it began and what its legacy has been. - Tom Heneghan, Reuters bureau chief in Bangkok for Thailand and Indochina in the late 1980s. The Holocaust Booklist: This informative history of the persecution of the Jewish population during WWII begins by covering anti- Semitism from its beginnings through the Holocaust. It recounts Hitler's rise to power, his founding of the Nazi party, and the increasing prejudices shown during that period toward Jews and others, such as the Romani people. It explains how these prejudices led to the Final Solution, the systematic mass murder of the Jews in concentration camps. Each chapter includes short facts, activities, key questions, and a Vocab Lab for readers, which refers them to the glossary. A helpful time line, informational sidebars, photos, maps, and comic strips all serve to reinforce the text. PS icons found throughout the text, inside a magnifying glass, link to primary sources or QR codes (some of which are prisoners' artwork from concentration camps). Readers will gain an understanding of why they must ensure that genocide on any scale never happens again. This is a good overview of the topic for middle-grade history classrooms. Human Migration National Science Teachers Association Recommends: I highly recommend this well-written book. It covers topics in all of the sciences, from anthropology, to environmental science to biology as well as history and geography. This would be an excellent resource book for the middle school teacher.
The Holocaust Booklist: This informative history of the persecution of the Jewish population during WWII begins by covering anti- Semitism from its beginnings through the Holocaust. It recounts Hitler's rise to power, his founding of the Nazi party, and the increasing prejudices shown during that period toward Jews and others, such as the Romani people. It explains how these prejudices led to the Final Solution, the systematic mass murder of the Jews in concentration camps. Each chapter includes short facts, activities, key questions, and a Vocab Lab for readers, which refers them to the glossary. A helpful time line, informational sidebars, photos, maps, and comic strips all serve to reinforce the text. PS icons found throughout the text, inside a magnifying glass, link to primary sources or QR codes (some of which are prisoners' artwork from concentration camps). Readers will gain an understanding of why they must ensure that genocide on any scale never happens again. This is a good overview of the topic for middle-grade history classrooms. Human Migration National Science Teachers Association Recommends: I highly recommend this well-written book. It covers topics in all of the sciences, from anthropology, to environmental science to biology as well as history and geography. This would be an excellent resource book for the middle school teacher.
Author Information
Barbara Diggs is a non-fiction writer who has written a range of historical articles for children. Her work has been featured in Learning Through History Magazine, History Magazine, and Renaissance, among others. A graduate of Stanford Law School, Barbara practiced law in New York for several years before becoming a professional writer. She and her family currently split their time between Paris, France, and Washington DC. 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. He wrote and illustrated Comics: Investigate the History and Technology of American Cartooning. Sam lives in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
