History

On July 20, 1969, over 500 million people around the world watched on television as Neil Armstrong became the first man to set foot on the moon. In honor of the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, this informative coloring book was created to show how scientists and astronauts worked together to make the historic lunar landing a success.

Thirty carefully researched illustrations, accompanied by detailed captions, highlight everything from the planning stages and building of the spacecraft to liftoff and splashdown.

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Language ‏ : ‎ English

Paperback ‏ : ‎ 160 pages 

Reading age ‏ : ‎ 9 years and up

Grade level ‏ : ‎ 4 - 6 Item 

Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 11 x 0.4 x 8.5 inches

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“One of the seminal works of Western philosophy, Aristotle’s Rhetoric vastly all subsequent thought on the subject—philosophical, political, and literary. Focusing on the use of language as both a vehicle and a tool to shape a persuasive argument, Aristotle delineates with remarkable insight both practical and aesthetic elements and their proper combination in an effective presentation, oral or written. He emphasizes the role of language in achieving precision and clarity of thought.

The ancients regarded rhetoric as the crowning intellectual discipline—the synthesis of logical principles and other knowledge attained from years of schooling. Modern readers will find considerable relevance in Aristotelian rhetoric and its focus on developing argumentation. Aristotle’s examinations of how to comose and interpret speeches offer significant insights into the language and style of contemporary communications, from advertisements to news reports and other media.”

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This brand-new year-long study is a literature approach to the fascinating history of California, the Golden State!

Designed for the intermediate student, this teacher guide and the required literature fulfills the California History requirement for fourth or fifth-grade. In addition to the award-winning books and corresponding Socratic questions prompting discussion and discovery, students will also study art, poetry, geography, music, and culinary history. Beautiful drawings of plants and animals familiarize students with the unique gifts of nature indigenous to this state, cultivating respect and wonder for the natural world.

A journal accompanies the course where students will record all they learn, creating a memorable keepsake.

•This study contains 80 lessons.

•Complete 3 lessons per week for a one-year study.

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This teacher guide contains gentle Socratic questions designed to prompt discussion and discovery. Beautiful drawings of indigenous animals are also included which will familiarize students with some remarkable creatures, their habitat and habits, cultivating respect and wonder for the natural world. Geographic elements include country maps and flags for children to cut out, paint or color, encouraging journaling of all they are learning.

Part One covers Asia, Africa, Australia, and Antarctica. In Asia we explore China, Japan, Thailand, and India. In Africa we visit Morocco, Egypt, Kenya, Tanzania, and Ghana. This course includes nature study, folktales, fables, music, art, poetry, and history.

Each country visited also includes a Library Connection, as well as History and Biography suggestions, so that parents can expand the study with additional recommendations. Each chapter in the teacher guide concludes with a fun foray into the cuisine of the country with recipes, photos, and links to create a memorable evening visiting unique culinary creations from around the world.

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This teacher guide contains gentle questions designed to prompt discussion and discovery. Geographic elements include country maps and flags for children to cut out, paint or color, encouraging journaling of all they are learning. Beautiful drawings of indigenous animals will familiarize students with some remarkable creatures, their habitat and habits, cultivating respect and wonder for the natural world.

Continue your journey around the world in this homeschooling curriculum covering South America and Europe! In Europe you and your children will travel through France, Spain, Italy, Holland, Denmark, Sweden, and Great Britain. In South America: Ecuador, Chile, Peru, and Brazil. Along with award-winning literature, this course includes nature study, folktales, fables, music, art, poetry, and history.

Each country visited also includes a Library Connection, as well as History and Biography suggestions, so that parents can expand the study with additional recommendations. Each chapter in the guide concludes with a fun foray into the cuisine of the country with recipes, photos, and links to create a memorable evening visiting unique culinary creations from around the world.

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Eleven songs teach over 100 dates and events of United States history, from 1492 to 1991. Enjoy a musical time line with dramatic sound effects that help reinforce learning. The 42 minute CD features children and adult singers with lively, memorable melodies and full orchestration. The musical styles capture the eras and will captivate listeners of all ages. The 24 page book has lyrics and illustrations. From Audio Memory. Learn More

Considered the innovator of "horizontal history," Genevieve Foster became frustrated when her two school-aged children complained about the boring presentation of history in their school texts. This frustration led to Foster's first book, George Washington's World (1941). In her unique approach, Foster weaves a story of the world around her central character; rather than focusing exclusively on geo-political events, as most textbooks do; she includes stories of scientific discovery and invention, music, literature, art, and religion. She has a keen intuition for stories that will especially delight and amuse her youthful audience. In Augustus Caesar's World, Foster traces the seven major civilizations—Rome, Greece, Israel, Egypt, China, India, and Persia—from 4500 B.C. to the time of Augustus Caesar in 44 B.C. and culminating in 14 A.D. Within this timeframe readers will learn not only the stories of Julius Caesar, Cleopatra, and Marc Antony, but also the historian Livy and how Virgil came to write the Aeneid. Foster will then take her readers all over the world to learn what was happening at this same time in China, Persia, India and so on. Foster's detailed pen and ink drawings are fresh and appealing, and her illustrated timelines give a clear sense of chronology, enriching the engaging text. An all-time customer favorite! 4th-8th grade. 334 pgs. Published by Beautiful Feet Books. Learn More

Barack Obama Coloring Book by Dover Publications. An engaging portrait of America's forty-fourth president, this collection of thirty handsome illustrations and informative captions marks significant events in Obama's life. Learn about his experience his childhood in Hawaii, his education through Harvard Law School, marriage to Michelle, the birth of his children, Malia and Sasha, his nomination at the Democratic convention, and his historic victory as the first African-American president of the United States. A thoroughly entertaining and educational choice for colorists of every age! Dover Original. Ages 8 and up. 32 pages. Learn More

Language ‏ : ‎ English

Paperback ‏ : ‎ 144 pages

Reading age ‏ : ‎ 9 years and up

Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ NC1100L

Grade level ‏ : ‎ 4 - 6 Item 

Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 11 x 0.3 x 8.5 inches

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An intuitive understanding of the things children love to know, combined with the d'Aulaire's extraordinary artistic ability make this book on the life of one of America's most beloved founders a perennial classic. Folk art style illustrations are enhanced with pert aphorisms from Poor Richard's Almanac on each page. Readers will learn that Benjamin was the youngest of seventeen children "all counted" and that "it was a piece of luck that his kite experiment had not killed him." They will also come to know the inventor whose thirst for knowledge led him to constantly seek to improve the lives of his fellow men. Readers will follow his life as a leader in the American Revolution and ambassador to both Britain and France and learn why the French hailed him as the man who "tore the lightening from the sky and the scepter from tyrants." 48 pgs Learn More

His Life and Ideas with 21 Activities

By Brandon Marie Miller

Capturing the essence of this exceptional individual through his original writings and hands-on activities from his era, this resource tells the rich story of one of America’s most celebrated Founding Fathers. Beginning with his time as a young printer, this engaging narrative details how Benjamin Franklin became a celebrity with the publication of Poor Richard: An Almanack and how he founded the colonies’ first lending library, volunteer fire company, and postal service. Additionally, his life in science is also highlighted, from his 1751 book Experiments and Observations on Electricity to his proof a year later that lightning was an electrical discharge. Activities range from designing and printing an almanac cover and playing a simple glass armonica (a Franklin invention) to experimenting with static electricity and building a barometer. The text also features a time line, glossary, Web and travel resources, and reading list for further study.

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Perhaps the earliest epic poem in the English language, Beowulf is filled with scenes of awe-inspiring adventure. This exciting coloring book captures 30 of them! Children will thrill to the heroic feats of literature's classic hero, including scenes of Beowulf courageously battling sea monsters, dragons, and the fearsome ogre, Grendel. Dover Original. Learn More

A big book of coloring fun, packed with cowboys, desperados, prospectors, and pioneers!

Saddle up and take a trip back to the days of the Wild West with this giant coloring book. Packed with captivating details of frontier life, it features 118 full-page illustrations of dramatic historical events — building the railroad, crossing the prairie, battling outlaws — plus portraits of explorers, bandits, lawmen, and other real-life characters from an adventurous era.

Scenes from pioneer life include a wagon train fending off an Indian attack, workmen erecting the first transcontinental telegraph lines, and prospectors trying their luck amid the Rockies. From Belle Starr and Billy the Kid to Wyatt Earp and Wild Bill Hickok, a colorful gallery of famous faces includes personalities on both sides of the law. Richly detailed, authentic depictions of cowboy life chronicle the exhausting and exhilarating business of bull riding, roping, branding, and trail driving. Each illustration appears with an informative caption.

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Billy Yank - The Union Soldier in the Civil War. How the union soldier boys went to war; their varied uniforms, tactics, sports, and weapons are here in most delightful illustrations. You'll be a scholar of the subject. From Bellerophon Books. Learn More

Teachers can decorate and educate with these economical learning tools! Package of 36 photographic accents with 36 different designs. Approximately 6 x 8". Learn More

Black Soldiers in the Civil War Coloring Book. "Once let the black man get upon his person the brass letters U.S., let him get an eagle on his button and a musket on his shoulder and bullets in his pocket and there is no power on earth which can deny that he has earned the right to citizenship in the United States." - Frederick Douglass. From Bellerophon Books. Learn More

Once the scourge of the high seas and harbor towns, pirates and their infamous activities still thrill young and old alike. The 30 finely detailed illustrations in this exciting coloring book depict the daring deeds of five swashbuckling renegades and their cohorts: Edward Teach, also known as Blackbeard; Anne Bonny and Mary Read, notorious for victimizing ships and their passengers in the Caribbean; William Kidd, tried for his crimes and executed in England; and Henry Morgan, who, amazingly, achieved riches, fame, and success near the end of his life. Fact-filled captions accompany illustrations that recapture the lives of these famed maritime marauders. Dover Original. Learn More

They were truly admired there and appeared on many vases, bronze statues, and marble reliefs. They came to Greece by way of merchant ships and Persian armies. Their knowledge of horsemanship was widely sought. From Bellerophon Books. Learn More

Dorothy Mills wrote some wonderful history books in the 1920s for use by middle school students, and Memoria Press is proud to bring these books back into publication—with added illustrations! Mills’ books include quotes from great classical historians such as Herodotus and Cicero, making them a great preparation for reading these authors in high school. We wrote study guides to go with Mills’ books so that you can have a total classical history curriculum in the middle school years. Our study guides contain reading notes, vocabulary, comprehension questions, enrichment activities, maps, and tests.

Grades 6-9

201 pages

See also 8811, 8812, 8813.

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Carefully researched, finely rendered collection of ready-to-color illustrations pays tribute to 45 remarkable African Americans — among them Frederick Douglass, Thurgood Marshall, Marian Anderson, Martin Luther King, Jr., Mother Hale, Althea Gibson, Duke Ellington, Ralph Ellison, Katherine Dunham, and many others. Captions describe accomplishments.

Free Teacher's Manual available.

Grades: 3–5.

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This educational coloring book details the Statue of Liberty's rich and stirring history and the immigration into America through Ellis Island. Thirty-eight illustrations feature complete captions and are based on historical paintings, wood engravings, and photographs taken from contemporary newspapers, magazines, and other sources. Free Teacher's Manual available. Grades: 1–2.

Boost: Seriously Fun Learning! Keeping children entertained and engaged is the key to learning, and the Boost series offers a wide range of fun-filled coloring and activity books that help teach a variety of basic skills. Each title is targeted to a specific grade range and carefully aligned with the Common Core State Standards, which are listed at the bottom of each page.

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Thirty-eight meticulously rendered illustrations chronicle the exciting saga of the Norsemen — their Viking life in Norway and Iceland, raids into England and France, presence in America and Russia, ship construction, weapons, art, literature, battles, and much more. Includes thoroughly researched, descriptive captions. Free Teacher's Manual available. Grades: 3–5.Boost: Seriously Fun Learning! Keeping children entertained and engaged is the key to learning, and the Boost series offers a wide range of fun-filled coloring and activity books that help teach a variety of basic skills. Each title is targeted to a specific grade range and carefully aligned with the Common Core State Standards, which are listed at the bottom of each page. Dover Original Learn More