The grasshopper makes music all summer long while the ants find and store food. The grasshopper laughs at them and tells them to play instead. The ants warn the grasshopper that winter is coming. They keep on working. When winter does come, the ants are warm and well fed. The grasshopper is cold and hungry. What will become of the grasshopper?
This story allows students to travel back in time to when the Declaration of Independence was written. They will experience the thoughts and feelings of the writers as they create a document that changed the world.
The town mouse visits its cousin, the country mouse. The country mouse offers the town mouse a dull meal. The town mouse tells the country mouse to come to its home to try some fine dining. The country mouse follows its cousin to town. After a series of adventures, the two reach the table to find that the food is tasty. There is plenty of it, too. But a cat and a dog bring danger. Will the mice escape the dog and cat? Will the country mouse return to its home?
Powhatan decides to destroy the colonists. With little food, 90 percent of the colonists dead, battling the Indians, and more colonists coming, there is little hope for the colonists. What can save them? A marriage between Pocahontas and John Rolfe bridges the gap and brings peace to the Indians and the colonists in unexpected ways.
Many talented and skilled immigrants came to America from various places in the world and brought with them their own cultures and traditions to enrich the American culture and way of life. Among the famous immigrants whose lives have impacted the twentieth century are Elijah McCoy, Irving Berlin, Father Edward Flanagan, and I. M. Pei.
The town mouse visits its cousin, the country mouse. The country mouse offers the town mouse a dull meal. The town mouse tells the country mouse to come to its home to try some fine dining. The country mouse follows its cousin to town. After a series of adventures, the two reach the table to find that the food is tasty. There is plenty of it, too. But a cat and a dog bring danger. Will the mice escape the dog and cat? Will the country mouse return to its home?
Confederate and Union soldiers discuss the different battles that they have encountered during the Civil War as they prepare for the Battle of Fredericksburg. When the battle begins, the Confederates have the advantage of being behind a large stone wall. The Union attacks fail and many soldiers are left to die in front of the wall. One brave Confederate soldier crosses the wall to provide help and save many Union soldiers' lives.
In The Liberty Bell: Saving the Sound of Freedom, the Mickley family realizes that they might be the only ones that can save the important Old State House Bell as they run from the British. Though they risk their lives and must leave most of their belongings behind, they know that they have an important job to do. Based on actual events, this story brings the importance of the Liberty Bell to life.
John Smith is in shackles in Work or Starve: Captain John Smith and the Jamestown Colony, but how can that be if he is to lead the colony? The colonists won’t listen to him until there is trouble! With the men and boys dying and the food nearly gone, Smith embarks on a bold journey that nearly costs his life. His relationship with Pocahontas, and her father, Powhatan are essential to the survival of the colonists.
Several major industrialists facilitated the growth of industry in America. These individuals, including Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, J. P. Morgan, and Henry Ford, were responsible for building industries that employed many people and provided commodities necessary for life in the United States.
The Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain during the 1700s and spread to America in the early 1800s as the colonies formed and grew. Industrialism provided the means for development and expansion in America as life transitioned from rural beginnings to large cities. Industry was a large factor for innovation and employment at the beginning of the twentieth century.
Immigrants from all over Europe flocked to America, bringing their hopes and their dreams with them. The influx of immigrants enriched the American culture but also provided challenges to the United States.
