Highlights presents Arbor Day written by Ellen Garin. J. Sterling Morton celebrated the first Arbor Day on April 10, 1872, in Nebraska. He wanted people to plant as many trees as they could to help the land and the economy. The celebration of Arbor Day had spread to at least 30 states by 1920. Arbor Day is celebrated in most states and around the world on the last Friday in April.
Kayla has a special family. Her dad is African American and her mom is Caucasian. She is like her mom and her dad, but different, too. She loves Sunday when all her grandparents come for dinner to laugh and talk together.
The book profiles six people working in different careers-a hairdresser, a musician, a ship captain, a florist, a factory worker, and a nurse. At the end, readers are asked what job they would like to do when they grow up.
The Lincoln Memorial was built in 1922 to celebrate President Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln led the country during the Civil War, his decisions ended slavery and united all the states of America. His memorial in Washington, D.C., is visited by many people and is the location for many speeches for freedom.
The Jefferson Memorial honors Thomas Jefferson, a Founding Father and inventor who wrote the Declaration of Independence and helped define the promise of America.
The Statue of Liberty was a gift from France to the United States to celebrate America's 100th birthday in 1876. The statue is on Liberty Island, next to Ellis Island, and stands 305 feet high. This book discusses her assembly, as well as repairs made 100 years later in 1986.
This selection tells the history of cliff dwellings discovered in Mesa Verde, Colorado. It covers cultural and technical aspects of Ancestral Puebloan life, as well as the modern history of the site as a national park.
Highlights presents A Garden Grows written by Ellen Garin. Grandma and Miko plant a vegetable garden. Grandma teaches Miko how to take care of the plants. When the vegetables are ready, Grandma and Miko pick them and eat them.
