A History of US - The First Americans

Recommended by the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy as an exemplary informational text.Thousands of years--way before Christopher Columbus set sail--wandering tribes of hunters made their way from Asia across the Bering land bridge to North America. They didn't know it, but they had discovered a New World. The First Americans is a fascinating re-creation of pre-Columbian Native American life, and it's an adventure of a lifetime! Hunt seals with the Inuit; harvest corn on a cliff-top mesa; hunt the mighty buffalo; and set sail with Leif Erickson, Columbus, and all the early great explorers--Cabot, Balboa, Ponce de Leon, Cortes, Henry the Navigator, and more--in this brilliantly told story of America before it was America.About the Series:Master storyteller Joy Hakim has excited millions of young minds with the great drama of American history in her award-winning series A History of US. Recommended by the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy as an exemplary informational text, A History of US weaves together exciting stories that bring American history to life. Hailed by reviewers, historians, educators, and parents for its exciting, thought-provoking narrative, the books have been recognized as a break-through tool in teaching history and critical reading skills to young people. In ten books that span from Prehistory to the 21st century, young people will never think of American history as boring again.

Product details

• Authors: Joy Hakim, Hakim Joy
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 11 to 14
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 12.02.2007
• EAN: 9780195327151
• ISBN: 978-0-19-532715-1
• No. of pages: 183
• Dimensions: 184 mm x 222 mm x 13 mm
• Series: History of US (Paperback); A History of US; History of Us; A History of US; History of US (Paperback); A History of US: The First Americans; A ^AHistory of US
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > History, politics; JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / United States / General, Social Issues: War & Conflict Issues (Children's/Ya), Warfare, Battles, Armed Forces (Children's/Ya), Children’s / Teenage social topics: War and conflict issues, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Native American