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Profiles From History Volume 1
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046584
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9781931397575
Grade 3-5
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Description
Features 20 individuals who lived between 1200 and 1890. As a required resource for Paths of Exploration, this volume focuses on explorers and other groundbreakers.
Publisher's Description of Profiles From History Volume 1
The first volume of Profiles from History relates Stories of Those Who Are Worthy of Remembrance, taking a fresh look a familiar faces. Along with beautiful illustrations and fascinating stories, this book encourages children to think about the motivations of twenty historical figures. Activities and discussion questions help students recognize the effect these individuals have had on history.
Did you know...
- Benjamin Franklin had such an impact that nearly 20,000 people attended his funeral?
- Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press to make the written word available to all, not just to the wealthy?
- Pocahontas bravely risked her life on more than one occasion to save others?
- Francois Millet was one of the first to paint common people with honor and dignity?
- Jesse Applegate blazed a safer trail out west so that others would never have to experience his pain?
Profiles include a variety of fun activities such as crossword puzzles, word scrambles and sequencing. Timeline figures add depth and perspective. Make learning personal and memorable with Profiles from History.
The profiles include: Marco Polo, Johannes Gutenberg, William Bradford, Squanto, Galileo, John Smith, Leonardo da Vinci, Pochahontas, William Shakespeare, Michelangelo, James Cook, George Frideric Handel, Benjamin Franklin, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, Thomas Jefferson, Sacagawea, Mozart, Zebulon Pike, Francois Millet, and Jesse Applegate.
Category Description for Profiles From History (Geography Matters)
Most of us know that Captain Cook explored Australia, New Zealand and the Hawaiian Islands. But did you know that it was his hard work studying math, navigation and astronomy that won him the recognition to be sent on those expeditions? These engaging books are full of little tidbits like that, with a focus on the character of famous individuals, not just their accomplishments. The lives of twenty famous individuals are examined in each book. Volume 1 emphasizes explorers, inventors, artists, musicians, and statesmen, while Volume 2 focuses on American heroes. Volume 3 features influential American leaders including George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and Helen Keller. Each profile also features discussion questions, extension activities, word puzzles and timelines that put the individual's life in perspective to other events of the time. Now available as a downloadable PDF for any device that has Acrobat Reader capabilities. Although required resources for the Trail Guide to Learning curriculum, you could use this with many other history studies or independently. Written by Ashley Wiggers. 200+ pgs each, pb. Reproducible for family use. - Jess
Details
| Product Format: | Softcover Book |
|---|---|
| Brand: | Geography Matters |
| Author: | Ashley M. Wiggers |
| Grades: | 3-5 |
| ISBN: | 9781931397575 |
| Length in Inches: | 9 |
| Width in Inches: | 7.5 |
| Height in Inches: | 0.5 |
| Weight in Pounds: | 0.9 |
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