Social Studies

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The Farmer

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Explores the daily lives and roles of farmers in colonial America. Includes full-color photographs and illustrations, a glossary, and further reading sources.

The Farmer

The Glassblower

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Explores the daily lives of glassblowers in colonial America and examines the many tasks they performed in their communities. Outlines several of the techniques and tools used by glassblowers, and includes full-color photographs and illustrations, a glossary, and further reading sources.

The Glassblower

The Innkeeper

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Presents information about America's Colonial Period and depicts the daily chores that were part of running an inn and discusses the important role of an innkeeper in the colonial community. Includes illustrations, a glossary, and an index.

The Innkeeper

The Miller

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Explores the communities of Colonial America and the role mills played in their survival, discussing how mills work, why they were necessary, and the life of the millers that ran them.

The Miller

The Printer

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Takes a look at the role and work of the printer in American colonial communities. Features many color photos and illustrations, a glossary, and a list of information resources.

The Printer

The Schoolmaster

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A look at the daily life of a colonial schoolmaster and his role in early American communities. Includes many color illustrations and a glossary.

The Schoolmaster

The Shoemaker

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Explores the daily lives and roles of shoemakers in colonial America. Includes full-color photographs and illustrations, a glossary, and further reading sources.

The Shoemaker

The Silversmith

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Explores the daily lives and roles of silversmiths in colonial America. Includes full-color photographs and illustrations, a glossary, and further reading sources.

The Silversmith

The Surveyor

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Explores the daily lives and roles of surveyors in colonial America. Includes full-color photographs and illustrations, a glossary, and further reading sources.

The Surveyor

The Tailor

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Explores the daily lives of tailors in colonial America and examines the many tasks they performed in their communities. Outlines several of the techniques and tools used by tailors, and includes full-color photographs and illustrations, a glossary, and further reading sources.

The Tailor

The Tanner

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Explores the daily lives of tanners in colonial America and examines the many tasks they performed in their communities. Outlines several of the techniques and tools used by tanners, and includes full-color photographs and illustrations, a glossary, and further reading sources.

The Tanner

Voice of Freedom Fannie Lou Hamer: Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement

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Copies: 6

"Hard as we work for nothing, there must be some way we can change things...There must be something else."

Voice of Freedom Fannie Lou Hamer: Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement

Ada Byron Lovelace and the Thinking Machine

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Ada Lovelace, the daughter of the famous romantic poet, Lord Byron, develops her creativity through science and math. When she meets Charles Babbage, the inventor of the first mechanical computer, Ada understands the machine better than anyone else and writes the world's first computer program in order to demonstrate its capabilities.

Ada Byron Lovelace and the Thinking Machine

Art&

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Curriculum resource for teachers includes:

  • 20 Reproductions
  • Teachers guide to lessons and activities for fifth and sixth graders (book)
  • Teachers guide to lessons and activities for fifth and sixth graders (cd)

The teachers guide includes four lessons designed to teach a subject through works of art. The four subjects are:

Seven and a half Tons of Steel

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Copies: 6

There is a ship, a navy ship. It is called the USS New York. It is big like other navy ships, and it sails like other navy ships, but there is something special about the USS New York.

Following the events of September 11, 2001, a steel beam from the World Trade Center towers was given to the United States Navy.

The beam was driven from New York to a foundry in Louisiana.

Metal workers heated the beam to a high, high temperature.

Chippers and grinders, painters and polishers worked on the beam for months.

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Seven and a half Tons of Steel

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