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Primary Source Readers eBook Series

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  • Californians Who Made a Difference

    by Heather L. Osial ...
    Series series Primary Source Readers
    California is a state that is rich with diverse people. Its artists, activists, writers, scientists, and politicians have had a positive impact not just on the state, but also on the rest of the world. This primary source reader introduces students to some of California's influential individuals including John Muir, Dorothea Lange, Sally Ride, and Cesar Chavez. By examining primary sources like ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • Lincoln's Last Days

    The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever

    by Bill O'Reilly, Dwight Jon Zimmerman ...
    Lincoln's Last Days is a gripping account of one of the most dramatic nights in American history—of how one gunshot changed the country forever. Adapted from Bill O'Reilly's bestselling historical thriller, Killing Lincoln, this book will have young readers—and grown-ups too—hooked on history.In the spring of 1865, President Abraham Lincoln travels through Washington, D.C., after finally winning ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

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  • The Witchcraft of Salem Village

    by Shirley Jackson ...
    Series series Landmark Books
    Stories of magic, superstition, and witchcraft were strictly forbidden in the little town of Salem Village. But a group of young girls ignored those rules, spellbound by the tales told by a woman named Tituba. When questioned about their activities, the terrified girls set off a whirlwind of controversy as they accused townsperson after townsperson of being witches. Author Shirley Jackson examines ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Prairie Girl

    The Life of Laura Ingalls Wilder

    by William Anderson ...
    Illustrated by Renee Graef ...
    Series Book 32 - Little House Nonfiction
    In this charming, accessible biography of Laura Ingalls Wilder, noted Wilder historian William Anderson takes us beyond the Little House books to share the real-life events that inspired Laura’s classic stories.Black-and-white interior illustrations by Renée Graef further enhance this look at one of America’s most beloved authors, perfect for chapter book readers.What was life really like for the ... Read more

    Was $4.99 USD Now $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Who Was Daniel Boone?

    by Who HQ, S. A. Kramer ...
    Illustrated by George Ulrich ...
    Series series Who Was?
    Called the "Great Pathfinder", Daniel Boone is most famous for opening up the West to settlers through Kentucky. A symbol of America's pioneering spirit Boone was a skilled outdoorsman and an avid reader although he never attended school. Sydelle Kramer skillfully recounts Boone's many adventures such as the day he rescued his own daughter from kidnappers. ... Read more

    Was $6.99 USD Now $5.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Meet Thomas Jefferson

    by Marvin Barrett ...
    Illustrated by Pat Fogarty ...
    Series series Landmark Books
    When Thomas Jefferson was young, Virginia was still a colony of England. Jefferson thought that many English laws and taxes were unfair, so he studied hard to become a lawyer and help make better laws. Soon he and others came to believe that the colonies should become a new country, and Jefferson was chosen to write the Declaration of Independence. As the third president of the United States, he ... Read more

    Was $6.99 USD Now $3.99 USD

  • Looking Like the Enemy (The Young Reader's Edition)

    by Maureen R. Michelson, Mary Matusda Gruenewald ...
    Mary Matsuda is a typical 16-year-old girl living on Vashon Island, Washington with her family. On December 7, 1942, the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor, and Mary's life changes forever. Mary and her brother, Yoneichi, are U.S. citizens, but they are imprisoned, along with their parents, in a Japanese-American internment camp. Mary endures an indefinite sentence behind barbed wire in crowded, primitive ... Read more

    $8.69 USD

  • Mr. Ferris and His Wheel

    by Kathryn Gibbs Davis ...
    Illustrated by Gilbert Ford ...
    Science, history, and engineering combine in this uplifting nonfiction picture book about the invention of the world’s most iconic amusement park ride, the Ferris wheel.Capturing an engineer’s creative vision and mind for detail, this fully illustrated picture book biography sheds light on how the American inventor George Ferris defied gravity and seemingly impossible odds to invent the world’s ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • I, Galileo

    by Bonnie Christensen ...
    Acclaimed author-illustrator Bonnie Christensen adopts the voice of Galileo and lets him tell his own tale in this outstanding picture book biography. The first person narration gives this book a friendly, personal feel that makes Galileo's remarkable achievements and ideas completely accessible to young readers. And Christensen's artwork glows with the light of the stars he studied.Galileo's ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • The Century for Young People

    1901-1936: Becoming Modern America

    by Peter Jennings, Todd Brewster ...
    Experience the greatest moments of the 20th century with an accessible narrative that makes history come alive.Adapted from the #1 national bestseller especially for young readers!The twentieth century was a time of tremendous change, the most eventful hundred years in human history. Join Peter Jennings and Todd Brewster for a fascinating journey back in time to experience, through vivid first ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • No Way . . . Way!: USA

    by Tracey West ...
    Series series Smithsonian
    This land is your land . . . check it out!It's a big country—with all kinds of wonderful, weird, and wild facts, faces, and places to discover in each and every state. U.S.A.! U.S.A.!This fun, funky fact book is as packed full of stuff as the Smithsonian. It's a must-have for readers of the No Way . . . Way series: Road Trip, Are You My Dinner? and Stinky, Sticky, Sneaky Stuff. ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • The Hero Schliemann

    The Dreamer Who Dug for Troy

    by Laura Amy Schlitz ...
    Illustrated by Robert Byrd ...
    "Anyone with an interest in archaeology or in liars and braggarts will be drawn in by this slim biography of the hyper-imaginative Schliemann." — Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books (starred review)From Newbery Medal-winning author Laura Amy Schlitz comes an engaging illustrated biography of Heinrich Schliemann, a nineteenth-century archaeologist who most believe did find the ancient city ... Read more

    $8.09 USD