A Primary Source History of U.S. Independence

by Krystyna Poray Goddu

Overview

More than 200 years ago, Great Britain ruled the American colonies. Many colonists believed the British were ruling them unfairly. But many others wanted to remain loyal to Great Britain. Hear the words they spoke. Read the words they read. And see the differing points of view about the fight for U.S. Independence through the eyes of the people who lived it.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781491418468
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	01/01/2015
Series:	Primary Source History
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	1,097,153
Product dimensions:	7.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.20(d)
Lexile:	NC1040L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 10 Years

About the Author

Krystyna Poray Goddu has been a writer and editor for more than thirty years; her books include the non-fiction children's book, Dollmakers and Their Stories: Women Who Changed the World of Play. She reviews and writes about children’s books for Publishers Weekly magazine and The New York Times Book Review. In addition to her writing and editing experience, she works in school libraries and teaches writing to middle-school students in New York City, where she lives.

Table of Contents

Land of the free — High cost of victory — Trouble brews in Boston — Fighting begins — Declaring independence — Battles of the Revolution — Freedom.

Interviews

Tells the story through powerful primary sources from many sources , including quotations, photographs, newspaper articles, and other media Explores different points of view through primary sources Each book includes 3-5 Critical Thinking sidebars that ask the reader to more deeply analyze the primary sources, their authors, or the differing points of view Includes a selected bibliogprahy directing readers to where they can find the primary sources themselves Each book includes 2-3 infographics, such as maps, charts, or timelines

Editorial Reviews

The layout includes “critical thinking” boxes which ask the reader to compare source quotations or consider a document’s impact. . . .Titles would work well as guided introductory or overview texts at the beginning of a unit.

School Library Connection

04/01/2015
Gr 3–6—Well designed and informative, these books are ideal for those new to primary source documents. The fonts—large, plain, and bold—are offset by plain backgrounds. An apt and clearly captioned photograph appears on each page. "Critical Thinking" sidebars feature inquiries that encourage deeper consideration. In Dust Bowl, one sidebar describes how a period advertisement called the Midwest "'that garden of the world,'" then asks readers, "How might merchants and land developers have benefited by calling the area a garden?" The incorporation of primary sources adds not only academic value but a sense of immediacy as well, such as a quote in Slavery that provides a chilling account of what happened on a slave ship ("the slaves in the night were often heard making…a howling noise, something expressive of extreme anguish"). VERDICT Strong options for introducing the concept of primary source analysis.

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