Written In Bone

Sally M. Walker

Mary Anning Fossil Hunter

Biographies & Memoirs

Professionals & Academics

scholastic

On December 6, 1917 two ships collided in Halifax Harbour. One ship was loaded top to bottom with munitions and one held relief supplies, both intended for wartorn Europe. The resulting blast flattened two towns, Halifax and Dartmouth, and killed nearly 2,000 people. As if that wasn't devastating enough, a blizzard hit the next day, dumping more than a foot of snow on the area and paralyzing much-needed relief efforts.Fascinating, edge-of-your-seat storytelling based on original source material conveys this harrowing account of tragedy and recovery. This thoroughly-researched and documented book can be worked into multiple aspects of the common core curriculum.

Blizzard of Glass: The Halifax Explosion of 1917

Listening Library

Attractively illustrated book for adolescent readers.

Secrets of a Civil War Submarine: Solving the Mysteries of the H.L. Hunley

History

Americas

Describes the Halifax Explosion of 1917 in detail and with photos.

Blizzard of Glass

Scholastic. Inc.

Jackie Robinson

Bt Bound

Introducing new readers to some of history's most interesting and important people, these biographies focus on the pivotal episodes that show what kind of person the subject is (or was) and how he or she came to be famous. Although written in a story format, these books are not fictionalized accounts. A chronology of major events follows the story, along with a brief summary of the subject's life. The first African American to break the color barrier in modern major league baseball, Jackie Robinson was one of the greatest players of all time. Forced to put up with angry, hateful fans and players when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers, Robinson's strength of character and perseverance allowed him to set the standard for all future players.

Jackie Robinson (On My Own Biographies (Paperback))

Teen & Young Adult

Perfection Learning

Earthquakes (Early Bird Earth Science)

Science & Math

Earth Sciences

Lerner Books

On July 28, 1996, two young men stumbled upon human bones in the shallow water along the shore of the Columbia River near Kennewick, Washington. Was this an unsolved murder? The remnants of some settler's or Native American's unmarked grave? What was the story behind this skeleton? Within weeks, scientific testing yielded astonishing news: the bones were more than 9,000 years old! The skeleton instantly escalated from interesting to extraordinary. He was an individual who could provide firsthand evidence about the arrival of humans in North America. The bones found scattered in the mud acquired a name: Kennewick Man. Authors Sally M. Walker and Douglas W. Owsley take you through the painstaking process of how scientists determined who Kennewick Man was and what his life was like. New research, never-before-seen photos of Kennewick Man's remains, and a lifelike facial reconstruction will introduce you to one of North America's earliest residents. But the story doesn't end there. Walker and Owsley also introduce you to a handful of other Paleoamerican skeletons, exploring their commonalities with Kennewick Man. Together, their voices form a chorus to tell the complex tale of how humans came to North America―if we will only listen.

Their Skeletons Speak: Kennewick Man and the Paleoamerican World (Exceptional Social Studies Title for Intermediate Grades)

Douglas W. Owsley

Education & Reference

Carolrhoda Books ®

The Eighteen Penny Goose (I Can Read Books (Harper Paperback))

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