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Motorcycles

Vicky Franchino (author)

Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing ISBN: 9781602793873

Who was the first person to ride a motorcycle? How did they come up with idea? Who makes the fastest motorcycle? This "Innovation in Transportation" book, Motorcycles, takes a look at the people and creative ideas that have changed the way we think about motorcycles.

Swimming

Stephen Timblin (author)

Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing ISBN: 9781602794078

In the complex world of the 21st century, the ability to use innovation to solve problems or make products better is a critical skill for kids to possess. This book uses a sport kid's love, swimming, to highlight how innovation has been used to make the sport and the people who compete in it, better.

Skateboarding

Jim Fitzpatrick (author)

Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing ISBN: 9781602794085

In the complex world of the 21st century, the ability to use innovation to solve problems or make products better is a critical skill for kids to possess. This book uses a sport kid's love, skateboarding, to highlight how innovation has been used to make the sport and the people who play it, better.

Snowboarding

Jim Fitzpatrick (author)

Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing ISBN: 9781602794092

In the complex world of the 21st century, the ability to use innovation to solve problems or make products better is a critical skill for kids to possess. This book uses a sport kid's love, snowboarding, to highlight how innovation has been used to make the sport and the people who play it, better.

Golf

Jim Buckley (author)

Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing ISBN: 9781602794115

In the complex world of the 21st century, the ability to use innovation to solve problems or make products better is a critical skill for kids to possess. This book uses a sport kid's love, golf, to highlight how innovation has been used to make the game and the people who play it, better.

Basketball

Ellen Labrecque (author)

Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing ISBN: 9781602794054

In the complex world of the 21st century, the ability to use innovation to solve problems or make products better is a critical skill for kids to possess. This book uses a sport kid's love, basketball, to highlight how innovation has been used to make the game and the people who play them better.

Baseball

Michael Teitelbaum (author)

Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing ISBN: 9781602794047

In the complex world of the 21st century, the ability to use innovation to solve problems or make products better is a critical skill for kids to possess. This book uses a sport kid's love, baseball, to highlight how innovation has been used to make the game and the people who play them better.

Football

Jim Gigliotti (author)

Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing ISBN: 9781602794061

In the complex world of the 21st century, the ability to use innovation to solve problems or make products better is a critical skill for kids to possess. This book uses a sport kid's love, football, to highlight how innovation has been used to make the game and the people who play it, better.

Blogs

Lucia Raatma (author)

Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing ISBN: 9781602797581

The term "blog" was coined in 1997. Less than 10 years later there were over 150 million blogs. How did that happen? Who is responsible for their development? This book explores the role innovation and innovators had in the development of blogs.

Democratic Republic of Congo

G.S. Prentzas (author)

Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing ISBN: 9781610805308

Learn about the history, culture, and geography of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Thailand

Lucia Raatma (author)

Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing ISBN: 9781610805285

Learn about the history, culture, and geography of Thailand.

Turkey

Vicky Franchino (author)

Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing ISBN: 9781610805292

Learn about the history, culture, and geography of Turkey.

The Orphan Trains

Peggy Caravantes (author)

Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing ISBN: 9781624314582

This book relays the factual details of the orphan trains that sent East Coast orphans to be with families in the Midwest and West. The narrative provides multiple accounts of the event, and readers learn details from the point of view of an orphan child heading to the Midwest, a Midwestern family awaiting a child, and a New York City child welfare worker. This book offers opportunities to compare and contrast various perspectives in the text while gathering and analyzing information about an historical event.

The Salem Witch Trials

Kristin Marciniak (author)

Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing ISBN: 9781624317217

This book relays the factual details of the Salem witch trials that took place in colonial Massachusetts in the late 1600s. The narrative provides multiple accounts of the event, and readers learn details through the point of view of a minister, an accused witch, and an accuser. The text offers opportunities to compare and contrast various perspectives in the text while gathering and analyzing information about a historical event.

The Story of the Hoover Dam

Kelly Milner Halls (author)

Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing ISBN: 9781624317224

This book relays the factual details of the story of the Hoover Dam, which was built in the 1930s. The narrative provides multiple accounts of the event, and readers learn details through the point of view of a Colorado River explorer, a dam worker, and a dam worker's daughter. The text offers opportunities to compare and contrast various perspectives in the text while gathering and analyzing information about a historical event.

The Sinking of the Titanic

Marcia Amidon Lusted (author)

Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing ISBN: 9781624314599

This book relays the factual details of the sinking of the luxury cruise ship Titanic. The narrative provides multiple accounts of the event, and readers learn details from the point of view of a crewmember, a first-class passenger, and a steerage passenger. This book offers opportunities to compare and contrast various perspectives in the text while gathering and analyzing information about an historical event.

The Underground Railroad

Sheila Griffin Llanas (author)

Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing ISBN: 9781624314612

This book relays the factual details of the Underground Railroad and slavery in the United States. The narrative provides multiple accounts of the events, and readers learn details from the point of view of a slave, a slave owner, and a conductor on the railroad. This book offers opportunities to compare and contrast various perspectives in a text while gathering and analyzing information about an historical event.

The Battle of the Alamo

Peggy Caravantes (author)

Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing ISBN: 9781624317187

This book relays the factual details of the Battle of the Alamo that took place in 1836 during the Texas Revolution. The narrative provides multiple accounts of the event, and readers learn details through the point of view of a Texan army commander, a Mexican soldier, and a survivor at the Alamo. The text offers opportunities to compare and contrast various perspectives in the text while gathering and analyzing information about a historical event.

The Japanese Internment Camps

Rachel A. Bailey (author)

Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing ISBN: 9781624317200

This book relays the factual details of the Japanese internment camps in the United States during World War II. The narrative provides multiple accounts of the event, and readers learn details through the point of view of a child at an internment camp, a Japanese-American soldier, and a worker at the Manzanar War Relocation Center. The text offers opportunities to compare and contrast various perspectives in the text while gathering and analyzing information about a historical event.

The Oregon Trail and Westward Expansion

Kristin Marciniak (author)

Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing ISBN: 9781624314575

This book relays the factual details of the Oregon Trail and the United States' westward expansion in the 1800s. The narrative provides multiple accounts of the event, and readers learn details through the point of view of a pioneer, a Native American in a territory crossed by the trail, and a U.S. soldier at a government outpost. The text offers opportunities to compare and contrast various perspectives in the text while gathering and analyzing information about an historical event.

The 1980 U.S. Olympic Boycott

Martin Gitlin (author)

Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing ISBN: 9781624317170

This book relays the factual details of the 1980 U.S. Olympic boycott. The narrative provides multiple accounts of the event, and readers learn details through the point of view of a Soviet athlete, a U.S. athlete, and a member of the United States Olympic Committee. The text offers opportunities to compare and contrast various perspectives in the text while gathering and analyzing information about a historical event.

The Attack on Pearl Harbor

Katherine Krieg (author)

Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing ISBN: 9781624314513

This book relays factual details of the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 through multiple accounts of the event. Readers learn details through the point of view of a U.S. Soldier at Pearl Harbor, a Japanese military commander, and a Hawaiian worker near the military base. This book offers opportunities to compare and contrast various narrative perspectives in the text while gathering and analyzing information about an historical event.

The Battle of Bunker Hill

Marcia Amidon Lusted (author)

Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing ISBN: 9781624314520

This book relays the factual details of the Battle of Bunker Hill that took place during the American Revolutionary War. The narrative provides multiple accounts of the event, and readers learn details through the point of view of a Minuteman, a British soldier, and a colonial woman running an inn. This book offers opportunities to compare and contrast various perspectives in a text while gathering and analyzing information about an historical event.

The Battle of Gettysburg

Roberta Baxter (author)

Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing ISBN: 9781624314537

This book relays the factual details of the Battle of Gettysburg that took place during the U.S. Civil War. The narrative provides multiple accounts of the event, and readers learn details through the point of view of a Confederate soldier, a Union soldier, and a woman merchant near the battle. The text offers opportunities to compare and contrast various perspectives in the text while gathering and analyzing information about an historical event.

Iran

G.S. Prentzas (author)

Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing ISBN: 9781610805278

Learn about the history, culture, and geography of Iran.