It has been said that those who fail history will always end up repeating it. The beauty of Biography books is that they point out specific people from different walks of life and explain how and why this person made a difference in our world. If you are wanting to learn and experience where our heroes come from and what makes them so extraordinary, reach for a biography. After all by learning from other's experiences, conflicts, and lives we are really teaching ourselves.
QCC requirements 2nd grade
Topic: Reading
Standard:
Reads a variety of materials
for information and pleasure.
Topic: Reading
Standard: Reads for a variety of
purposes in
different kinds of texts.
Susan B. Anthony
by Martha E. H. Rustad
Consulting Editor, Gail Saunders-Smith, Ph.D.
photo researcher, Kimberly Danger
summary by Kim Stewart
This book is about one of the best known advocates of womens wrights, Susan B. Anthony. The author accounts for her life and accomplishments from her birth to her death. The photos used in the book highlight key points in her life as well as help to tell the story.
Susan B. Anthony was a great figure in history. She was born in Massachusetts in 1820 and died in 1906. A silver dollar was made in commemoration of her achievements. Her cause lead Congress to pass the 19th Amendment.
What was the 19th Amendment?
What did Susan B. Anthony do?
Harriet Tubman
Written by: Wil Mara
Pictures and Photo source: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Summary By : Holley Newkirk
Jump into the world of a true hero, Harriet Tubman. This book is a
great tool that helps students understand and appreciate the life and
work of a woman who was able to show the world what it meant to be
free. With amazing courage and an extraordinary spirit Harriet Tubman
dedicated her life to helping free slaves through the Underground
Railroad. After the Civil War had ended Harriet Tubman continued to
help free slaves and work toward making all men and women free.
Mr. Mara's Rookie Biographies series features historical and contemporary people who will captivate emergent readers. Mr.Mara is a great resource for history because he has researched so many legends and heroes and written over fifty books about pioneering men and women from diverse cultures, eras, and fields.
Can you remember an experience when you tried to do the right thing but others might have disagreed with you?
How would you feel if you were owned by another person? What are some things you might not be able to do if you were a slave?
Mr. Mara's Rookie Biographies series features historical and contemporary people who will captivate emergent readers. Mr.Mara is a great resource for history because he has researched so many legends and heroes and written over fifty books about pioneering men and women from diverse cultures, eras, and fields.
This
portrait of Harriet Tubman was created by a 2nd grader from Lewiston
Elementary School in Maine.
This book is a very special book
because
it helps students learn about extraordinary people. A book that helps
us
understand who these people are and how they came to be so amazing is
called a Biography. This biography is going to introduce us to the life
and work of Harriet Tubman, who helped do some pretty amazing things
that would change the country forever.
Can you remember an experience when you tried to do the right thing but others might have disagreed with you?
How would you feel if you were owned by another person? What are some things you might not be able to do if you were a slave?
Discover The Life Of An
Explorer
Christopher Columbus
Trish
Kline:Author
James P. Rowan, Library of Congress, Archive Photos: photographers
Summary By Megan Ellis
James P. Rowan, Library of Congress, Archive Photos: photographers
Summary By Megan Ellis
Trish Kline is a seasoned curriculum writer. She has written a great number of nonfiction books for libraries and schools. Her print publishing credits include two dozen books as well as hundreds of newspaper and magazine articles, anthologies, short stories, poetry, and plays. She currently lives in Helena Montana.
This picture was retrieved from
www.sailtexas.com.
This
book is very exciting for
children to read. They can learn about
the many oceans Christopher Columbus sailed and how he followed his
dreams. He had great adventures by sea,
land, and river!
Where did Christopher Columbus
claim his land?
Who
did he ask for supplies and
sailors?