| The Gettysburg Address
| The words of President Abraham Lincoln in the Gettysburg Address are as relevant and meaningful today as they were in 1863. This magnificent book is a stunning exploration of some of the most powerful words ever spoken in American history.
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| THE STUDENT'S MYTHOLOGY: A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies
| “The Student’s Mythology” is an excellent introduction into this area of studies. Its “Question/Answer” format makes it very accessible to anyone interested in world mythologies. The first part of this text covers the Greek and Roman Mythologies and the second part looks at Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies. This edition has been fully reindexed, correcting errors in earlier editions.
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| Conscience of a Conservative
| "For a man who proudly described himself as "simple," Barry Goldwater remains a historical puzzle." Barry Goldwater IS the conscience of a conservative.
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| Educating Esme: Diary of a Teacher's First Year
| Esmé Raji Codell has come to teach, and she's not going to let incompetent administrators, abusive parents, gang members, or her own insecurities get in the way. As she puts it, she has "Thirty-one children. Thirty-one chances. Thirty-one futures, our futures. Everything they become, I also become." Codell's portrait of an inner-city elementary school is funny, poignant, and inspiring. Her struggle to maintain individuality in the face of bureaucracy and her defiant stand against mediocrity wil...More
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| Government by the People
| Acclaimed for its superb writing style and comprehensive and balanced treatment of the American political system, this classic book has been thoroughly revised and updated to address the diverse and changing nature of American politics. Covers fundamental principles processes, and institutions that pertain to American government and politics at all levels.
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| Who Is Barack Obama? (Who Was...?)
| As the world now knows, Barack Obama has made history as our first African-American president. With black-and-white illustrations throughout, this biography is perfect for primary graders looking for a longer, fuller life story than is found in the author?s bestselling beginning reader Barack Obama: United States President.
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| Social Studies in Elementary Education
| For preservice, inservice, and graduate courses on social studies in elementary education. More practical than ever, this number one text retains the clarity and friendly tone of previous editions while taking a fresh look at diversity, technology, democratic citizenship, and expanding social studies across the curriculum. It details the mission of social studies education, considers the diversity of children in today's social studies classrooms, addresses the social studies curriculum, and exp...More
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| The Conservative Mind: From Burke to Eliot
| The Conservative Mind by Russell Kirk is arguably one of the greatest contributions to twentieth-century American Conservatism. Brilliant in every respect, from its conception to its choice of significant figures representing the history of intellectual conservatism, The Conservative Mind by Russell Kirk launched the modern American Conservative Movement. A must-read.
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| So You Want to be President? Revised and Updated Edition
| This new version of the Caldecott-winning classic by illustrator David Small and author Judith St. George is updated with current facts and new illustrations to include our forty-second president, George W. Bush. There are now three Georges in the catalog of presidential names, a Bush alongside the presidential family tree, and a new face on the endpaper portraiture. Hilariously illustrated by Small, this celebration by St. George shows us the foibles, quirks and humanity of forty-two men who ha...More
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| We the People: The Story of Our Constitution
| America had won the Revolution, but our troubles were far from over. The thirteen states were squabbling, the country could not pay its bills, and in Massachusetts farmers had taken up arms against the government. Was our country, which had fought so hard for its independence, going to survive? In May 1787 delegates from across the country -- including George Washington, James Madison, and Benjamin Franklin -- gathered in Philadelphia and, meeting over the course of a sweltering summer, created ...More
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| The Art of Public Speaking: With Student Text, OLC with PowerWeb, CD-ROM & Topic Finder
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| The New Big Book of U.S. Presidents: Fascinating Facts about Each and Every President, Including an American History Timeline
| Up to Date for 2008! This is the perfect introduction for young readers to the lives and times of America’s 43 most influential leaders. Just as the new president is inaugurated, readers can easily relive the course of American history through a detailed timeline, more than 50 vivid photographs and illustrations, information about each president’s term in office, and the major political issues of each era. Quick-reference sidebars provide brief summaries of the major events and important peo...More
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| Los senores del narco (Grijalbo Actualidad) (Spanish Edition)
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| Time for Kids: Presidents of the United States
| Did you know that James Monroe was the first President to appear without a wig in formal public settings? Or that George W. Bush named the first African Americans as secretaries of state? In this informative reference book by the editors of the award-winning TIME For Kids® magazine, you'll learn about the Presidents' childhoods, careers, accomplishments in office, and life after the White House. As a great plus for school reports, you'll find hundreds of fascinating facts—and the hist...More
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| Who Was Franklin Roosevelt?
| Although polio left him wheelchair bound, Franklin Delano Roosevelt took office during the Great Depression and served as president during World War II. Elected four times, he spent thirteen years in the White House. How he led the country through tremendously difficult problems, much like the ones facing America today, makes for a timely and engrossing biography.
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| We the Kids: The Preamble to the Constitution of the United States
| A long time ago some smart guys wrote the Preamble to the Constitution. You have probably read it before, but do you know what it means? And did it ever make you laugh? Now it will! Perfect for inspiring discussion in classrooms and around kitchen tables, this fun-filled and cheerfully illustrated look at the Preamble provides an accessible introduction to America's founding ideals for citizens of all ages. Includes a glossary of terms and a foreword by the artist.
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| United States Government: Democracy in Action
| FEATURING COAUTHORSHIP BY CONGRESSIONAL QUARTERLY Thanks to the partnership between Glencoe and Congressional Quarterly, this program provides a “behind-the-scenes” look at Washington never before available in any government program.
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| Capitalism 101
| "Capitalism 101" is an attack on forced altruism andequality. It calls for a change to the ways we govern our western democracies.The book is a blueprint of how a just and free society should be built in orderto survive. Ayn Rand showed us what not to do. George Orwell showed us whatwould happen if we will go the wrong way. Fifty years later, Leon Weinsteinshows us what is needed to be done as quickly as possible in order to keep ourfreedom and continue enjoying our prosperity.The system of gove...More
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| Wangari's Trees of Peace: A True Story from Africa
| As a young girl growing up in Kenya, Wangari was surrounded by trees. But years later when she returns home, she is shocked to see whole forests being cut down, and she knows that soon all the trees will be destroyed. So Wangari decides to do somethingand starts by planting nine seedlings in her own backyard. And as they grow, so do her plans. . . . This true story of Wangari Maathai, environmentalist and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, is a shining example of how one woman...More
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| At Day's Close
| AT DAY'S CLOSE charts a fresh realm of Western culture, nocturnal life from the late medieval period to the Industrial revolution. The book focuses on the cadences of daily life, investigating nighttime in its own right and resurrecting a rich and complex universe in which persons passed nearly half of their lives - a world, long-lost to historians, of blanket fairs, night freaks, and curtain lectures, of sun-suckers, moon-cursers and night-kings. It is not only the vocabulary that has disappear...More
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