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A History of US: The First Americans: Prehistory-1600 A History of US Book One
Joy Hakim
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Paperback. Thousands of years-way before Christopher Columbus set sail-wandering tribes of hunters made their way from Asia across the Bering land bridge to North America. Series: A History of US. Num Pages: 192 pages, 204 illus. BIC Classification: YNJ; YXZW. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 232 x 192 x 11. Weight in Grams: 402.
Recommended by the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy as an exemplary informational text. Thousands of years--way before Christopher Columbus set sail--wandering tribes of hunters made their way from Asia across the Bering land bridge to North America. They didn't know it, but they had discovered a New World. The First Americans is a fascinating re-creation of pre-Columbian Native American life, and it's an adventure of a lifetime! Hunt seals with the Inuit; harvest corn on a cliff-top mesa; hunt the mighty buffalo; and set sail with Leif Erickson, Columbus, and all the early great ... Read more
Recommended by the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy as an exemplary informational text. Thousands of years--way before Christopher Columbus set sail--wandering tribes of hunters made their way from Asia across the Bering land bridge to North America. They didn't know it, but they had discovered a New World. The First Americans is a fascinating re-creation of pre-Columbian Native American life, and it's an adventure of a lifetime! Hunt seals with the Inuit; harvest corn on a cliff-top mesa; hunt the mighty buffalo; and set sail with Leif Erickson, Columbus, and all the early great ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Condition
New
Series
A History of US
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195327151
SKU
V9780195327151
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About Joy Hakim
Joy Hakim, a former teacher, editor, and writer won the prestigious James Michener Prize for her series, A History of US, which has sold over 4 million copies nationwide. A graduate of Smith College and Goucher College she spent years teaching students from elementary school up to the college level. She also served as an Associate Editor at Norfolk's Virginian-Pilot, ... Read more
Reviews for A History of US: The First Americans: Prehistory-1600 A History of US Book One
[An] exciting series... Ms. Hakim braids multiple narratives together to bring alive material long dead to children's imaginations.
The New York Times Book Review
Joy Hakim didn't rewrite history. But she did make it a whole lot more fun to read.
Education Week
Readers young and old will find themselves amused, amazed, and engrossed by this ... Read more
The New York Times Book Review
Joy Hakim didn't rewrite history. But she did make it a whole lot more fun to read.
Education Week
Readers young and old will find themselves amused, amazed, and engrossed by this ... Read more