Category Archives: History

A Lion to Guard Us

A Lion to Guard Us
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‘A favorite author uses an actual incident from 1609 to base a story of three impoverished children left alone in London who make their way to the Virginia colony in search of their father. . . . Fine engrossing historical fiction.’ —TE.

Notable 1981 Children’s Trade Books in Social Studies (NCSS/CBC)
Children’s Books of 1981 (Library of Congress)

Squanto, Friend Of The Pilgrims (Scholastic Biography)

Squanto, Friend Of The Pilgrims (Scholastic Biography)
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Tells of the adventurous life of the Wampanoag Indian, Squanto.

Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction

Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction
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Text and detailed drawings follow the planning and construction of a magnificent Gothic cathedral in the imaginary French town of Chutreaux during the thirteenth century.

Ship

Ship
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In Ship we join a group of underwater archaeologists as they search for a long-lost caravel in the reefs of the Caribbean Sea. A combination of drawings, maps, and diagrams details the ship’s recovery, and as clues to the past are pieced together, a story emerges – of the triumphant birth of the ship Magdalena from Spain, and its tragic voyage to a far-away continent.

Mill

Mill
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The mills at Wicksbridge are imaginary, but their planning, construction, and operation are quite typical of mills developed in New England throughout the nineteenth century.