Dream of Manifest Destiny: Immigrants and the Westward Expansion

Contributor(s): Christopher, Nick (Author)

ISBN: 9781508140719

Publisher: PowerKids Press

Binding Types:

Paperback

$11.00

Digicover (1-4 copies)

$23.95 (Final Price)

Readerbound (5-99 copies)

$22.75 (100+ copies: $22.00)

List/retail price:

$11.00

Pub Date: December 30, 2015

Dewey: 978.02

LCCN: 2015023454

Lexile Code: 1050

Features: Illustrated, Index

Target Age Group: 09 to 12

Physical Info: 0.10" H x 8.30" L x 6.80" W ( 0.15 lbs) 24 pages

BISAC Categories:

Juvenile Fiction | General

Series: Spotlight on Immigration and Migration

Accelerated Reader® Info

Quiz #:0000179992 ( Dream of Manifest Destiny: Immigrants and the Westward Expansion)

Reading level: 6.00

Interest level: MG

Point value: 0.5

Descriptions, Reviews, etc.

Description: Manifest Destiny was the belief that the United States was meant to reach from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. The story of how it was achieved is full of excitement, which readers discover as they explore this pivotal period in American history. Important social studies curriculum topics, including immigration and westward expansion, are presented in an engaging way. Historical images allow readers to place themselves on a wagon train or a railroad. Primary sources are included throughout the text to help readers gain experience relating those sources of information to what they know about history.

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