Pub Date: July 10, 2001
Dewey: 966.9
LCCN: 00011642
Lexile Code: 0000
Features: Annotated, Bibliography, Maps
Target Age Group: 10 to 13
Physical Info: 0.51" H x 9.36" L x 7.16" W ( 0.82 lbs) 112 pages
BISAC Categories:
Political Science | General | Science | Earth Sciences | Geography | History | Africa
Description:
Fulfills the standards: "Read texts to build an understanding of texts, themselves, and the culture of the U.S." and "Read from many periods to build an understanding of human experience" from the National English Education Standards for Middle School.
Fulfills the standards; "Chronological Thinking," "Historical Comprehension," "Historical Analysis and Interpretation," "Historical Research Capabilities," and "Historical Issues-analysis and Decision Making" from the National History education Standards for Grades 5-12.
Fulfils the standards: "Culture," "Time, Continuity, and Change," "People, Places, and Environments," "Power, Authority, and Governance," and "Global Connections" from the National Council for the Social Studies Curriculum Standards for Middle School.
Review Quotes: "A well-written and well-organized overview of the country's geography, turbulent history, culture, religions, people, and government, The textual sidebars, highlighting places, people, and culture and interesting and informative. A useful resource for reports."