History Books for Kids

Who Was Napoleon

Napoleon Bonaparte, the decorated French military leader is known for conquering much of Europe in the early nineteenth century, but how much do you really know about him?

Where Is The Serengeti

Help inspire a love of nature and an appreciation for the wonders of creation with Where Is The Serengeti! This 112 page book, written by Nico Medina and illustrated by Manuel Gutierrez, teaches readers about the animals, peoples, and landscapes of East Africa's vast Serengeti savannah. Readers will learn facts about famed animals like lions, wildebeests, crocodiles, zebras, and more. This is a great book to inspire lifelong learning. Order yours today!&nbsp;

What is the Constitution

Where were the Seven Wonders

Where is the North Pole

Who was Alexander the Great

The Unexpected Light of Thomas Alva Edison

Thomas Alva Edison couldn't focus in school, and caused trouble at home. Where others saw a distracted and mischievous boy, his mother saw imagination and curiosity. While he was only 7 years old, Al was educated by his mother at home, who understood she could unlock his potential through non-conventional learning, allowing him freedom to explore, dream, and be inquisitive. Those early years of encouragement, motivation, and loving guidance paved the future for Al, and formed the courageous man who would apply those valuable lessons to inventing the phonograph, motion picture camera, light bulb, and more.

What Was the Titanic

Near, far, wherever it is in history, the story of the Titanic will always go on. People have been captivated by the disastrous sinking of the Titanic for over 100 years. Young readers can find out why the great ship went down and how it was discovered seventy-five years later.
At 2:20 AM on April 15, 1912, the Royal Mail Steamer Titanic, the largest passenger steamship of this time, met its unfortunate end after crashing into an iceberg. Of the 2,240 passengers and crew onboard, only 705 survived. Over 100 years later, today&#39;s readers can get swept up in the mystery that surrounds the ship that was originally labeled unsinkable.
Chapters include:
- The Age of Steam 
- Building the Titanic 
- Fitting Out the Ship 
- Stuff and More Stuff 
- Life aboard the Ship 
- Warnings 
- Iceberg! 
- Abandon Ship! 
- Rescue 
- The Lost 
- Discovery 
- What If?

What Was the Boston Tea Party

Have you ever heard the mantra, &quot;No taxation without representation&quot;? The Boston Tea Party remains an iconic event of the American Revolution, outraged by the tax on tea, American colonists chose to destroy the tea by dumping it into the water. Learn all about the famed colonialists who fought against the British Monarchy, and read about this act of rebellion from our history. The Boston Tea Party is brought to life with black-and-white illustrations throughout, along with sixteen pages of photos.
Chapters include:
- What Was the Boston Tea Party? 
- Why Taxes? Why Tea? 
- Children Die in Boston 
- At the Green Dragon Tavern 
- Party Time 
- High Spirits&mdash;for a Short Time 
- Boston Goes Hungry 
- What the Boston Tea Party Created 
- After the Party

What Is Congress

Congress, the branch of government closest to average Americans. Kids can get an overview of what congress truly is.
Jill Abramson, bestselling author and the first woman to become executive editor of The New York Times, is a self-confessed political junkie. She wrote this to be the book she wished she had as a young reader. What Is Congress? clearly and concisely explains what exactly Congress does, and includes fascinating stories, including the bloody beating in the Senate of a lawmaker in the pre-Civil War days, the Watergate hearings, and Senator Joe McCarthy&#39;s shameful witch hunt of Communists. Kids may gain an interest in running for Congress one day when they learn fun facts, such as the special candy desk in the Senate, and the fat that all lawmakers can bring their dogs to work.
Chapters include:
- What Is Congress? 
- In the Beginning 
- Capital vs. Capitol 
- How It Works 
- Trouble from the Start 
- Breaking Away 
- Reconstruction 
- A Big Step Backward 
- Looking Out for Ordinary People 
- Power Shifts to the President 
- The Red Scare 
- A Fairer America 
- Watergate 
- Dividing Lines 
- Timelines 
- Bibliography
- 112 pages 
- Early chapter book format 
- 80 black and white illustrations 
- 16-page photo insert 
- Part of the What Was? series 
- Recommended for ages 8 to 12

What Was the Plague

<div>Oh, rats! Take a deeper look at what really caused the Black Death, the deadliest pandemic recorded in human history.</div>

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<div>While news of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 shocked the world in 2020, it still isn&#39;t the largest and deadliest pandemic in history. That title is still held by the Plague. This disease, also known as the Black Death, spread throughout Asia, Africa, and Europe in the fourteenth century and claimed an astonishing 50 million lives by the time it officially ended. Author Roberta Edwards takes readers back to these grimy and horrific years, revealing just how this pandemic began, how society reacted to the disease, and the impact it left on the world.</div>

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<div>- 112 pages 
- Early chapter book format 
- 80 black-and-white illustrations 
- 16-page photo insert 
- Part of the Who HQ series 
- Recommended for ages 8 to 12</div>

Who Were the Navajo Code Talkers

<div>Discover how a heroic group of American Indian men created a secret, unbreakable code, and helped the United States win major battles during World War II.</div>

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<div>When the United States joined the Second World War in 1941, the battle against Nazi and Axis powers had already been under way for two years. In order to win the war, and protect its soldiers, the US Marines recruited twenty-nine Navajo men to create a secret code that could be used to send military messages quickly and securely across battlefields. Author James Buckley Jr. reveals how these brave and intelligent men developed their amazing code, recounts some of their riskiest missions, and shares how the country treated them before, during, and after the war.</div>

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