Biographies For Grades 4-8 Correlated to the Curriculum
Extend the learning through this new biography series. The Library of American Lives and Times use extensive primary resources as it brings American history to life for your students. Learn about some of the greatest players who helped in shaping America as it grew from a colony to a world super power. Through a chronological narrative, enriched with diary entries, letters, and other primary documents, students will learn about the various stages of our nation's development, as well as learning to think about history from the perspective of both individuals and society. By learning about history from a particular and unique biographical perspective, each student will learn about the following themes that form the framework for the social studies standards: Culture; People, Places, and Environments; Individual Development and Identity; Individuals, Groups, and Institutions; Power, Authority, and Governance; Production, Distribution, and Consumption; Global Connections: Civic Ideals and Practices. These books are comprehensive biographical treatments of important Americans, emphasizing not just their lives, but the times in which they lived.
A politician, orator, and patriot, Patrick Henry summed up the greatest goal of his times with the words "Give me liberty or give me death." In profession and oration, he committed himself to the cause of just and fair government first for the colonies, then the new nation.
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The Kuklas' careful research brings to life the man best known for his "Give me liberty or give me death" speech. They explore this very human Founding Father, who was one of the first, and most eloquent, defenders of freedom. Benjamin Becker narrates with passion and appropriate eloquence. His clear and concise delivery gives flesh and bone to a man of contradictions: This great believer in individual freedom abhorred slavery yet held 90 slaves. Notes, separated from the text by a tone and read by a different voice, and a timeline at the end of the book clarify its historical context. N.E.M. (c) AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine
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