American history, fresh squeezed! : 41 thirst-for-knowledge-quenching poems by Shields, Carol Diggory, Thompson, Richard, 1957-2016, illustrator instant download

American history, fresh squeezed! : 41 thirst-for-knowledge-quenching poems by Shields, Carol Diggory, Thompson, Richard, 1957-2016, illustrator instant download

80 pages : 19 cm, A collection of poems on such important events in the history of the United States as the Pilgrims' landing in Massachusetts, the Louisiana Purchase, the Civil War, Seward's Folly, the San Francisco earthquake, and more, Includes index, All-new eniac! (first computer, 1946) -- Baseball (first organized game, 1845) -- Civil War (1861-1865) -- Close calls (elections of 1876 and 2000) -- Cold War (1950-1991) -- Dangerous (rock 'n' roll, 1954-on) -- Depressing Depression (the Great Depression, 1929-1930s) -- Discovery (discovery of America, 1492) -- Explanation (Declaration of Independence, 1776) -- FDR's ABC (Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Deal, 1933-1939) -- First (dinosaurs, 245,000,000 B.C.-65,000,000 B.C.) -- Fun in the fifties (television, 1950's) -- Fun in the forties (radio, 1940s) -- Great War (World War I, 1917-1918) -- Groovy (1960's) -- Job available (Lewis and Clark/ Sacajawea, 1804) -- Kitty Hawk (Wright brothers, 1903) -- Lady (September 11, 2001) -- Manhattan (purchase of Manhattan Island, 1626) -- Mr. Seward's folly (purchase of Alaska, 1867) -- Pilgrims (Mayflower landing, 1620) -- Poor you (child labor, 1902-1915) -- Presidents on parade, part I (Washington-Tyler) -- Presidents on parade, part