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The American Story: 100 True Tales from American History
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by Jennifer Armstrong and Roger Roth
Sales Rank: 21898
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Discount: 34 %
List Price: $34.95
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Features
Reading level: Ages 9-12
Cover Type: Hard Cover with 368 pages
Published by: Knopf Books for Young Readers August 22, 2006
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0375812563
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0375812569
Book Dimensions:
10.9 x 9.1 x 1.2 inches
Weighs: 3.6 pounds
From School Library Journal
Starred Review. Grade 4-7–This collection of lively tales demonstrates the broad base of individuals who make up our country and the slow accretion of incidents that create a heritage. Starting with the colony of Saint Caroline, founded by French Huguenots near what is today Jacksonville, FL, in 1565, the short tales proceed chronologically to the election of 2000. Along the way, readers move through sections entitled Settlement and Colonies (1565-1778), A New Republic (1791-1863), Expansion and Invention (1867-1899), Becoming Modern (1900-1945), and Brave New World (1946-2000). The tales are pulled from politics and government, social and religious life, recreation and science. Students will hear about personalities as various as John Chapman, Carrie Nation, Typhoid Mary, Babe Ruth, and Maya Lin. An great classroom resource, the stories are a perfect way to fill the odd three or four minutes, and the book's organizational structure ties in well with more comprehensive titles, such as Robert D. Johnston's The Making of America (National Geographic, 2002). The selections are cross-referenced into Story Arcs so that readers can follow historical threads, such as immigration or science and technology. The lively prose is matched by numerous soft color illustrations. A grand way to introduce children to the History of their country.–Ann Welton, Grant Elementary School, Tacoma, WA
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From Booklist
Gr. 4-7. This large, fully illustrated compendium features 100 stories, familiar and lesser known, drawn from America's past and arranged in chronological order. Armstrong occasionally stretches the meaning of the subtitle--asserting, for example, in the section on John Henry that "sometimes legends tell truth as well as facts." But a majority of the narratives fall comfortably within History as most middle-school teachers would define it. With 26 of the first 55 stories set in the northeastern states, readers may begin to suspect a certain regional bias; however, Armstrong restores the balance to some extent in the latter part of the book. Thanks to writing that is consistently good and sometimes excellent, the tales will certainly hold readers' attention, and brightening nearly every page are lively drawings enhanced by watercolor washes. Entertaining for reading aloud but also great as independent reading for young History buffs. Carolyn Phelan
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Reader Reviews
Both of my daughters (ages 9 and 12) very much like this book and read it frequently. It is medium-large in size (368 pages) and contains many engaging stories from American history. It is well written and the story selection is good. They love to read it in the car, at bed time, and other times of the day for a quick read. Since the book is broken into many short stories, the book is easy to browse when one's curiosity necessitates. We own both Jennifer Armstrong's "The American Stories: 100 True Tales from American History" - this book - and William Bennett's "Children's Book of America" and we easily prefer Armstrong's "The American Story." "The American Story: 100 True Tales from American History" is over three times larger than Bennett's book, and I did not like some of the content in Bennett's book. I asked my bright nine-year-old child why she likes "The American Story" more and she said, "It has more stories. It doesn't explain too many details. It just tells you." To adults the stories can seem too basic and the writing too simple. However, the excellent writing is what makes the stories so readable for children. Give it to a child and watch that child become engaged. Set it by a bedside and it will be read. Along the way, your child will learn some of the most interesting stories in American history. So I would recommend "The American Story" to readers age 7 to 13, depending on the child's reading level. A bright 13 might find the writing style too basic. For learning historical facts, my older daughter, who reads at a tenth-grade level, told me that she also likes "Don't Know Much About American History" by Kenneth Davis and "The Making of America" by Robert Johnson (with a foreward by First Lady Laura Bush). Every child should have a great collection of books, and this book belongs in that collection.
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