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A Deliberate Life: A Journey into the Alaskan Wild...
$21.60
A Deliberate Life is the inspiring and oftentimes humorous story of Pamela Haskin and her life in the Alaskan Bush. She says, "I'm not trying to escape society as so many do who come to the Bush. I'm choosing a lifestyle! I want a life with adventure and purpose." Life on the homestead was certainly..
African American Entrepreneurs (Black Stars)
$12.93
Product DescriptionAmerica, always revered as the land of opportunity, is rich in stories about ambitious, determined individuals who worked hard and built businesses of their own. Yet, few people know about the many African American entrepreneurs who helped shape the American dream. This collection..
African American Military Heroes (Black Stars)
$17.95
Throughout American history, succeeding in the military has demanded unflagging courage, strength of character, and a patriotic spirit. For an African American man or woman, serving in the military has also meant battling oppression and struggling against deep-seated prejudice. Those who persevered ..
Between Heaven and Ground Zero
$91.86
Between Heaven and Ground Zero Author: Haskin, Leslie D. Publisher: Thorndike Pr Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 0786293322 ISBN-13: 9780786293322..
Black Music in America: A History Through Its Peop...
$15.70
From the earliest slave songs and spirituals, through ragtime and the blues, to classic jazz, bop, soul, disco, and modern jazz, this book examines the history of black music Author: Haskins, James Publisher: Thomas Y. Crowell Co. Binding: library Language: English ISBN-10: 0690044623 ISBN-13: 97806..
Black Music in America: A History Through Its Peop...
$12.39
Surveys the history of black music in America, from early slave songs through jazz and the blues to soul, classical music, and current trends. Author: Haskins, James Publisher: Thomas Y. Crowell & Co. Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 0690044607 ISBN-13: 9780690044607..
Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
Black, Blue & Gray: African Americans In The Civil...
$10.51
An informative book, complete with excerpts from letters and government documents as well as photographs, tells how abolitionist Frederick Douglass started the movement to end the exclusion of African Americans from fighting in the Civil War. Author: Haskins, Jim Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children..
Bound for America: The Forced Migration of African...
$14.11
Between about 1500 and 1850, millions of Africans were captured and transported across the Atlantic in one of the most tragic ordeals in human history. In this objective and profoundly moving book, Haskins and Benson open with discussions of slavery thoughout history and of Europe and Africa at the ..
Random House Books for Young Readers
Breakout! Escape from Alcatraz (Step into Reading,...
$8.66
Illustrated in full color. Alcatraz, San Francisco's number one tourist attraction, played a pivotal role in American history from the 1930s through the 1960s housing some of the nation's most notorious criminals. Teachers can use this gripping true account to trigger discussion on such topics as th..
Random House Books for Young Readers
Breakout! Escape from Alcatraz (Step into Reading:...
$14.43
Product DescriptionIllustrated in full color. Alcatraz, San Francisco's number one tourist attraction, played a pivotal role in American history from the 1930s through the 1960s housing some of the nation's most notorious criminals. Teachers can use this gripping true account to trigger discussion o..
Publications International, Ltd.
Civil Rights Chronicle (The African-American Strug...
$10.87
The Civil Rights Chronicle recounts the details and drama of the American civil rights movement, the decades-long struggle for equality for all people. This comprehensive, 448-page book primarily focuses on the years 1954 through 1968, while also documenting the radical shift in the movement after t..
Dig Those Dinosaurs
$7.95
"Dig, dig, dig those dinosaurs/ So big, big, big those dinosaurs/ Rig, rig, rig those dinosaurs/ Dig those dinosaur bones." The rhythmical text and lively, well-researched illustrations follow a paleontologist and his crew as they find, clean, assemble, and exhibit dinosaur bones. The read-aloud fun..
DK Readers L0: John Deere: Busy Tractors, Busy Day...
$20.84
Helping young farmers develop their word recognition and early reading skills, John Deere Reader: Busy Tractors, Busy Days contains bright photographs and short, simple sentences to engage and encourage children, parents, and teachers alike.(c) 2009 Deere & Company. Books created and produced by Par..
God Has Not Forgotten About You: ...and He Cares M...
$10.28
When everyday concerns and problems don't subside--when desires of the heart go unmet--it's easy for people to wonder if they've done something wrong or if God cares. In this deeply personal book, Leslie Haskin explores the common challenges and longings in life that can erode faith. Avoiding pat an..
Shirley Temple Black (Women of Our Time)
$34.03
A biography of the child actress who was known as "America's Sweetheart" and who, as an adult, became active in politics, serving as Ambassador to Ghana and as the first woman Chief of Protocol at the White House. Author: Haskins, James Publisher: Puffin Binding: Paperback Language: English ISBN-10:..
The Life and Death of Martin Luther King, Jr.
$9.19
The Lift and Death of Martin Luther King, Jr.On April 4, 1968, a shot rang out in Memphis, Tennessee, killing the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The leader of the civil rights movement was dead, felled by an assassin's bullet. Who was Martin Luther King, and why do we remember him Award-winni..
The Renaissance of the Twelfth Century
$13.52
The Italian Renaissance was preceded, structured, and, to a significant extent, determined by the Renaissance of the twelfth century which saw the culmination of Romanesque art and the beginnings of the Gothic; the emergence of vernacular languages; the revival of Latin classics, poetry, and Roman l..
The Scottsboro Boys
$8.60
Documents the 1931 case in which nine black youths were accused of assaulting two white women in Scottsboro, Alabama, and brought to an infamous trial, in a blatant, racially motivated miscarriage of justice. Author: Haskins, James Publisher: Henry Holt & Co Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN..
Thurgood Marshall: A Life for Justice
$13.99
From Kirkus ReviewsUnlike Martin Luther King, Jr. and others, Marshall devotedly pursued civil rights for African Americans through legal channels. Though the style of this sympathetic account is undistinguished, Haskins successfully establishes the social context of Marshall's career, presenting a ..