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Recommended by the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy as an exemplary informational text.

Recommended by the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy as an exemplary informational text.

Riveting, moving, and impossible to put down, War, Terrible War takes us into the heart of the Civil War, from the battle of Manassas to the battle of Gettysburg and on to the South's surrender at Appomattox Court House. Follow the common soldiers in blue and gray as they endure... Read Full Overview

The years of the Civil War in U.S. history. History Of US.

Some people called it a Civil War, but there was nothing civil about it. Others said it was the War between the States, which was descriptive, though mild-sounding. But when Abraham Lincoln said it was a war to give the nation "a new birth of freedom," he spoke its purpose.

This book takes us into the heart of the Civil War. Abraham Lincoln, John Brown, Harriet Tubman, soldiers on both sides, slave owners, abolitionists, and the average citizen-- all were affected by the horror or the war during this tragic and dramatic period in A History of US... Read Full Overview

The years of the Civil War in U.S. history. History Of US.

The teaching guides developed for Elementary schools were created to support 5th grade American history content standards and learning frameworks. They present lesson ideas for each chapter and also groups of chapters called Parts. Part activities help to set context for reading... Read Full Overview

The years of the Civil War in U.S. history. History Of US.

Riveting, moving, and impossible to put down, War, Terrible War takes us into the heart of the Civil War, from the battle of Manassas to the battle of Gettysburg and on to the South's surrender at Appomattox Court House. Follow the common soldiers in blue and gray as they endure... Read Full Overview

Joy Hakim takes us into the heart of the Civil War. Abraham Lincoln, John Brown, Harriet Tubman, soldiers on both sides, slaveowners, abolitionists, and the average citizen--all were affected by the horror of the war during this tragic and dramatic period in A History of US.