Recommended by the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy as an exemplary informational text.Designed to accompany Joy Hakim's ten volume A History of US or as a stand alone reference, this collection of great American documents is ideal for all students of American history. Filled with primary sources, the Sourcebook and Index traces the gradual unfolding of ideas of freedom in America through letters, declarations, proclamations, court decisions, speeches, laws, acts, the Constitution, and other writings.
About the Series:Master storyteller Joy Hakim has excited millions of young minds with the great drama of American history in her award-winning series A History of US. Recommended by the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy as an exemplary informational text, A History of US weaves together exciting stories that bring American history to life. Hailed by reviewers, historians, educators, and parents for its exciting, thought-provoking narrative, the books have been recognized as a break-through tool in teaching history and critical reading skills to young people. In ten books that span from Prehistory to the 21st century, young people will never think of American history as boring again.
[An] exciting series... Ms. Hakim braids multiple narratives together to bring alive material long dead to children's imaginations. --
The New York Times Book Review Joy Hakim didn't rewrite history. But she did make it a whole lot more fun to read. --
Education Week Readers young and old will find themselves amused, amazed, and engrossed by this searching, opinionated survey. In every sense a fresh look at our history. --
Kirkus Reviews Merits every accolade, starting with the most personal: I couldn't put it down. --
Washington Post Book World The liveliest, most realistic, most well-relĂ#