America

Following a student who is helping make a documentary film, this engaging title takes readers on a journey of US history from its beginnings to 1620, a period that the three worlds of Europe, North America, and Africa meet.|Author/Illustrator biography|Detailed maps|Glossary of key words|Index|Informative sidebars|Reviewed|Sources for further research|Table of contents|Language Arts Explorer applies the NCTE/IRA Standards to science and social studies content. Each book sends the reader on a fact-finding mission, posing an initial challenge and concluding with questions and answers. Through engaging, interactive scenarios, learners can experiment with text prediction, purpose-driven research, and creative problem solving-all critical thinking skills-while learning about ways to care for our planet.