Texas History for Kids: Lone Star Lives and Legends, with 21 Activites - Brossura

Gibson, Karen Bush

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ISBN 10: 1613749899 ISBN 13: 9781613749890

Casa editrice: Chicago Review Pr, 2015

Riassunto

The larger-than-life story of the Lone Star State

Encapsulating the 500-year saga of the one-of-a-kind state of Texas, this interactive book takes readers from the founding of the Spanish Missions and the victory at San Jacinto to the Great Storm that destroyed Galveston and the establishment of NASA’s Mission Control in Houston while covering everything in between.Texas History for Kids includes 21 informative and fun activities to help readers better understand the state’s culture, politics, and geography. Kids will recreate one of the six national flags that have flown over the state, make castings of local wildlife tracks, design a ranch’s branding iron, celebrate Juneteenth by reciting General Order Number 3, build a miniature Battle of Flowers float, and more. This valuable resource also includes a timeline of significant events, a list of historic sites to visit or explore online, and web resources for further study.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Karen Bush Gibson is the author ofNative American History for Kids, Women Aviators, Women in Space, and three dozen other books for young readers.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Chicago Review Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1613749899
• ISBN 13: 9781613749890
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 133