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1) World War I for kids: a history with 21 activities

Author

Rasmussen, R. Kent

Series

For Kids

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook

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Explores the defining conflict that involved all the world's superpowers--including how it began, what a soldier's daily life was like, the role of zeppelins, key figures, and how it ended--and features hands-on activities that illuminate both the war and the times.

2) Mark Twain For Kids: His Life & Times, 21 Activities

Author

Rasmussen, R. Kent

Series

For Kids

Language

English

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Nineteenth-century America and the world of Samuel L. Clemens, better known as Mark Twain, come to life as children journey back in time with this history- and literature-laden activity book. The comprehensive biographical information explores Mark Twain as a multi-talented man of his times, from his childhood in the rough-and-tumble West of Missouri to his many careers as a steamboat pilot, printer, miner, inventor, world traveler, businessman, lecturer,...

3) Mark Twain's Mississippi River: An Illustrated Chronicle of the Big River in Samuel Clemens' Life and Works

Author

Rasmussen, R. Kent

Language

English

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Combine the wild waters of the Mississippi River and wordsmith Mark Twain, and what have you got? Some of the most famous and familiar literary works in American history, including The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Gilded Age, and Life on the Mississippi. Twain spent the first half of his life on and around the river, from his boyhood home in Hannibal, Missouri, to his years as a steamboat pilot, during which he...