Reconstructing America - Couverture souple

Recommended by the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy as an exemplary informational text. Covering a time of great hope and incredible change, Reconstruction and Reform is a dramatic look at life after the Civil War in the newly re United States. Railroad tycoons were roaring across the country. New cities sprang up across the plains, and a new and different American West came into being: a land of farmers, ranchers, miners, and city dwellers. Back East, large scale immigration was also going on, but not all Americans wanted newcomers in the country. Technology moved forward: Thomas Edison lit up the world with his electric light. And social justice was on everyone's mind with Carry Nation wielding a hatchet in her battle against drunkenness and Booker T. Washington and W. E. B. DuBois counseling newly freed African Americans to behave in very different ways. Through it all, the reunited nation struggles to keep the promises of freedom in this exciting chapter in the A History of US. 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-received American history series ever written for children. (Los Angeles Times)

A thorough and accurate narrative of our nation's history. (The Philadelphia Inquirer)

I think this is the best American history written for young people that I have ever seen. (David Herbert Donald, Harvard University; Pulitzer prize-winning author of Lincoln)

When master storyteller Joy Hakim wields her pen, you're in for a breathtaking adventure. (Teaching K-8)

An attention to detail and drama alike make these recommended choices for not only readers ages 8-13 but for entire families. (Children's Bookwatch)

Absorbing, real and even fun to read. (Voice of Youth Advocates)