Celebrated as one of the modern wonders of the world, the Panama Canal forever changed trade and travel in the Americas. The Panama Canal provides students a look at the obstacles and triumph in completing this engineering feat. The book can also be used to teach students how to understand cause-and-effect relationships and the proper use of prepositional phrases.
Explore one of the most amazing burial grounds in history with Valley of the Kings. Engage students with information about the construction of the tombs as well as ancient Egyptian beliefs regarding death and the afterlife.
In 1940, Adolph Hitler led Nazi Germany in an attempt to overtake Great Britain as part of their plan to conquer Europe. Despite the fall of their allies, the British people would not surrender. Battle Over Britain describes the events of the Battle of Britain and the Blitz, two military campaigns in which the Germans and the British fought in an air war above Great Britain. This riveting histo…