Each Pocket Guide comes with complete exercises about your state. This easy-to-use reference guide is divided into seven color-coded sections including state basic facts, geography, history, people, places, nature and miscellaneous information. This reference guide is perfect for students in grades 3 and up.
Each Pocket Guide comes with complete exercises about your state. This easy-to-use reference guide is divided into seven color-coded sections including state basic facts, geography, history, people, places, nature and miscellaneous information. This reference guide is perfect for students in grades 3 and up.
Here’s your own handy pocket guide about the great state of Alabama! It really will fit in a pocket—I tested it. And it really will be useful when you want to know a fact you forgot, to bone up for a test, or when your teacher says, “I wonder . . .” and you have the answer — instantly!
In Sweet Land of Liberty, Ellis the Elephant sets off on a quest to find out. Through an amazing afternoon at the library, Ellis travels through time and discovers the pivotal moments that have shaped our nation’s unique history, including, - the Pilgrims’ first Thanksgiving - the Boston Tea Party - George Washington crossing the Delaware - pioneers settling the great frontier - the first man on the moon and many more of the astounding events and people whose dreams, courage, and hard work have made America great.
Who Said That First? The Curious Origins of Common Words and Phrases
Many bright minds have come up with expressions we now take for granted as part of the English language, and which we use freely in vernacular speech. But the originators of many of our most useful second-hand remarks go uncredited. The Bible and Shakespeare are rich sources of many common phrases, but this book concentrates on familiar expressions whose origins lie elsewhere. So who said it first?
