A mouse is in the house! He bounds off the counter, then devours a thousand Sour Gummy Worms. And that's just for starters! A full-color read-aloud storybook tale, specifically designed to teach phonics in a fun and focused way. This story features the "ou" phonics element!
The United States Senate has fallen on hard times. Once known as the greatest deliberative body in the world, it now has a reputation as a partisan, dysfunctional chamber. What happened to the house that forged American history's great compromises?
"Sometimes I wake at night in the White House and rub my eyes and wonder if it is not all a dream." - Grover Cleveland For over two centuries, the capital of America has been located in Washington, D.C. And among all the iconic landmarks and monuments associated with the city, nothing provides symbolism quite like the White House, the primary residence and office of the president. The instantly recognizable exterior, and its location, have ensured that the White House is associated as the main seat of power in the world's most powerful country.
Monster House Level 1 600 headwords 32 pages It's Hallowe'en but DJ doesn’t want to go trick-or-treating. He wants to spy on the house across the road because he’s convinced it's alive. DJ and his friends discover that the house is eating things and people. When the police don't believe them, they attempt to solve the mystery of the 'monster house' on their own.
In April 1849, seventy-six slaves - all household servants in Washington, D.C. - made a run for freedom on the schooner The Pearl. The escape was planned in part by Paul Jennings, a slave of President James Madison during and after his White House years and who later became a servant to Senator Daniel Webster.
