Everything You Need to Know about American History Homework: 4th to 6th Grades [Paperback]

Anne Zeman (Author), Kate Kelly (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 9 and up

With a refreshing new design and fully updated information, the Everything You Need to Know About...series is a first-rate homework reference guide for 4th- 5th- and 6th-graders and their parents!

The newly revised and updated Everything You Need to Know About series provide kids and parents with a quick refresher to 4th through 6th grade curriculum topics. The organization and scope of these concise homework-help guides make them an essential reference resource.

Researched according to middle-grade curriculum and current textbooks, and created in conjunction with subject experts, these titles answer kids' most frequently asked homework questions.

In AMERICAN HISTORY, students will find everything from accounts of the first Americans to the 21st Century.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 4-6-As their titles indicate, these books are written specifically to help children complete their homework assignments. Therefore, they are best used as circulating materials and not as reference books. None of the material is presented in-depth and the books aren't meant to be used for reports, but in terms of answering specific questions, introducing concepts, or providing simple explanations they are competently done. All three volumes have thorough tables of contents that are easy to use; large print size and lots of white space; numerous charts, maps, and graphs; and color-coded sound bites of information. Each page has a handy sidebar that indicates what can be found and thus provides a shortcut for someone leafing through in search of an answer. The indexes are also complete. American History is enriched with colorful graphics and archival photos. Answers to the most commonly asked homework questions abound, and they are easily accessible and clearly stated.
Suzanne Hawley, Laurel Oak Elementary School, Naples, FL
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic Reference (January 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0439625203
• ISBN-13: 978-0439625203
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #44,561 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #50 in Books > Children's Books > Education & Reference > School & Education
  • #84 in Books > Children's Books > History > United States

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This Book Was Great!, November 7, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Everything You Need To Know About American History Homework (Everything You Need To Know..) (Paperback)

I am studying for the MSAT and this book was an excellent review for the history section! It is written in simple words and the illustrations were very helpful! I also have the one reviewing world history! =o)

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good book but did history stop in 1949?, March 24, 2000

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Mary B. Champlin (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Everything You Need To Know About American History Homework (Everything You Need To Know..) (Paperback)

Both of my children have found this book (and others in the series) extremely helpful. The language is clear and concise. The illustrations and timelines are most helpful. I like the short biographies in each section about not well known, yet important people.

I have the "Updated Edition, 1997" book. My one complaint is that this book's details and explanations of history stops at 1949. There have been many American history moments since then which are acknowledged in an appendix outline. However, many of these events deserve much more attention, like the history before 1949 gets. Shoot, the 1960's alone are a whole chapter! Maybe in the next edition the publisher could include details on the last 50 years.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Homeschooler's Blessing, December 16, 2006

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This review is from: Everything You Need to Know about American History Homework: 4th to 6th Grades (Paperback)

As a history buff, I loved this book. As a homeschooling veteran, I have only high praise for it's completeness and compactness. Again, to say that these books "Everything You Need" are excellent isn't enough!! I don't know how we taught without them!!!!