Search

A humorous look at the early lives of five founding fathers of the United States, including George Washington, John Hancock, Paul Revere, Ben Franklin, and Thomas Jefferson.

Simple text and photographs introduce basic community concepts related to states including locations, places in a state, and differences between states.

In 1777 Philadelphia, young Maddy Rose spies for General Washington's army by using an unusual code to communicate with her soldier brother.

It's 1910 in Pownal, Vermont. At 12 Grace and her best friend Arthur must go to work in the mill, helping their mothers work the looms.

Associates each letter of the alphabet with a person, place, or event from the American Revolution, for example, "V" is for Valley Forge, and "W" is for George Washington.

Young Oney Judge risks everything to escape a life of slavery in the household of George and Martha Washington and to make her own way as a free black woman.

Describes the role women and young girls played in the American Revolution, highlighting the contributions and exploits of women who had a significant impact on the colonists' fight for freedom.

A biography of John Adams with emphasis on his role in the American Revolution.

Thirteen-year-old Tom Carroll takes his place as head of the family after his father dies fighting for the Union; but his job at the local ironworks, where he helps build an iron ship for the Union army, and his loyalty come into question when he is approached by Confederate spies to sell secrets about the ship to the South.

Presents the life of Ida Barnett-Wells, an activist, educator, jouralist, suffragette, and a strong voice against lynching.

A young baker sets off on a journey across the United States to gather all the things she will need to bake a cherry pie, including coal for the oven, cherries for the pie, and glass for the measuring cup.

In wordless panoramas a lone traveler approaches the New World from the West in the present day and journeys the width of the country backward through time, departing the east coast as the Santa Maria appears over the horizon.

Discusses immigration, past and present, focusing on how four children from different countries came to live in the United States.

As an African-American boy and his white friend watch the construction of a house which will make them neighbors on the site of a Civil War battlefield, they agree that their homes are monuments to that war.

Carl Erik journeys with his family from Sweden to America during the famine of 1868.