Tuesday, May 24, 2016

We're Taking an American History Road Trip!

We're on the homestretch of our 2015-2016 school-year journey! Reading Road Trippers have been traveling the timeline of United States History, exploring events that shaped our nation’s story, and checking out books from a wildly popular series....


Making History, Taking Flight:
Who Were the Wright Brothers? by James Buckley, Jr.



1903: The Wright Brothers Take Flight.
Gateway for Immigrants: 
What Was Ellis Island? by Patricia Demuth


What Was Ellis Island? Poster Project by Molly E. and Khushi P.
1900: Immigrants at Ellis Island.
What Was Ellis Island? Project by Sarah F.
Attack on Hawaii: 
What Was Pearl Harbor? by Patricia Demuth


1941: Damaged U.S. Naval Ships at Pearl Harbor.
Harvest Celebration in New England:  
What Was the First Thanksgiving? by Joan Holub




1621: The First Thanksgiving.
Discovery in California: 
What Was the Gold Rush? by Joan Holub



1852: Miners Hoping to Strike It Rich.
Protest in Colonial Massachusetts: 
What Was the Boston Tea Party? by Kathleen Krull




1773: The Boston Tea Party.
Political Rally for Human Rights: 
What Was the March on Washington? by Kathleen Krull


1963: Coming Together in Our Nation's Capital.
Secret Route to Freedom: 
What Was the Underground Railroad? by Yona Zeldis McDonough



19th Century: The Underground Railroad.
Turning Point in the Civil War: 
What Was the Battle of Gettysburg? by Jim O’Connor



I Survived the Battle of Gettysburg by Lauren Tarshis.

1863: The Battle of Gettysburg.
Disaster in Lakehurst, New Jersey: 
What Was the Hindenburg? by Janet Pascal



1937: The Hindenburg Disaster.
Important Battle in Texas: 
What Was the Alamo? by Pam Pollack


1836: The Battle of the Alamo.

Remember the Alamo, Reading Road Trippers...
and Remember to Read about American History!