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Rosie and Mrs. America: Perceptions of Women in the 1930s and 1940s (Images and Issues of Women in the ... 1 review
Catherine Gourley
Twenty-First Century Books (CT), 2007
good read!
I'm enjoying this very much. Good balance of text and pictures. Gives a good overview of the historical period.
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Welcome to Felicity's World, 1774: Growing Up in Colonial America (American Girls Collection)12 reviews
Camela Decaire, Jodi Evert
American Girl, 1999
Probably learned more about early Virginia from this than in school!
This is not just for young girls. I have bought this and the other Welcome to _____ World (Felicity, Kit, Kirsten, Samantha, Molly, Kaya, Josefina and Addy) for women from 5 years to 85 years. All have been engrossed and enchanted. Best American history teaching you can find! Do not hesitate to add this and the other AG Welcome books to your library.
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Welcome to Molly's World,1944: Growing Up in World War Two America (American Girls Collection) 5 reviews
Catherine Gourley, Camela Decaire
American Girl, 1999
Welcome to Molly's World - 1944
This book is simply a marvel.It talks about how life was in 1944 using first hand sources, like real snapshots, posters, helmets. It's the must have book for any girl studying WW2 and, of course, for any Molly's fan. I would recommend it for girls age 10 and above, but even a younger child might appreciate it with the help of a parent, or, better, of a grandmother that can add information on ...
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Read For Your Life (Best of READ) 2 reviews
Catherine Gourley
Millbrook Press, 1998
Hard to get into this book
READ for your life is an OK book, but I didn't really enjoy it. The stories are written in such a manner that they seem to be quite exagerated. I was also dissapointed when i found out that a few stories were not in their original form but had been changed in a few pointless ways. Several stories were condensed from novels or had been published somewhere else. one story had in fact been first ...
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Who Is Maria Tallchief1 review
Catherine Gourley
Topeka Bindery, 2002
Extremely informative and interesting
Although I purchased this book for my children, I could not put it down.
I had never hear Maria Tallchief's story. We get a very balanced view of her life. It tells of the hardships she endured without overemphasizing them. It is a very honest book and does not hide what some might find to be the uncomfortable events of her life.
Yet, while the authors include hardships, they focus on her ...
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Wheels Of Time3 reviews
Catherine Gourley
Millbrook Press, 1997
clear, interesting biography of Henry Ford
This book is very well written and would be of interest to kids from 4 to 14! I love the design - large photographs, and the little interesting details of Henry's life. For any child who prefers machines to marbles...
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Read If You Dare (Best of READ)1 review
Millbrook Press, 1997
Read If You Dare
I teach a middle school program for gifted and talented students. This year I used "Read If You Dare" for their literature unit. I chose the book for three reasons: 1. It tied in with the mythology units taught in their regular classrooms. 2. The stories are classics and gave me the opportunity to discuss and introduce more works of Chaucer, Hawthorne and Bierce. 3. It contained a story by ...
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Welcome to Samantha's World-1904: Growing Up in America's New Century (American Girls Collection)2 reviews
Catherine Gourley
American Girl, 1999
Welcome to Samantha's World - 1904
I use this book in my classroom as a reference book. It contains plenty of information about toys, dolls, games, and the things that children do at different stages of American History. The students enjoy this series, as most history text books do not focus on children's activities of a time period.
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Beryl Markham: Never Turn Back 1 review
Catherine Gourley
Bt Bound, 2003
Beryl Markham: Never Turn Back
If you have never heard of Beryl Markham, let me tell you, you're in for a wild ride ahead. I first became acquainted with her when reading her book "West with the Night". Immediately fascinated, I then went about searching for anything and everything about this enchantress, and have read many more books about her by now. She lived in Kenya, flew a gypsy-moth over the Atlantic, knew Baroness ...
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Gidgets and Women Warriors: Perceptions of Women in the 1950s and 1960s (Images and Issues of Women in the ...
Catherine Gourley
Twenty-First Century Books (CT), 2007
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Flappers and the New American Woman: Perceptions of Women from 1918 Through the 1920s (Images and Issues of ...
Catherine Gourley
Twenty-First Century Books (CT), 2007
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Hunting Neptune'S Giants
Catherine Gourley
Millbrook Press, 1995
Authentic archival material preserved at The Mystic Seaport Museum helps children experience the lives of those involved in the American whaling industry.
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Island in the Creek
Catherine Gourley
Harbour Publishing, 1988
Vancouver's Granville Island complex rates the status of a genuine urban redevelopment wonder on several counts: it is an old industrial eyesore which has become one of Vancouver's most popular tourist attractions; it is a consciously planned "people place" that works; it is a government-run enterprise that makes money; it is a political creation which almost everyone agrees is a good thing. Vancouver journalist Catherine Gourley skilfully ...
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Gibson Girls and Suffragists: Perceptions of Women from 1900 to 1918 (Images and Issues of Women in the ...
Catherine Gourley
Twenty-First Century Books (CT), 2007
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Good Girl Work
Catherine Gourley
Millbrook Press, 1999
Discusses the girls and women in the industrial workforce of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and the reforms and movements that changed their working conditions and the nature of the work itself.
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