Cohn, Scotti. Liberty's children; stories of eleven Revolutionary War children.COHN Cohn , Ferdinand Julius 1828-1898. German botanist considered the founder of bacteriology. The first to recognize bacteria as plants, he proposed a classification system for bacteria based on genus and species. , Scotti. Liberty's children; stories of eleven Revolutionary War children. Globe Pequot Press. 136p. illus. bibliog. index. c2004. 0-7627-2734-9. $10.95. JS Cohn's collection of 11 biographies is a clever classroom resource. The brief entries cover seven males and four females who lived in New England New England, name applied to the region comprising six states of the NE United States—Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. The region is thought to have been so named by Capt. , Pennsylvania and the Carolinas during the Revolutionary War. Among the issues introduced in the text are colonialists' interactions with Native Americans and the importance of Quaker activism to American history. Of particular value is the introduction to Deborah Samson, one of the first women in the North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. colonies known to have served in the military. Students can learn the value of all citizens, old and young, in a desperate struggle for national freedom. Cohn's writing is readily accessible to average readers from fifth to eighth grade and for literacy classes, ESL (1) An earlier family of client/server development tools for Windows and OS/2 from Ardent Software (formerly VMARK). It was originally developed by Easel Corporation, which was acquired by VMARK. , and remedial classes from ninth grade to adult. There is a blend of simple explanations of the times and places with human-interest themes of courage, commitment, and loyalty to a cause. The index is a wealth of names, places, ships, events, and such abstract concepts as food riots, tar and feathers, and the creation of Yankee Doodle Yankee Doodle Revolutionary War paean of American glory. [Nurs. Rhyme: Opie, 439] See : Song, Patriotic . The book is a valuable source for read-aloud classroom stories as well as for student research or general interest. Mary Snodgrass, Hickory Hickory, city, United States Hickory, city (1990 pop. 28,301), Burke and Catawba counties, W N.C., at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mts.; inc. 1870. It is a processing and trade center for an abundant agricultural region (grain, soybeans, poultry, hogs, , NC J--Recommended for junior high school students. The contents are of particular interest to young adolescents and their teachers. S--Recommended for senior high school students. |
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