Essential Events Set 7
Essential Events explores historic happenings around the globe and how those events have sculpted societies, the sciences, and politics. Color photos and informative sidebars accompany easy-to-read, compelling text. Essential Events is a series in Essential Library, an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.
- Spring 2020
- Fall 2019
|Interest Level||Grade 6 - Grade 12|
|Reading Level||Grade 7|
|Subject||History, Music, Social Studies|
|Number of Pages||112|
|Title Format||Reinforced Library Bound Hardcovers, Anywhere eBooks|
|Graphics||Full-color illustrations, 1-color illustrations|
|Dimensions||6.25 x 9.25|
|Features||Glossary of key words, Index, Informative sidebars, Reviewed, Sources for further research, and Table of contents|
|Online Resources||FREE! Booklinks Nonfiction Network|
Essential Events - Booklist
Civil Rights Movement (Essential Events) – Booklist
An opening chapter on Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech during the 1963 March on Washington sets the scene for the dramatic struggles and triumphs to come in this entry in the Essential Events series. A final chapter looks at the impact of the movement on society today and remaining gaps in equality. Complemented by evocative color and black-and-white photographs, the book also includes sidebars with further information on court cases, individuals, and related actions.
Capture and Killing of Osama bin Laden (Essential Events) – Horn Book Guide
. . .explores Osama bin Laden’s early life and the influences leading to his radicalization. . . .[The] hunt and eventual killing of bin Laden are not sensationalized. Photographs and maps enhance the text. . .