Nancy I. Sanders Books

What do all these people have in the first man to die in the American Revolution, a onetime chief of the Crow Nation, the inventors of peanut butter and the portable X-ray machine, and the first person to make a wooden clock in this country? They were all great African Americans. For parents and teachers interested in fostering cultural awareness among children of all races, this book includes more than 70 hands-on activities, songs, and games that teach kids about the people, experiences, and events that shaped African American history. This expanded edition contains new material throughout, including additional information and biographies. Children will have fun designing an African mask, making a medallion like those worn by early abolitionists, playing the rhyming game "Juba," inventing Brer Rabbit riddles, and creating a unity cup for Kwanzaa. Along the way they will learn about inspiring African American artists, inventors, and heroes like Harriet Tubman, Benjamin Banneker, Rosa Parks, Langston Hughes, and Louis Armstrong, to name a few.

Tells of the life Jane Austen and provides resources and activities to give readers insight into Austen's world.

King David---part of the Get to Know series---is a biography written especially for 6-10 year olds looking for accurate, historical information about Biblical characters. With photographs and other primary sources, young readers are sure to find out everything they need to know about David as a shepherd and a king and his place in history.

This selection of popular Mother Goose rhymes is given a delightful pirate makeover! What happens when the cat gives a mate his fiddle? The cabin boy dances a jig and the scalawags waltz in the brig! And Pretty Polly Pirate flies through the town squawking through the locks "are the children safe in bed? There be pirates at the docks!" From Rock-a-By, Pirate to Rub-a-Dub-Dub (three swabs in a tub), this collection is sure to inspire the poetic pirate in everyone!

History books are replete with heroic stories of Washington, Jefferson, and Adams, but what of Allen, Russwurm, and Hawley? America’s Black Founders celebrates the lesser known but significant lives and contributions of our nation’s early African American leaders. Many know that the Revolutionary War’s first martyr, Crispus Attucks, a dockworker of African descent, was killed at the Boston Massacre. But far fewer know that the final conflict of the war, the Battle of Yorktown, was hastened to a conclusion by James Armistead Lafayette, a slave and spy who reported the battle plans of General Cornwallis to George Washington.   Author Nancy Sanders weaves the histories of dozens of men and women—soldiers, sailors, ministers, poets, merchants, doctors, and other community leaders—who have earned proper recognition among the founders of the United States of America. To get a better sense of what these individuals accomplished and the times in which they lived, readers will celebrate Constitution Day, cook colonial foods, publish a newspaper, petition their government, and more. This valuable resource also includes a time line of significant events, a list of historic sites to visit or explore online, and Web resources for further study.

Help children build essential reading skills with this collection of adorable mini-storybooks that give them practice reading and writing words from 25 different word families. Includes ready-to-photocopy pages and extension activities. 64 pages.

Das Alte Testament ist nicht nur historisches Fundament des jüdischen und christlichen Glaubens sondern erzählt auch spannende und atemberaubende Geschichten. Unsere Mappe begleitet Sie und Ihre SchülerInnen durch zwei ferne Jahrtausende, in denen die ersten Geschichten des Buchs der Bücher entstanden. Vom Nomadenleben der Urväter bis zum Tempelbau in Jerusalem wird hier eine Zeit lebendig, die im Wortsinn voll von Wunderbarem und Fabelhaftem ist. Aber es gibt auch den „grauen“ Alltag, der für die Neugier der Kinder nicht weniger interessant ist. Wie wohnten die Menschen und wie kleideten sie sich? Was aß man? Wie sah der jüdische Kalender aus? Die Kinder basteln Musikinstrumente oder eine Öllampe, lernen ein Senkblei zu nutzen und wie man gut an Honig kommt oder erstellen einen Familienstammbaum. Dazwischen erklären kurze informative Sachtexte alte Bräuche, fremde Wörter und einen ungewöhnlichen Alltag. Weit über 100 Basteleien, Rezepte, Spielanleitungen und Kunsttechniken für einen anschaulichen Religions-, Sach- und Geschichtsunterricht zeigen das Leben in Zelten und zwischen Lehmziegeln.