My Place in History: Set 2

So much about the lives of both Pilgrim and Native American children in America is different than the lives of today?s young readers. This series uses an inventive layout of fictional journal entries, letters, and more ?found ephemera? to illustrate the fascinating stories of America?s past, from the Plymouth Pilgrims to Chinese immigrants working on the Transcontinental Railroad. This continuation of our popular first-person experience books opens up early American history to young readers in a new, vivid, and relatable way!

o Communicates the social studies curriculum in a unique way through a closer look at how people lived
o Presents an opportunity for thoughtful comparing and contrasting with modern life
o Exposes and encourages exploration of America?s unique cultures, such as the Chinooks