Much more than an ordinary history book, it is filled with excerpts from actual wartime letters written to and by American and German troops, personal anecdotes from people who lived through the war in the United States, Germany, Britain, Russia, Hungary, and Japan, and gripping stories from Holocaust survivors-all add a humanizing global perspective to the war. This book is packed with information that kids will find fascinating, from Hitler's rise to power in 1933 to the surrender of the Japanese in 1945. Now more than ever, kids want to know about our country's great struggles during World War II. A time line, listings of art museums and places where Kahlo and Rivera's art can be viewed, and a list of relevant websites complete this cross-cultural art experience. Sidebars will introduce children to other Mexican artists and other notable female artists. Children will learn that art is more than just pretty pictures it can be a way to express the artist's innermost feelings, a source of everyday joy and fun, an outlet for political ideas, and an expression of hope for a better world. Vibrant illustrations throughout the book include Rivera's murals and paintings, Kahlo's dreamscapes and self-portraits, pre-Columbian art and Mexican folk art, as well as many photographs of the two artists. The art and ideas of Kahlo and Rivera are explored through projects that include painting a self-portrait Kahlo-style, creating a mural with a social message like Rivera, making a Day of the Dead ofrenda, and crafting an Olmec head carving. Activities include making a Viking compass, building a model igloo, making a cross staff to measure latitude, creating a barometer, making pemmican, and writing a newspaper like William Parry’s “Winter Chronicle.” The North and South Poles become exciting routes to learning about science, geography, and history.Ĭhildren will find artistic inspiration as they learn about iconic artists Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera in these imaginative and colorful activities. Astounding photographs and journal entries, sidebars on the Inuit and polar animals, and engaging activities bring the harrowing expeditions to life. Coverage of the South Pole begins with Captain Cook in 1772 continues through the era of land grabbing and the race to reach the Pole with James Clark Ross, Roald Amundsen, Robert Scott, and Ernest Shackleton and ends with an examination of the scientists at work there today. Recounted are the exciting North Pole adventures of Erik the Red in 982 and the elusive searches for the “Northwest Passage” and “Farthest North” of Henry Hudson, Fridtjof Nansen, Fredrick Cook, and Robert Peary. Heroism and horror abound in these true stories of 16 great explorers who journeyed to the Arctic and Antarctic regions, two exquisite and unique ice wildernesses. Newton died in London, England, on March 20 (March 31 according to the modern calendar), 1727.Teacher Examination and Desk Copy Request In 1705 the queen of England made him a knight. In 1703 he was elected president of a major scientific group called the Royal Society. As he studied gravity and motion, Newton also made important contributions to mathematics.įrom 1669 to 1701 Newton was a professor at Cambridge. Newton’s work showed how gravity controls the motion of the planets around the sun as well as the motion of the Moon. He thought that only an attraction, or pull, between Earth and the Moon could explain it. Newton also wanted to know what keeps the Moon in its orbit, or path, around Earth. Newton concluded that white light is a mixture of colors. He found that when white light passes through a prism, or triangular piece of glass, it breaks up into a band of colors. His first great discovery came from his experiments with light. But he continued to study and do experiments on his own. After Newton graduated from college, he returned to his family’s farm.
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