Anke Michel Libri

We must never forget the tragedies of World War II, and teaching kids about our country's efforts in this conflict is more important than ever.This book is packed with information that kids will find fascinating—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 adding a humanizing global perspective to the war.These 21 activities show children how it felt to live through this monumental period in history. . Kids • play a rationing game or  try the butter extender recipe to understand the everyday sacrifices of rationing goods• try their hands at military strategy in coastal defense, break a military code, and play a latitude-longitude tracking game• interview a veteran to help preserve the memories of one of our country's greatest generationsAnd much more!Whether learning how and why to grow a victory garden or staging an adventure radio program, kids will appreciate the hardships and joys experienced on the home front.

A four hundred-year history of New York City provides coverage of a range of historical events, landmarks and politics while outlining culturally inspired activities and listing resources for young visitors and virtual tourists.

This activity book features 25 projects such as making a surface survey of a site, building a screen for sifting dirt and debris at a dig, tracking soil age by color, and counting tree rings to date a find, teaches kids the techniques that unearthed Neanderthal caves, Tutankhamun’s tomb, the city of Pompeii, and Tenochtitlan, capital of the Aztec empire. Kids will delight in fashioning a stone-age tool, playing a seriation game with old photographs of cars, “reading” objects excavated in their own backyards, and using patent numbers to date modern artifacts as they gain an overview of human history and the science that brings it back to life.

Drawing on the natural folk art tendencies of children, who love to collect buttons, bottle caps, shells, and Popsicle sticks to create beautiful, imperfect art, this activity guide teaches kids about the history of this organic art and offers inspiration for them to create their own masterpieces. The full breadth of American folk art is surveyed, including painting, sculpture, decorative arts, and textiles from the 17th century through today. Making bubblegum wrapper chains, rag dolls, bottle cap sculptures, decoupage boxes, and folk paintings are just a few of the activities designed to bring out the artist in every child. Along the way kids learn about the lives of Americans throughout history and their casual relationships to everyday art as they cut stencils, sew needlepoint samplers, draw calligraphy birds, and design quilts. Important folk artists such as the last surviving Shakers, the legendary Grandma Moses, and the Reverend Howard Finster are also explored in sidebars throughout the book.

Learn about the history of baseball from the players to the evolution of the game in the past one hundred years.

Die erste deutsche Ärztin Preußen im 18. Jahrhundert. Dorothea Erxleben aus Quedlinburg hat einen großen Traum: Wie ihr Vater möchte sie Menschen heilen. Schon früh zeigt sich ihre Begabung, aber es ist Frauen verboten, die Universität zu besuchen. Sie assistiert weiter ihrem Vater, doch als dieser stirbt, wollen ihre Feinde auch ihren Tod, auf dem Scheiterhaufen oder in der Schlacht ... Eine wahre Geschichte über Tapferkeit, Leidenschaft und Liebe - wunderbar erzählt. Das Leben der ersten Frau, der es gelang, Doktor der Medizin zu werden.