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When We All Vote. “Hamilton” Style.
What are you waiting for? What do you stall for?! REGISTER TO VOTE NOW.
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Play the “Votes for Women” Game
By Jennifer Harlan for The New York TimesAugust 15, 2020 The New York Times game lets you follow the 19th Amendment’s journey from passage in the Senate to ratification by 36 states. You can follow the long road to ratification with their “Votes for Women” game, which can be downloaded here and printed. All you […]
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Story Time: Storm Dog by L. M. Elliott
Author L.M. Elliott reads the introduction of her new novel, “Storm Dog.”
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Author L.M. Elliott is Interviewed About her Work
To celebrate National Library Week, librarian Rachel Grover interviews L.M. Elliott about why she writes historical fiction, what’s next for her, and the value of research.
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iCivics’ Remote Learning Toolkit
Now, more than ever, it is critical to help our youth build important civic knowledge and skills to help them understand how individuals and communities can work together to solve local, national, and global problems.
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‘Coronavirus: A Book for Children’ Gets 100,000 Downloads in 1 Day
For parents and other caregivers around the world, explaining the current coronavirus pandemic to children can be an overwhelming and complicated process. That’s why independent children’s publisher Nosy Crow released Coronavirus: A Book for Children, a free digital book that breaks down the global crisis in an age-appropriate and easy-to-understand way.
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Lesson Plans and On-line Resources
by L. M. ElliottLooking for readymade lesson plans and on-line resources for your home-bound students? The following are compiled by New York Times best-selling author of historical novels for young adults, L. M. Elliott, a writer known for thoroughly-researched material.
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Implementing “Abigail & John” at Home and in the Classroom
From David Bruce Smith, author of “Abigail & John,” comes an engaging and illuminating instructional video designed to enhance the teaching and learning experience.
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Patriotic Picks: December 2019
Whether it’s via their tone, topic, or tenor, certain works just say “America.” Here are three such titles, suggested by David Bruce Smith, founder of the Grateful American™ Foundation, in partnership with the Washington Independent Review of Books.
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Author David Bruce Smith and Julie Silverbrook of ConSource Discuss “Abigail & John”
“Abigail & John” is the inaugural book in the Grateful American Book Series, which focuses on presidential and historical marriages that were partnerships, and influenced the nation.
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“Abigail & John”: American History Profoundly Portrayed in a Children’s Book
Listen to the interview about Abigail & John, the new children’s book written by David Bruce Smith and illustrated by Clarice Smith.