History Explorer Results (12)
Related Books (14)
Resource Type(s):
Artifacts, Primary Sources
This spur, worn over a riding boot, was made in Mexico in the mid-1800s. Rubbed against the animal's side, spurs are one of the instruments that riders use to direct horses. The spikes on this spur are set on a small wheel called a rowel, making this a rowel spur. Horses and good riding equipment
Resource Type(s):
Primary Sources
Students will explore an online Artificial Anatomy collection, containing over 30 papier-mâché anatomical models of humans, animals and plants.
Reading Level:
Late Elementary School,Middle School
An informational guide about the daily life of pioneers
Reading Level:
Late Elementary School
A photographical look at wildlife on the prairie.
Author:
Andrea Davis Pinkney
Reading Level:
Early Elementary School
No matter how you feel about rodeo, it's hard not to admire Pickett, who was known to bring an unruly steer to its knees by taking a bite out of the animal's upper lip
Reading Level:
Late Elementary School
The Native American folktale of the hunt for buffalo.
Reading Level:
Late Elementary School
Joey was a ginger cat who really did go to sea with Alan Villiers on the ship Joseph Conrad.
Author:
Dorothy Hinshaw Patent
Reading Level:
Late Elementary School
Informational children's book about the American prairies.
Author:
Martin Schwabacher
Reading Level:
Late Elementary School,Middle School
A description of Puerto Rico including wildlife, government and culture.
Reading Level:
Late Elementary School,Middle School
The origin of the teddy bear and the influence of Teddy Roosevelt.
Author:
Jean Craighead George
Reading Level:
Early Elementary School,Late Elementary School
This picture book is a hybrid of nonfiction and fiction, as George tells the story of how the buffalo made a comeback in the American Midwest after being nearly decimated in the late 1800s.
Reading Level:
Early Elementary School
A fly, who speaks jazz, seeks directions to town from animals and insects who respond to him with their sounds. The fly uses these sounds to jazz up his band’s music.
