Series History Smashers Written and illustrated by Kate Messner
Library edition
Publisher Penguin Random House Imprint Random House ISBN9780593705315
History Smashers: Earth Day and the Environment
In April 1970, twenty million people grabbed their rakes, gloves, and recycling bins to celebrate the first Earth Day. Since that environmental kickoff, nature has never been in better shape. RIGHT?
WRONG! The real deal is a bit muddier than that. It’s true that the first Earth Day encouraged people around the globe to clean up their act when it came to the environment. But activists have been working for centuries to save the planet! Native people across the world developed sustainable farming practices, women in eighteenth-century India stood up to protect trees, and amateur scientist Eunice Foote discovered the science behind global warming all the way back in the 1850s!
Join the History Smashers team to bust history's biggest misconceptions and figure out what in the world really went down before (and after!) the first Earth Day—and how you can join the fight to protect the environment.
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Nonfiction Middle Grades 5-8)
Nonfiction Middle
Nonfiction Middle Grades 5-8)
For Grades 5-8
Knowledge is power, and no other category speaks to this more. The 12 books in this category range from autobiographies to anthropological studies, these nonfiction titles are just right for middle-school readers . . . and ideal for research and classroom support, too.
Interests
Biographies, Diversity, History, Nonfiction, Science/STEAM
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History Smashers: Plagues and Pandemics
Nonfiction Middle
October 2021
POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE AREAS
Discrimination: Racial Insensitivity/Racism,Discrimination: Religious,Discrimination: Xenophobia,Medical: Graphic Descriptions,Social Issue: Slavery in Historical Context
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History Smashers: The American Revolution
Nonfiction Elementary Plus
July 2021
POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE AREAS
Discrimination: Racial Insensitivity/Racism,Social Issue: Slavery in Historical Context,Violence: War/Harsh Realities of War
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History Smashers: The Titanic
Nonfiction Middle
April 2021
POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE AREAS
Social Issue: Harsh Realities of Life
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History Smashers: Pearl Harbor
Nonfiction Middle
November 2020
POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE AREAS
Language: Racial or Ethnic Epithet/Slur
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History Smashers: Women's Right to Vote
Nonfiction Middle
July 2020
POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE AREAS
Discrimination: Sexism
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History Smashers: Christopher Columbus and the Taino People
Nonfiction Middle
August 2023
POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE AREAS
Discrimination: Racial Insensitivity/Racism,Social Issue: Slavery in Historical Context,Violence: General,Violence: Graphic Descriptions
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The Underground Railroad: History Smashers
Nonfiction Middle
May 2022
POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE AREAS
Discrimination: Racial Insensitivity/Racism,Social Issue: Slavery in Historical Context,Violence: General
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History Smashers: Salem Witch Trials
High-Interest Nonfiction Middle Plus
August 2024
POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE AREAS
Crime: Punishment/Execution,Discrimination: Racial Insensitivity/Racism,Discrimination: Religious,Discrimination: Sexism,Social Issue: Slavery in Historical Context,Violence: Death,Violence: Torture
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