The New Hampshire Colony (Fact Finders)

Deady; Kathleen W.

ISBN 10: 0736826777 ISBN 13: 9780736826778

Publisher: Capstone Press, 2005

Synopsis

Provides an introduction to the history, government, economy, resources, and people of the New Hampshire Colony. Includes maps, charts, and a timeline.

About this title

About the Author:

Kathleen W. Deady lives in Manchester, NH.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 2-4–Superficial accounts of the history and life conditions in these North American English colonies. Each one begins with an overview of the Native American groups that lived in the area and explains how the Europeans gained control of their lands. Chapter two discusses the early settlers and any major land grants. Simple maps show the outstanding geophysical features of the colony, major towns, and its location within North America. Discussions of colonial life, such as housing and agriculture, are followed by a section devoted to work, trade, and industries, and one on community and religion. A bar graph shows population growth over time. The last chapter deals with the road to statehood, including the colony's role in the Revolutionary War and its acceptance of the U.S. Constitution. There is barely enough information here for rudimentary reports, but the books do make the material accessible to newly emergent readers. The typeface is large, and there are only two paragraphs on each page. Colorful and well-captioned, but unattributed, reproductions appear throughout. Instructions for accessing the publisher's Internet search engine lead to age-appropriate Web sites. Purchase where needed for lower-level readers, but consider as secondary choices for collections that require more detailed information. Titles in The Colonies series (ABDO) are much meatier, even though they are also written with simple vocabulary.–Lynda Ritterman, Atco Elementary School, Waterford, NJ
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About this edition

• Publisher: Capstone Press
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0736826777
• ISBN 13: 9780736826778
• Binding: Library Binding
• Number of pages: 32