Geronimo: The Gentle Warrior    by Caitlind L. Alexander
Price: $0.99 USD. 2500 words. Language: English. Published by LearningIsland.com  on February 26, 2012. Nonfiction » Children's Books » Biography & Autobiography / Historical.
The name Geronimo brings fear to the hearts of many people, especially when they hear an enemy yell his name. Many people think of Geronimo as a fighting man; a great warrior. He was. He was also a very gentle man. He was a kind and loving husband who played with his children. What made Geronimo become a fighting man? Find out more about this great warrior and his life.

14 Fun Facts About the Lincoln Memorial: A 15-Minute Book    by Caitlind L. Alexander
Price: $0.99 USD. 2610 words. Language: English. Published by LearningIsland.com  on February 18, 2012. Nonfiction » Children's Books » History / United States / General.
The Lincoln Memorial is one of the most recognized buildings in Washington D.C. It honors a man who is loved by many for trying to bring the North and South together after the Civil War. “In this temple, as in the hearts of the people, for whom he saved the Union, the memory of Abraham Lincoln is enshrined forever.” How much do you know about this monument? Here are 14 Fun Facts to discover.

The Great Depression: A History Just For Kids    by BookCaps
Price: $2.99 USD. 7980 words. Language: English. Published on August 9, 2012. Nonfiction » Children's Books » History / United States / General.
The temperature is about 40 degrees on this cold November morning. It’s only 6:30 AM, but a line has already formed outside of the kitchen. One by one, the men come from different directions and place themselves at the back of the line. They shuffle back and forth, from one foot to the other, trying to keep warm.

Women's Suffrage: A History Just for Kids    by BookCaps
Price: $2.99 USD. 8040 words. Language: English. Published on August 27, 2012. Nonfiction » Children's Books » History / United States / General.
Inez Milholland sat on her white horse under the overcast sky, looking at the scene before her. It was almost impossible for her to have imagined that something as wonderful as this should be happening in front of her very eyes. Here she was, a female lawyer in Washington D.C., and it was the day before the Presidential Inauguration. Together with her there were over 5,000 women who had come

The California Gold Rush: A History Just For Kids    by BookCaps
Price: $2.99 USD. 8080 words. Language: English. Published on August 9, 2012. Nonfiction » Children's Books » History / United States / General.
The long car carried the men down into the depths of the Empire Gold Mine outside of Grass Valley, California. The year is 1850. These men are working to find and extract gold from the hard quartz rock in the Foothill Mountains of California. The tunnel that they were descending down wasn’t very high, so they had to watch their heads. There they were, a line of men, one seated behind the other,

The Vietnam War: A History Just for Kids!    by BookCaps
Price: $2.99 USD. 9010 words. Language: English. Published on February 28, 2013. Nonfiction » Children's Books » History / United States / General.
Have you heard much about the Vietnam War? Do you know someone who fought in it? In this book, we will take a closer look at this war that got the whole world’s attention. We will find why there was so much confusion and even disagreement among the troops fighting in the war. We will look at what led up to the actual war. Then we will learn about why the war happened. Although the war was really

The Discovery of Electricity: A History Just for Kids!    by BookCaps
Price: $2.99 USD. 8050 words. Language: English. Published on May 23, 2013. Nonfiction » Children's Books » History / United States / General.
In this book, we will be looking at the discovery of electricity. We will talk a little about the science of what electricity is, and then we will talk about how it was discovered and how smart inventors found a way to use this force to make the world a more comfortable place to live in. What would you like to learn about electricity? This book will look at the discovery of electricity from six

The Roaring Twenties: A History Just for Kids!    by BookCaps
Price: $2.99 USD. 8130 words. Language: English. Published on May 7, 2013. Nonfiction » Children's Books » History / United States / General.
In this handbook, we will be having a close looking at the decade of the 1920s, a time that we refer to as “The Roaring Twenties”, because of all the action and excitement that went on. As we go through each of the sections, try to see what the major changes were and how different people reacted to them. Also, use your imagination to try and picture how you might have acted if you had been alive.

The Birth of Flight: A History of the Wright Brothers Just for Kids!    by BookCaps
Price: $2.99 USD. 8210 words. Language: English. Published on January 17, 2013. Nonfiction » Children's Books » History / United States / General.
Planes have been flying ever since you were born, so why should you care about how they were invented? Why should you care about what happened over 100 years ago? Well, although humans have figured out a lot about flying, there is still a lot that we haven’t been able to do yet, and we need smart people who can solve these problems for us. Will you be one of them? The story of the Wright brothers

America in World War I: A History Just for Kids!    by BookCaps
Price: $2.99 USD. 8140 words. Language: English. Published on December 9, 2012. Nonfiction » Children's Books » History / United States / General.
This handbook is going to teach you more about one of the most important period of human history: it was a time a huge part of the human race was actively working to support this war, either fighting in it, helping the soldiers, of keeping the country running until the soldiers came home. Ask your parents if anyone in your family fought in World War One, and try to imagine what it was like for