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June 2009: Colonial and Revolutionary America
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We offer you this monthly list of replacement titles for consideration when “weeding”—removing outdated materials from your school library collection. Our goal is to continue the tradition set by the recently discontinued SUNLINK Weed of the Month program. To be notified of each new Weed of the Month, be sure to sign up for our mailing list!
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Why Weed Colonial and Revolutionary America Titles?
Though it may seem set in stone, history (or how history is told) is always changing. Make sure your early U.S. history books contain new research, unique interpretations, and creative formats that allow students to tap into the exciting times and personalities of Colonial and Revolutionary America. Update your collection with these Heinemann-Raintree titles!
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Criteria for Weeding Colonial and Revolutionary America Titles
- Check the 970s and biography section of your collection.
- Weed materials that are worn, checking for:
- Soiled pages
- Brittle, yellowed paper
- Missing pages
- Worn edges or corners
- Broken spine
- Dirty cover
- Weed materials that rarely circulate using the circulation statistics. However, be careful not to dispose of titles that contain valuable material. An item's circulation history is not always an accurate measure of the item's use. Students may use these titles to glean specific slices of information rather than as take-home reads.
- Double-check that titles span a variety of reading levels including High Interest/Low Readability choices for the struggling reader.
- When choosing new titles, consider the following collection guidelines:
- Does the title provide a wide range of current subject matter and is free of gender and ethnic stereotypes?
- Does the title feature engaging graphics – especially colorful, high-quality photographs, charts, diagrams, and other visuals?
- Does the title include current research including primary sources?
- Does the overall collection include a variety of subjects and perspectives?
(battles, soldiers, home front, everyday life, beliefs and practices, etc.)
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Consider Weeding Titles Like:
Colonial Life in America [1984, ISBN- 0-8167-0138-5]
Art of Colonial America [1970, ISBN- 0-02-736070-9]
Picture Book of Revolutionary War Heroes [1970, 0-8117-1259-1]
Famous Revolutionary War Heroes [1974, 0-528-82467-8]
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from FIRST BIOGRAPHIES (Grades PreK-1):
Abigail Adams,
Benjamin Franklin,
George Washington,
Thomas Jefferson
(Also available in Spanish!)
from PATRIOTIC SYMBOLS (Grades PreK-1):
The Liberty Bell
(Also available in Spanish!)
from LIVES AND TIMES (Grades K-2):
Benjamin Franklin,
Pocahontas
from SYMBOLS OF FREEDOM (Grades K-2):
The Liberty Bell
from FIRST GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT (Grades 1-3):
What's the Declaration of Independence?
(Also available in Spanish!)
from LIFE IN THE TIME OF (Grades 1-3):
George Washington and the Revolutionary War
(Also available in Spanish!)
from AMERICAN LIVES (Grades 2-4):
Anne Hutchinson,
Benjamin Franklin,
John Adams,
Samuel Adams,
William Penn
(Also available in Spanish!)
from PICTURE THE PAST (Grades 2-4):
Life in a Colonial Town,
Life in Colonial Boston
from HANDS-ON AMERICAN HISTORY (Grades 3-5):
The History and Activities of the Colonies,
The History and Activities of the Revolutionary War
from HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS (Grades 3-5):
The Declaration of Independence,
The Mayflower Compact
from MAKING A NEW NATION (Grades 3-5):
Colonial America
from AMERICAN WAR BIOGRAPHIES (Grades 4-6):
Benedict Arnold,
Ethan Allen,
John Paul Jones
from AMERICAN HISTORY THROUGH PRIMARY SOURCES (Grades 4-7):
Benjamin Franklin: A Life Well Lived,
George Washington: Revolution and the New Nation
from 13 COLONIES (Grades 5-9+):
Connecticut,
Delaware,
Georgia,
Maryland,
Massachusetts,
New Hampshire,
New Jersey,
New York,
North Carolina,
Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island,
South Carolina,
Virginia
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Or These Titles from Other Publishers:
Colonies, From Early Settlers to Revolutionary Leaders
[Laurie Lanzen Harris, c2009, ISBN 1-931360-34-0]
What Do You Know about Colonial America?
[Lynn George, c2008, ISBN 978-1-4042-4185-5]
Patience Wright: America’s First Sculptor and Revolutionary War Spy
[Pegi Deitz Shea, c2007, ISBN 978-1-4287-3694-8]
Revolutionary America 1783-1799
[Tim McNesse, c2009, ISBN: 1-60413-350-3]
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