Book Review - The Story of the U.S.A., Book 1: Explorers and Settlers by Franklin Escher, Jr.

TITLE: The Story of the U.S.A., Book 1: Explorers and Settlers

SERIES: The Story of the U.S.A.
AUTHOR: Franklin Escher, Jr. 

PUBLISHER: Educators Publishing Service
PUBLICATION DATE: July 30, 1998

FORMAT: Softcover, 90 pages
GENRE: Non-fiction, History
ISBN: 0838816312

Ideal for developing reading comprehension skills, this series presents basic topics in American history and includes illustrations, vocabulary lists, and questions.

MY REVIEW: 

I read this non-fiction book aloud to my children. 

This book is organized into 14 lessons, starting with The First Americans and ending with The American Revolution. Each lesson includes a vocabulary list at the beginning to read before the actual lesson to cover any words that the child may not be familiar with, and each lesson is followed by questions that are broken down into sections entitled A to E. At the end of the book is a great Final Test which reviews all of the information covered in the book.

We really liked this history book. Each lesson was no more than two pages, which was the perfect size for my older daughter (Grade 4) to assimilate. I loved the comprehension questions at the end of each lesson, which we found was a great aid in remembering the events.

MY RATING:

4 stars!!  We really enjoyed it and would recommend it!!

This book qualifies as: 

#108 for my 2012 Outdo Yourself Reading Challenge    
#43 for my 2012 The Dusty Bookshelf Challenge  
#22 for my 2012 Dewey Decimal Challenge 
#44 for my 2012 TBR Pile Reading Challenge     
#76 for my New Author Reading Challenge 2012 
#44 for my Mount TBR Reading Challenge 2012  
#16 for my Five-Year Reading Challenge: A Non-Fiction Adventure  

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