Behind the Curtain

Historical events can look different depending on your perspective. In the Behind the Curtain series, readers will come to understand different viewpoints by stepping into the shoes of central characters as they act out dramatic retellings of history's biggest moments. Written with simplified, considerate text to help struggling readers, this series is made to build confidence as readers engage and read aloud. Books in this series include a table of contents, glossary, index, author biography, sidebars, and timelines.

Titles

24 titles found. Displaying 1 - 20.

Title   ATOS Format Qty
Fighting the Monarchy: Battle of Bunker Hill
Boycotting the British: Boston Tea Party
Heading West: Oregon Trail and Westward Expansion
Women and Children First: Sinking of the Titanic
Escape North: Underground Railroad
A Date Which Will Live in Infamy: Attack on Pearl Harbor
Union Triumph: Battle of Gettysburg
Famine and Dust: Dust Bowl
Detained and Interrogated: Angel Island Immigration
When the Ground Shook: San Francisco Earthquake of 1906
Citizens Imprisoned: Japanese Internment Camps
Struck Gold: California Gold Rush
Save the Children: Orphan Trains
Crashed: Great Depression
Fire and Brimstone: Salem Witch Trials
Walk to Freedom: Montgomery Bus Boycott
Exploration and Explosion: Columbia Space Shuttle Disaster
Friend Request: Invention of Facebook and Internet Privacy
Never Forget: September 11 and Terrorism in America
A Levee Broke: Hurricane Katrina and America's Response