Secrets of American History * Monuments and Landmarks: Mount Rushmore's Hidden Room and Other Monumental Secrets

by Laurie Calkhoven (Author) Valerio Fabbretti (Illustrator)

Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade
Discover the thrilling side of the history of famous landmarks and monuments in this fact-tastic, nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read, part of a series about the secrets of American History! Did you know that President Franklin Roosevelt had a secret train station in New York City? Or that there's a hidden room inside Mount Rushmore? Unearth secrets about these monuments and more in this book about historical places! Secrets of American History is an action-packed nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read series that lets beginning readers in on a little secret: history is full of surprises! Want to know what invisible ink has to do with the American Revolution? Or why shark repellant and inflatable army tanks were used in World War II? Find out in this fact-filled series of fascinating true tales, wild adventures, and spy missions, and discover the secret side of American history! A special section at the back of the book includes Common Core-vetted extras on subjects like science, social studies, and math, and there's even a fun quiz so readers can test themselves to see what they've learned! Learning about history has never been so much fun!
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Laurie Calkhoven
Laurie Calkhoven is the author of many books, including George Washington: An American Life and Harriet Tubman: Leading the Way to Freedom. She lives in New York City. Visit her at LaurieCalkhoven.com.

Alyssa Petersen was born and raised in Southern California, spending many happy days at the beach and Disneyland. She always knew that she wanted to be an artist, but it was in her teenage years that she discovered the world of Concept Art and Visual Development, and she knew that was exactly what she wanted to do. Alyssa attended Brigham Young University and received a BFA in Animation, and took a handful of illustration classes. Alyssa currently works as a concept artist for Disney Interactive, where she has worked on Disney Infinity 2.0 & 3.0. Although she and her husband move often, they currently reside in California.
Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9781534429253
Lexile Measure
1110
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Publication date
October 20, 2018
Series
Ready to Read: Level Three
BISAC categories
JNF045000 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Readers | Beginner
JNF025260 - Juvenile Nonfiction | History | Symbols, Monuments, National Parks, Etc.
JNF025170 - Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States/General
Library of Congress categories
History
United States
20th century
Architecture
Historic sites
National monuments

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