USKIDS HISTORY: BOOK OF THE AMERICAN COLONIES
by Howard Egger-Bovet & Marlene Smith-Baranzini & illustrated by D.J. Simison
USKids History: Book of the American Colonies ($21.95, $12.95 paper; May 1996; 96 pp.; 0-316-96920-6, paper 0-316-22201-1): In the Brown Paper School series, a fun but thorough look at life in the original colonies, with games and activities alongside more serious information. In addition to history, sidebars draw readers in with provocative questions, ideas, quotations, excerpts, and suggestions. (b&w illustrations, diagrams, maps, further reading, index) (Nonfiction. 12+)