Sounding Forth the Trumpet Childrenªs Activity Book

Sounding Forth the Trumpet Childrenªs Activity Book
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Sounding Forth the Trumpet Childrenªs Activity Book

Description of Sounding Forth the Trumpet Childrenªs Activity Book:

Peter Marshall and David Manuel successfully adapted their two best-selling history books-The Light and the Glory and From Sea to Shining Sea-into activity books for young children. Now pre-readers and beginning readers can learn more about our national heritage with Sounding Forth the Trumpet Children's Activity Book. Children ages 5-8 will enjoy learning as they interact with games, coloring pages, illustrations, charts, and a color map of the United States. Activities teach about events that led up to the Civil War, including the Mexican War, the Gold Rush, the skirmishes of Bleeding Kansas, and the emergence of Abraham Lincoln. Covering the years 1837-1860, the activity book also focuses on the tragic issue of slavery and on the men and women who were willing to be used by God to bring about change. Parents, home schoolers, Christian schools, church libraries, and many others who have enjoyed the history series will be eager to add this resource to their collection. Author info Peter J. Marshall, a Presbyterian minister, historian, and popular conference speaker, lives in Orleans, Massachusetts. David Manuel, an author and editor, also lives in Orleans. Their The Light and the Glory series has sold more than a million copies.

Information on Sounding Forth the Trumpet Childrenªs Activity Book from the publisher:

This survey of America's history between 1837 and 1860 deals with the agonizing issues connected with bringing the ideal of equality into conformity with actual practice as the country was forced to finally deal with the tragic reality of slavery

Description of Peter Marshall, author of Sounding Forth the Trumpet Childrenªs Activity Book:

Peter Marshall and David Manuel successfully adapted their two best-selling history books - The Light and the Glory and From Sea to Shining Sea - into activity books for young children. Now pre-readers and beginning readers can learn more about our national heritage with this activity book. Children ages 5-8 will enjoy learning as they interact with games, coloring pages, illustrations, charts, and a color map of the United States. Activities teach about events that led up to the Civil War, including the Mexican War, the Gold Rush, the skirmishes of Bleeding Kansas, and the emergence of Abraham Lincoln. Covering the years 1837 - 1860, the activity book also focuses on the tragic issue of slavery and on the men and women who were willing to be used by God to bring about change. Parent, home schoolers, Christian schools, church libraries, and many others who have enjoyed the history series will be eager to add this resource to their collection.