Yacouba Sawadogo: The Man Who Conquered the Desert - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Yacouba Sawadogo: The Man Who Conquered the Desert write by Cullen Gwin. This book was released on 2017-07-28. Yacouba Sawadogo: The Man Who Conquered the Desert available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Yacouba Sawadogo was the village idiot. At least that was what everyone in his small province of Yatenga in Burkina Faso thought. After all, everyone knew that you broke up the hard ground and planted your crops during the rainy season. Without rain, the crops would never grow.And who planted trees in this arid region near the edge of the Sahara Desert. People didn't need trees, they needed food. After all, the older people had chopped down the trees in order to make the land ripe for farming. Who would plant a tree in the middle of their crops? Everyone knew the trees stole the water, and they took away valuable farm land.More than that, Yacouba was hacking down termite nests and planting them next to the trees. Didn't termites eat trees? They were the enemy of trees!Yes, Yacouba must be an idiot. Even the local chieftains said so.Soon they all found that they were wrong. Find out more about this man who discovered how to turn the Sahara Desert into a forest in this short 15-minute children's biography. Ages 10 and up.Reading Level: 6.5 LearningIsland.com believes in the value of children practicing reading for 15 minutes every day. Our 15-Minute Books give children lots of fun, exciting choices to read, from classic stories, to mysteries, to books of knowledge. Many books are appropriate for hi-lo readers. Open the world of reading to a child by having them read for 15 minutes a day.
Stephen Decatur Sinks the Philadelphia
Stephen Decatur Sinks the Philadelphia - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Stephen Decatur Sinks the Philadelphia write by Cullen Gwin. This book was released on 2017-02-22. Stephen Decatur Sinks the Philadelphia available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. It was 1803 and Stephen Decatur was in the Navy. He was on a ship that was in Europe. Stephen was the commander of a small ship. It was named the Enterprise. One day the head of the Navy called Stephen and some other men together. "Men, I have some bad news," he said. "We have lost the Philadelphia." The men groaned. Stephen knew that the Philadelphia was a big ship. She had 44 huge cannons on her. "She was chasing an enemy ship when she ran into a sand bar. The enemy captured her, along with all her men and her guns. "They have gotten her off the sand bar and taken her into a bay for repairs. When she is fixed, she will be part of the enemy fleet. She will be one of the biggest and fastest ships they have. It would be better if she had sunk rather than be used against us." The meeting ended. Stephen kept thinking about the ship. Finally he went to the commander. "What if we stole the Philadelphia?" he asked. "We could get her back. If we cannot steal her, we could burn her. Then she could not be used against us." "Then I volunteer," Stephen said. "Let me take a few men and do the job." Find out how Stephen and his men get into the enemy harbor and burn the ship in this exciting 15-minute book. Ages 7 and up. Reading level 2.8 This book is part of our "Heroes in History" series. These 15-minute books focus on a specific moment in a historic person's life. Aimed at second graders, they provide the perfect introduction to famous Americans in an exciting, fun-to-read way. LearningIsland.com believes in the value of children practicing reading for 15 minutes every day. Our 15-Minute Books give children lots of fun, exciting choices to read, from classic stories, to mysteries, to books of knowledge. Many books are appropriate for hi-lo readers. Open the world of reading to a child by having them read for 15 minutes a day.
14 Fun Facts About George Washington
14 Fun Facts About George Washington - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook 14 Fun Facts About George Washington write by Cullen Gwin. This book was released on . 14 Fun Facts About George Washington available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. George Washington was our first president and the father of our country. Many books and articles have been written about him, and his life has been studied thoroughly. We are also aided in knowing him by the many records he kept about his life, his farms, and his purchases. With all that information, some facts get lost in the shuffle. Here are a few fun facts about George Washington that you may not know. Do you know: Why did George Washington like to dance? Was Washington ever a British military officer? How many foreign countries did Washington visit? How many children did Washington bear? Did Washington free his slaves upon his death? Find out the answers to these questions and more and amaze your family and friends with these fun facts. Ages 8 and up. All measurements in American and metric. Reading Level: 6.9 Learning Island believes in the value of children practicing reading for 15 minutes every day. Our 15-Minute Books give children lots of fun, exciting choices to read, from classic stories, to mysteries, to books of knowledge. Many books are appropriate for hi-lo readers. Open the world of reading to a child by having them read for 15 minutes a day.
Jenny Slew Sues for Her Freedom
Jenny Slew Sues for Her Freedom - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Jenny Slew Sues for Her Freedom write by Cullen Gwin. This book was released on 2017-12-29. Jenny Slew Sues for Her Freedom available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Jenny was scared. The courtroom was a new place to her. Even though she was scared, she wanted to be there. Jenny wanted her freedom. She had asked the court to hear her case. She was suing John Whipple Jr., the man who said he was her master. He said Jenny was his slave. She said she was not a slave. Find out how the court case turned out in this exciting 15-minute book. Reading level 2.5
The Conquest of the Desert
The Conquest of the Desert - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Conquest of the Desert write by William Macdonald. This book was released on 1913. The Conquest of the Desert available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
