Prentice Hall America, History of Our Nation - Hardcover

Prentice Hall

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0133652432 ISBN 13: 9780133652437

Publisher: PRENTICE HALL, 2007

Synopsis

America: History of Our Nation 2009 Survey Edition Prentice Hall America: History of Our Nation is the key to unlocking the exciting story of our nation's history for all middle grades students. Authors Davidson and Stoff focus on the "why" of history€”helping students make meaning of what happened long ago, why it happened, and how it remains important to us today. Every element€”from a considerate text-style narrative to stunning visuals€”has been designed to make this rich historical content accessible to all students. Focus on essential questions Students understand why history matters by exploring essential questions and developing their own answers in Think Like a Historian features and the Historian's Apprentice Activity Pack.Powerful visuals and primary sources Every chapter begins with a visual preview and every section opens with a high-interest image and primary source, capturing attentio

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"Terry and Gerry Audesirk" grew up in New Jersey, where they met as undergraduates. After marrying in 1970, they moved to California, where Terry earned her doctorate in marine ecology at the University of Southern California and Gerry earned his doctorate in neurobiology at the California Institute of Technology. As postdoctoral students at the University of Washington's marine laboratories, they worked together on the neural bases of behavior, using a marine mollusk as a model system. Terry and Gerry are now professors of biology at the University of Colorado at Denver, where they have taught introductory biology and neurobiology since 1982. In their research lab, funded by the National Institutes of Health, they investigate the mechanisms by which neurons are harmed by low levels of environmental pollutants. Terry and Gerry share a deep appreciation of nature and of the outdoors. They enjoy hiking in the Rockies, running near their home in the foothills west of Denver, and attempting to garden at 7000 feet in the presence of hungry deer and elk. They are long-time members of many conservation organizations. Their daughter, Heather, has added another focus to their lives. "Bruce E. Byers," a midwesterner transplanted to the hills of western Massachusetts, is a professor in the biology department at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He's been a member of the faculty at UMass (where he also completed his doctoral degree) since 1993. Bruce teaches introductory biology courses for both nonmajors and majors; he also teaches courses in ornithology and animal behavior. A lifelong fascination with birds ultimately led Bruce to scientific exploration of avian biology. His currentresearch focuses on the behavioral ecology of birds, especially on the function and evolution of the vocal signals that birds use to communicate. The pursuit of vocalizations often takes Bruce outdoors, where he can be found before dawn, tape recorder in hand, awaiting the first songs of a new day.

About this edition

• Publisher: PRENTICE HALL
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0133652432
• ISBN 13: 9780133652437
• Binding: Hardcover