{"product_id":"a-history-of-us-eleven-volume-set-revised-a-ahistory-of-us-3rd-ed","title":"A History of Us: Eleven-Volume Set (Revised) (A ^Ahistory of Us) (3RD ed.)","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrief Description\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPresents the history of the Native Americans from earliest times through the arrival of the first Europeans.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrief Description\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPresents the history of the Native Americans from earliest times through the arrival of the first Europeans.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMarc Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAn eleven volume set about American history that attempts to make history fun for young readers.;Includes bibliographical references and indexes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"A big breath of fresh air and the best possible news for the youngsters who get to read these books.\"--David McCullough, Pulitzer Prize winner and author of \n\u003cem\u003eJohn Adams\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"The liveliest, most realistic, most well-received American history series ever written for children.\"--he Los Angeles Times \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"One of the best nonfiction series of the decade... Impossible to put down... Belong[s] in every reference collection.\"--chool Library Journal \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"[An] exciting series... Ms. Hakim braids multiple narratives together to bring alive material long dead to children's imaginations.\"-- \n\u003cem\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"Joy Hakim didn't rewrite history. But she did make it a whole lot more fun to read.\"-- \n\u003cem\u003eEducation Week\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"Readers young and old will find themselves amused, amazed, and engrossed by this searching, opinionated survey. 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