Publisher's Synopsis
In 1803, President Jefferson said to James Monroe, To France you must go: To try and help our country grow. To purchase New Orleans is what he would try, But the whole Louisiana territory he was able to buy. This is only a sample of what you will enjoy as you read United States History in Rhyme. This book takes the highlights of our history and presents them in a way that will catch a child's attention, and adult's also. It will peak their interest in our history by raising the who and what questions that motivate them to want to know more. For example, who is Paul Revere? And what was "the shot heard round the world?" In 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue. It's just a little rhyme, but it conveys a lot of information. And most of all, we remember it! This book contains facts from our history in rhyme that can easily be remembered. We know that you and your children will love this book and want to read it multiple times.
