New York City history for kids : from New Amsterdam to the Big Apple, with 21 activities / Richard Panchyk.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Panchyk, Richard.

Series:

For Kids series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education, Primary--Activity programs.

Education, Primary.

New York (N.Y.)--History--Study and teaching (Primary)--Activity programs.

New York (N.Y.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (146 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : Chicago Review Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<P style=""MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"" class=MsoNormal>In this lively 400-year history, kids will read about Peter Stuyvesant and the enterprising Dutch colonists, follow the spirited patriots as they rebel against the British during the American Revolution, learn about the crimes of the infamous Tweed Ring, journey through the notorious Five Points slum with its tenements and street vendors, and soar to new heights with the Empire State Building and New York City's other amazing skyscrapers. Along the way, they'll stop at Central Park, the Brooklyn Bridge, the Statue of Liberty, and many other prom

Contents:

Front Cover; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Time Line; Introduction; 1. Mannahatta; Make Samp Porridge; 2. New Amsterdam; Build a Replica of Fort Amsterdam/Fort George; Create a Dutch Fireplace Tile; Archaeology in Your Backyard; 3. An English Colony; Landfill Game; Zenger Mock Trial; 4. Revolutionary New York; Erect a Liberty Pole; City Hall Park Walking Tour; Create a Walking Tour of Your Neighborhood; 5. Merchant City; Randel Plan Game; Be a New York Journalist; 6. Innocence Lost; Draw a Political Cartoon; Fifth Avenue Walking Tour; 7. A City of Contrasts

Trace Your AncestorsPut on a Broadway Show; Then and Now Game; 8. The City That Never Sleeps; Draw a Gibson Girl; Be a Tin Pan Alley Songwriter; Play Stickball; Skyscraper Walking Tour; Make New York Bagels; Selected Bibliography; Places to Visit; index; Back Cover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-883052-96-3

1-883052-94-7

OCLC:

823239202