What Your Sixth Grader Needs to Know: Fundamentals of a Good Sixth-grade EducationE. D. Hirsch, Jr., Eric Donald Hirsch (Jr.) The sixth volume in this bestselling series has a section on American Civilization that encourages students to understand the country's affairs within the context of global current events, a selection from Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, speeches by John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr., plus sections on genetics and biographical portraits of pioneering scientists. Photos & illustrations. |
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