History on the High Seas

Ahoy, mateys! There's adventure on the horizon, and it's
real-life history! This exciting series welcomes readers aboard some of the most
famous ships in the world. They'll discover what Charles Darwin learned aboard
the HMS Beagle, the hardships of the passengers on the Mayflower, the terrible
fate of the Titanic, and much more. Each thrilling volume includes a riveting
historical account, breathtaking photographs and images, and fascinating
fictional narratives relating what it might have felt like to travel on the
legendary vessel.

• Readers will love ""experiencing"" life aboard each
vessel through fictional narratives based on actual anecdotes

• Offers a
unique presentation of different historical eras and essential topics such as
slavery, the colonization of the Americas, and Darwin's theory of evolution

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Exploring the relationship between historical events is an essential standard of
the English Language Arts Common Core