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Current issue of Michigan History for Kids

Underground Railroad

Learn about some brave men and women that fought to escape slavery, the difficult obstacles they had to overcome to achieve freedom and how some Michigan people helped defend fugitive slaves.  $2.95

Native Americans

Read about the tribes that made up The Three Fires confederacy, the legend of the Turtle Shell, the Fur Trade with the French and the trouble with treaties.  $2.95

Government

The first governor selects the first leaders, the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Branches, how a bill becomes a law and how people can make laws.  $2.95

Rock and Roll

From Berry Gordy to Bob Seger, Motown to Madonna, Michigan has contributed to the world of Rock and Roll in many ways. $2.95

Dive into Summer

Hike, bike and explore your way through the summer and learn some history along the way. $2.95

Airplanes, Aviators & Astronauts

Learn about the first person to ever fly an "aeroplane," what it's like to live in outer space and one explorers' adventure flying over the South Pole for the first time. $2.95

Happy Birthday Mackinac Bridge

Celebrate fifty years of the Mighty Mackinac Bridge with stories of life before the bridge, the brave workers who built it and what it's like to work on the bridge today. $2.95

Trains, Tunnels & Tracks

Read about the inspiration behind the movie Polar Express, how a steam locomotive works, and one family's adventures riding Amtrack. $2.95

 

"Trains, Tunnels & Tracks" will assist in teaching the following GLCEs:
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Lighting the Way

Learn about a lighthouse that floats, the different sizes and shapes of lighthouses and what life was like for families that worked at four different lighthouses. $2.95
 

Archaeology

Find out what archaeologists study, what they don't study and why they dig square holes. $2.95

 

"Archaeology" will assist in teaching the following GLCEs:
3-H3.0.1 3-H3.0.2 3-H3.0.3 3-H3.0.5 3-H3.0.7 3-H3.0.10	3-G5.0.1 3-G5.0.2	4-H3.0.3 4-H3.0.4

The World's Finest Fruit

Find out Michigan's "secret ingredients" in producing the world's finest fruit and some of the products that contain them. Sorry, sold out.

Inventors and Inventions

See some famous inventions, like Jiffy Muffin Mix, popcorn, vacuums and toasters, and the amazing Michiganians that created them. $2.95

The American Revolution

Learn about Michigan's involvement in the American Revolution, about the British forts in Michigan, then how the British were "kicked out" of our state.  $2.95
 

First People

Read the story of a young Ojibwa and her life in the seventeenth century, the greatest Native American transportation invention and some Michigan places that have Indian names. $2.95 Sorry, sold out.

Wolves to Warblers

Find out why we are called the Wolverine State, how wolves are making a comeback to Michigan and how some moose "flew" from Canada to the U.P. $2.95 Sorry, sold out.
 

A Century of Transportation

Uncover how one man helped fix Michigan's muddy, rutty roads, and how a five-year-old boy's dream of flying led him to invent one of the world's earliest airplanes. $2.95
 

Maritime: Life on the Lakes

Discover what life on a ship was like during the 1800s, and how the brave members of the U.S. Life Saving Service (today's U.S. Coast Guard) have watched over Michigan waters. Sorry, sold out.

Logs to Lumber

Learn about the White Pine Era, the legendary Paul Bunyan, the state's deadliest forest fire and how kids helped log Michigan's forests during the 19th century. Sorry, sold out.

Pioneers: Settling a State

Share one girl's experience as her family moves to Michigan in 1837, see what it was like to attend a one-room school and learn all of our state's symbols. $2.95 Sorry, sold out.

Statehood for Michigan

Discover the young Stevens T. Mason who helped make Michigan a state, Michigan and Ohio's struggle over the Toledo Strip, and the pioneers' journey through the Erie Canal. $2.95
 

African Americans

Find out about Sojourner Truth, Willie Horton, Joe Louis, Berry Gordy Jr. and other African Americans who have left their mark on Michigan's—and the nation's—history. Sorry, sold out.

The Civil War

Find out what life was like for Michigan soldiers, drummer boys and women in the war, Michigan's involvement in the Battle of Gettysburg and Civil War vocabulary. Sorry, sold out.

The Automobile Industry

Learn about Ransom E. Olds, Henry Ford and William Durant, the invention of the assembly line and how the creation of autos changed Michigan and the world. $2.95
 

French Michigan

Learn all about French exploration of Michigan, what life was like at a French fort, and well-known French explorers such as Robert Cavalier, Sieur de La Salle and Father Marquette. $2.95
 

The British

Read about the British coming to Michigan, what it was like for women in the wilderness and the defeat of the Indians in Pontiac's Rebellion. Sorry, sold out.

Iron Mining

Find out about the discovery of iron ore, why iron is important, and how it was produced in Upper Peninsula iron-smelting towns. $2.95 (limited quantity)

 

Girl Power

Learn about Women Suffrage, pioneer life for women and women who made a difference in Michigan government, sports, music and civil rights.  $2.95

 

Labor

Learn how Michigan has became a key state for organized labor and about the activists that fought for workers' rights. Sorry, sold out.

The Upper Peninsula

Explore the Soo Locks and Isle Royale, learn about the various ethnic groups that settled in the U.P., the minerals that drew them there and how to make a pasty. Sorry, sold out.