Category Archives: history

An Experience in Perspectives

Posted on October 17, 2008 by moonbridgebooks

Yesterday I was a panelist at a social justice/civil rights forum at my daughter’s school. There were five of us: an African-American man, a Caucasian-American man, a Puerto Rican woman whose family moved to Miami in the middle of her … Continue reading →

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Legends, Leaders, and Legacies

Posted on September 28, 2007 by moonbridgebooks

Recently I came across a new book for kids that should be in every school library. Legends, Leaders, and Legacies, by Susan Vollmer, is a compilation of short biographies of people around the world who lost their lives for important … Continue reading →

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ReWriting History

Posted on July 20, 2007 by moonbridgebooks

The Wall Street Journal had a July 6 article entitled “A Do-Over for Russian History?” which exposed that in Russia a new manual for teachers of students in their final year of high school retells events of the past sixty … Continue reading →

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