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Be in the Forbidden City!: A Sheltered Life You'd Rather Avoid

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By Jacqueline Morley
Publisher Scholastic Library Publishing - (Children's Press)
Be in the Forbidden City!: A Sheltered Life You'd Rather Avoid
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This fun and interesting, interactive series will enthrall young readers by making them a part of the story. Readers will become the main character and can revel in the gory, dark, horrific side of life throughout important moments in history. Humorous Handy Hints that relate directly to the text are provided on each spread. You (the reader) are an English gentleman eager to join a group of settlers planning to start a new colony in the New World. You have heard the tales of previous expeditions and want to get your hands on some of the fabled riches that are found there. As a member of the colony, you will get an insiders look at the history behind some of the previous expeditions, what you pack for the long journey across the Atlantic, how the first few years at Jamestown were difficult because no one knew how to farm, and how the colonists interacted with the native Algonquians. After reading this book there will be no doubt in your mind that this is definitely a settlement youd rather not start.

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3232 words3,232 words
32 pages32 pages
Lexile IG870LLexile IG870L
Grade 2 to 5Grade 2 to 5
Age 7-10Age 7-10

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Book ISBN:

9780531187494

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