America's Founding Myths...And What REALLY Happened - Christy Mihaly

? "Mihaly delivers refreshing doses of reality that will deepen any reader’s understanding of our nation’s complex history and values" – Booklist? “A visually dynamic, intellectually rigorous resource that challenges young readers to question historical narratives and recognize bias—essential for social studies curricula and media literacy instruction” – School Library Journal"Stories can dazzle, and they can deceive. America's Founding Myths teaches young people to practice the art of asking questions — not to shatter our national ideals, but to provide a sounder foundation for them. Because history, like Oz, is never exactly as it seems" – Gregory Maguire, author of Wicked"Author Christy Mihaly recognizes that history without blemishes is boring and that the best way to create informed citizens is to give them the skills to confront the full record of our lives together as a not always united people.” — Robert A. Gross, author of The Minutemen and Their World and The Transcendentalists and Their World"Playful, provocative, and packed with perspective" – Kirkus Reviews"Best of all, this title not only tackles our complex founding, but encourages media literacy by empowering young people to ask questions and check sources. And really, what could be more American than that?" – Betsy Bird, Librarian, @FuseEightUncover the truth behind 15 American history myths in this hilariously bold,
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