Bookcaps Study Guides: 229 books
Blacklisted
A Biography of Dalton Trumbo
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2014
Dalton Trumbo was the highest paid screenwriter in Hollywood when he was investigated as a Communist during America's Red Scare of the 1940s. He was ultimately sent to jail and placed on an industry blacklist that would make him unhirable.
His exile lasted 13 years during which time he was...
The Discovery of Electricity
A History Just for Kids!
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2013
In this book, we will be looking at the discovery of electricity. We will talk a little about the science of what electricity is, and then we will talk about how it was discovered and how smart inventors found a way to use this force to make the world a more comfortable place to live in. What would...
by Fergus Mason
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2014
In 1950 a saleswoman living in Florida decided to find a fun new way to market an unexciting product – reusable food containers. She already had plenty of experience selling household goods but now she wanted to try something different, and she was after a quirky, lively way to sell things.
The...
Queen of the Desert
A Biography of the Female Lawrence of Arabia, Gertrude Bell
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2014
T.E. Lawrence is often credited with bringing diplomacy to the Middle East; in the shadows of every great man you will often find an even greater woman. In Lawrence’s case, that woman’s name was Gertrude Bell.
In a time when women didn't go to school, Bell did; in a time when women didn't...
The Golden Genius
The Amazing Life of Maria Altmann
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2014
Maria Altmann and her husband fled their homeland when the Nazi regime came to Austria and threatened their lives. They left their loved ones, their property, and everything that was in it--including their family’s artwork.
Altmann eventually settled in the United States, but did not forget...
Disney’s Nine Old Men
A History of the Animators Who Defined Disney Animation
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2014
Today the Walt Disney Company is a huge media conglomerate with a whole range of interests, taking in music labels, cable and network TV, publishing, merchandising and a chain of theme parks in multiple countries. However it remains best known for its animated films.
Starting in 1927, but mostly between...
Underdogs
How Two Indian Athletes Beat the Million Dollar Arm and Became Professional Baseball Players
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2013
Baseball players come from Cuba, Korea, Japan...India? India is the least likely place anyone would expect a professional baseball player to come from, but one man saw potential, and gave two men a chance to prove themselves. After a strong display of athletics on the Indian television show Million...
Dragon Lady
A History of the 1960 U-2 Spying Incident
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2014
Espionage thrillers make great edge of your seat films--but when they're true, things get a little more...chilling. At the height of the Cold War in 1960, an American U-2 spy plane was shot down over the Soviet airspace. What follows is a tale of cover-up, lies, and, of course, spying.
With...
by Fergus Mason, Matthew Murray
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2014
This book helps you understand the Bible at a deeper level, but presenting some of the most famous characters as biographies.
The following people are profiled: The Apostles James and John, Saul of Tarsus, Judas Iscariot, and Noah
This is a collection of previous published books, which may also be purchased separately.
Get Up
The Life and Times of James Brown
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2014
The story of music in the United States of America is a long and colorful one. With so many different nationalities blending together to form a single nation they’ve all added their own musical traditions to the mix, and the results have been remarkable. Probably the biggest single contribution...
Inspiring Sports Stories
Four Athletes That Inspired a Nation
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2014
Some athletes play the game…and some inspire the game. The four plays profiled in this book were part of the second group.
This book profiles the following athletes: Jay Moriarity, Jackie Robinson, and Rinku Singh and Dinsesh Patel.
This is a collection of previous published books, which may also be purchased separately.
by KidCaps
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2012
In 1803, The United States made one of the greatest business deals of all time--they bought 828,000 square miles of land (1/3 the size of the United States!) for $11,250,000! To put it simply, it was a REALLY good deal.
Pelé
A Biography of Edson Arantes do Nascimento
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2014
Pelé! Pelé! Pelé! It was a familiar chant, a chant which had been screamed from the terraces for nearly thirty years. It was October 1977 and the final game of Pelé’s hugely successful career had just finished. As Pelé looked around the stadium, tears were streaming down his face, his emotions...
by KidCaps
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2013
In this handbook, we will be having a close looking at the decade of the 1920s, a time that we refer to as “The Roaring Twenties”, because of all the action and excitement that went on. As we go through each of the sections, try to see what the major changes were and how different people reacted...