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The History Hat Series

The stories in The History Hat Series of My Own Books are personalized to the Reader. The Reader dons a magical History Hat and goes back in time to experience history in the making. The stories can be read to the Reader or read by the Reader. It is a perfect way to introduce History to young scholars.

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Choose from the following titles:

Date	Title	Description	Interest Level
1607	Visit Jamestown with Pocahontas	Reader visits Pocahontas on a trip to Jamestown to deliver food to the colonists.	Elementary
1621	The Pilgrims' Thanksgiving	Reader visits the Pilgrims at Plimoth when they celebrate their First Thanksgiving.	Read-To-Me Beginner Elementary
1775	The British Are Coming	Reader joins Paul Revere on his famous ride from Boston.	Read-To-Me Beginner Elementary
1775	Liberty or Death	Reader meets Patrick Henry and helps him write his famous speech	Read-to-Me Beginner Elementary
1776	Meet Phillis and George	Reader accompanies Phillis Wheatley on her visit to George Washington to discuss her poem.	Elementary
1776	The American Flag	Reader visits Betsy Ross and George Washington to help create the first American Flag.	Read-to-Me Beginner Elementary
1776	The Battle of Trenton	Reader visits George Washington to cross the Delaware River to Victory at Trenton.	Read-to-Me Beginner Elementary
1803	The Louisiana Purchase	Reader visits Thomas Jefferson and encourages him to buy Louisiana .	Read-to-Me Beginner Elementary
1805	The Pacific Ocean	Reader joins the Lewis and Clark Expedition, meets Sacajawea, and sees the Pacific Ocean.	Read-to-Me Beginner Elementary
1832	Slaves Earning Freedom	Reader witnesses abuse against slaves and helps them earn their freedom.	Beginner Elementary
1836	The Battle for Texas	Reader joins Sam Houston for the victory at San Jacinto that makes Texas an independent country.	Read-to-Me Beginner Elementary
1849	Harriet Tubman	Reader joins Harriet Tubman to help rescue some people from slavery.	Elementary
1850	A Slave Family	Reader joins Harriet Tubman to rescue Harriet's family from slavery.	Read-to-Me Beginner Elementary
1855	The Underground Railroad	Reader joins the Conductor, Harriet Tubman, to bring some people to the next on the Underground Railroad.	Read-to-Me Beginner Elementary
1872	Booker T. Washington	Reader joins Booker T. Washington and helps him make the decision to walk to Hampton Institute	Elementary
1895	Helen Keller	Reader joins Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan for tea and also meets Alexander Graham Bell.	Read-to-Me Beginner Elementary
1909	Teddy Roosevelt	Reader joins the 20th president on a historic ride across Northern Virginia in the last months of his administration.	Read-to-Me Elementary
1925	Louis Armstrong	Reader joins Louis Armstrong and his wife Lil Hardin to encourage Louis to accept a recording contract.	Elementary
1955	Anne Moody	Reader joins Anne Moody to encourage her to speak out for Civil Rights after the murder of a young black man by a white mob.	Elementary
1955	Rosa Parks	Reader joins Rosa Parks on the famous bus ride in Montgomery.	Elementary

NOTE: More titles are added regularly. Check back often for new stories

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NOTE: The author of most of these stories is Anne Louise Pemberton, a retired Special Education teacher. As a teacher, Mrs. Pemberton frequently used personalized materials with her students. When her sister needed motivational reading materials for her severely autistic son, Mrs. Pemberton created her first personalized book, The American Flag.

With the encouragement of friends, other professionals, and the Enabling Support Foundation, Mrs. Pemberton developed this web site to make these personalized stories available to parents, homeschoolers, teachers, and anyone helping children learn to read.

The site has also served as inspiration to school story writers. Five of the stories in the History Hat Series were written written by students at Mount Carmel Catholic High School.

Page created July 15, 2004. Anne Pemberton. Updated Sun, May 16, 2010 . AP.

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