Ringside, 1925: Views from the Scopes Trial

by Jen Bryant

Hardcover, 2008

Tags

NCSS Standards Theme--Science-Technology-Society, NCSS Standards Theme--Civic Ideals and Practices, NCSS Standards Theme--Power-Authority-Governance, History-Life and Culture in the Americas, Reading Level-Middle (6-8)Reading Level-High (9-12), Reading Level-Middle (6-8), Reading Level-High (9-12)

Genres

Collection

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People

Publication

Knopf Books for Young Readers (2008), Edition: 1ST, 228 pages

Description

Visitors, spectators, and residents of Dayton, Tennessee, in 1925 describe, in a series of free-verse poems, the Scopes "monkey trial" and its effects on that small town and its citizens.

Subjects

Community life Tennessee Fiction
Dayton (Tenn.) History 20th century Fiction
Evolution Law and legislation Fiction
Evolution (Biology) Tennessee Law and legislation Juvenile fiction
Novels in verse

Awards

NCSS/CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People (2009)
Books From All 50 States (and Washington, D.C.!) (Tennessee)
NCTE/CLA Notable Children's Book in the English Language Arts (2009)

Language

English

Original language

English

Pages

228

Physical description

228 p.; 8.51 inches

ISBN

0375840478 / 9780375840470

DDC/MDS

811

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