Rosen Digital's Spotlight on Science and Social Studies

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Reviewed on December 1, 2015  |  Reference Review

Grade Level 3–8Cost Price is determined according to whether titles are purchased singly or as a series. Individually, the titles have a list price of $99.95 and a discounted school and library price of $74.95. The series have list prices ranging from $1,199.40 to $1,399.30, with the discounted school and library prices ranging from $899.40 to $1,049.30. Each title is available as a physical book. Each price reflects a one-time purchase.Overview History and science are presented through a hybrid of ebooks, clickable chronologies, actor-narrated audios, expandable maps, and other features. The various series include "Spotlight on Space Science," "Spotlight on Ancient Civilizations," "Spotlight on The 13 Colonies: Birth of a Nation," "Spotlight on American History," and "Spotlight on Native Americans."Content "Space Science" describes the different features of planets. Expeditions into space are discussed insofar as they provided new information about the planets. Ebooks include Journey Through the Asteroid Belt, Journey Through Galaxies, Journey to Earth, Journey to Jupiter, Journey to Mars, Journey to Mercury, Journey to the Moon, Journey to Neptune, Journey to Saturn, Journey to Pluto and Other Dwarf Planets, Journey Through Eclipses, Journey to the Sun, Journey to Uranus, and Journey to Venus."The 13 Colonies: Birth of a Nation" chronicles how the Age of Exploration shaped the colonies, explores how the colonists lived, and describes the lives of key figures of the day. There are 14 titles: one for each of the colonies, plus one on the lost colony of Roanoke.American History focuses on events immediately before, during, and right after the American Revolution: specifically those that shaped the nation's liberty and government. The titles include The Battles of Lexington and Concord, Benjamin Franklin, Betsy Ross and the Creation of the American Flag, The Boston Tea Party, Crispus Attucks and African American Patriots of the American Revolution, The Declaration of Independence and the Continental Congress, George Washington, John Paul Jones and the Birth of the American Navy, The Marquis de Lafayette and Other International Champions of the American Revolution, The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere, The United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights, and Thomas Paine and the Power of Common Sense."Native Americans" features Apache, Blackfoot, Cherokee, Cheyenne, Cree, Hopi, Inuit, Muscogee (Creek), Navajo, Nez Perce, Ojibwe, and Shoshone. This set covers the origins of tribes, what they were like before the arriva...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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