Books for gifted children from Royal Fireworks Press, publishers for the gifted education curriculum.

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An Issue This Nation Cannot Ignore: Barack Obama's Speech on Race

Barack Obama's speech on race, on the 18th March 2008 in Philadelphia, was not just a campaign speech; its theme was an issue the nation cannot ignore and it is the contention of this book that the speech is in the tradition of the great American statements of equality that began with the Declaration of Independence and include Lincoln's Gettysburg Address and Martin Luther King's I have a Dream speech.

Thomas Milton Kemnitz places the speech in its political and historical context, sees it as part of a new national conversation about race, analyzes the six parts of the speech, and breaks down how Obama conveys his meaning by analyzing his vocabulary, grammar, poetic devices and structure.

Obama describes the issue of anger and bitterness that has led to the present situation. He describes the common goals and aspirations of white and black communities and the path along which Americans must travel to achieve unity and a better future for all.

You can read excerpts from this book on its website: Obama on race.

This is a book of great interest to anyone serious about the issue. Read more: An Issue This Nation Cannot Ignore: Barack Obama's Speech on Race

Surviving Erebus: An Antarctic Adventure

Novel

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Surviving Erebus is based on an amazingly courageous and pioneering Antarctic voyage of exploration that began in 1839 and lasted for several years. Told through the eyes and experience of a young stowaway, whose chances for survival were low when he is discovered and who has to prove himself again and again to the ship's usually hostile and aggressive crew, this is a tale of confronting the most adverse conditions on the planet.

His adventures of exploration and discovery in Antarctica are described graphically and accurately Read more: Surviving Erebus: An Antarctic Adventure

Stories We Tell Our Children

Children first encounter history in the stories we read to them or tell them. Yet, as we read stories to our children, we often miss the opportunity to explore that history. David Thomas here unpacks the history embedded in children’s picture books. Parents and teachers alike will see familiar stories in a new light as they recognize historical values and trends in books they have read and loved for years.

David Thomas is Professor of History at Union University in Jackson, Tennessee and has been recognized for excellence in teaching. He uses children’s literature in the classroom as one way to enhance students’ abilities to explore and understand the past.

This is part of the Royal Fireworks series of Monographs on Education.

From A to Zulinski

Novel

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This is the third volume in the chronicles of the irrepressible Jake's schooling. We first met him in Jake's the Name, Sixth Grade's the Game and followed by his exploits in Those Sevy Blues.

Jake is deaf and has relied on an interpreter to sign the spoken words in his classrooms. For most of his teachers and classmates he was the first mainstreamed deaf student they had encountered.

By the time he has reached high school Jake has a deaf classmate and long acquaintance with his peers. They know what mischief he can generate. Read more: From A to Zulinski

Through Goya's Eyes

Novel

From the perspective of Gaspar Jovellanos, diarist and friend of the painter Francisco De Goya, we experience the Spanish Enlightenment of the late 18th century.

Goya’s art vividly testifies to the pain and suffering of brutal repression, as well as to the vitality and hopefulness that were all part of the Spanish experience at this time.

In the form of a biography of Gaspar Jovellanos, the author takes us into a world that is otherwise relatively unknown outside the Spanish-speaking world. Read more: Through Goya's Eyes

What is Mysticism?

Evelyn Underhill spoke of mysticism as 'the most romantic of adventures.' Albert Einstein wrote that 'the most beautiful and profound emotion we can have is the mystical.

This new work from Jon Mundy is a both a comprehensive and detailed history of mysticism and an inspirational tool to enable us to live more powerfully in the present. It is funny and profound, inspirational and educational, and, like all Dr Mundy's books a personal story too. Read more: What is Mysticism?

America's Child

Novel

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Kathy Fountain was an orphan, born in 1758. She faced harsh circumstances in a country yet to be named that was populated by denizens who called themselves Americans when they united to fight for their independence. The spirit of patriotism wrapped Kathy in its fervor and gave her an identity. She was America’s child. Kathy was real, and this story is based on her life. Read more: America's Child