From the Renaissance to Englandâ s Golden Ageâ "CKHG Reader (Core Knowledge History and Geography)

From the CORE KNOWLEDGE FOUNDATION, which brought you the popular “What Your ___ Grader Needs to Know” series. FROM THE RENAISSANCE TO ENGLAND’S GOLDEN AGE is a single book that, in three sections—on the Renaissance, the Reformation, and England’s Golden Age—tells the story of a time of dynamic political, religious, and artistic change in Europe that had far-reaching consequences for the shaping of the modern world. Young readers are introduced to great Renaissance artists (including Raphael, Michelangelo, and Leonardo da Vinci); key figures of the Reformation (including Gutenberg, Martin Luther, and John Calvin); Copernicus and Galileo; England’s Henry VIII, Queen Elizabeth I, Oliver Cromwell, Charles II, and more. Paperback. 210 pages. ** Part of the CORE KNOWLEDGE HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY (CKHG) series in world and American history and geography, integrating topics in civics and the arts. CKHG books offer engagingly written text with many color illustrations, maps, vocabulary sidebars, and a glossary. Related materials (Teacher Guides and Timeline Cards) are also published by the Core Knowledge Foundation. In general, CKHG books are appropriate for young readers from the upper elementary grades through middle school.