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Describes the everyday life of the Native Americans living on the Great Plains before the coming of the Europeans, covering their religion, social customs, government, and art.

7) Life among the Ibo women of Nigeria

Author

Nnoromele, Salome C.

8) Life among the Indian fighters

Author

Reger, James P.

9) Life during the crusades

Author

Rice, Earle

Series

The way people live

Publisher

Lucent Books

Pub. Date

c1998

Language

English

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Describes daily life in the Christian West and Muslim East during the three centuries of holy war, analyzing why the armies of Christendom engaged in the Crusades and what they hoped to accomplish.

10) Life during the gold rush

Author

Sherrow, Victoria

Series

The way people live

Publisher

Lucent Books

Pub. Date

1998

Language

English

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Describes the events surrounding the discovery of gold in California, the huge migration it brought to the area, and the lifestyles of miners and mining towns.

11) Life during the Great Depression

Author

Nishi, Dennis

Series

The way people live

Publisher

Lucent Books

Pub. Date

c1998

Language

English

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Describes daily life for Americans during the Great Depression, as well as some of the lasting changes that occurred such as the increased power of the federal government and technological and cultural innovations.

12) Life during the Middle Ages

Author

Rice, Earle

Series

The way people live

Publisher

Lucent Books

Pub. Date

1998

Language

English

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Describes country and city life during the Middle Ages including such aspects as social order, religion, family life, agriculture, money and trade, war, pestilence, education, and architecture and other arts.

13) Life during the Russian revolution

Author

Sherrow, Victoria

Series

The way people live

Publisher

Lucent Books

Pub. Date

c1998

Language

English

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Discusses the background, historical context, events, and way of life of the Russian Revolution.

14) Life during the Spanish Inquisition

Author

Stewart, Gail B

Series

The way people live

Publisher

Lucent Books

Pub. Date

1998

Language

English

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Examines the culture of Spain during the centuries of the Inquisition by focusing on personal aspects of daily life at the time.

15) Life in a Japanese American internment camp

Author

Yancey, Diane

Series

The way people live

Publisher

Lucent Books

Pub. Date

1998

Language

English

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Discusses the course of Japanese immigration into the United States, events leading to the relocation of Japanese Americans during World War II, and the conditions they faced in the internment camps.

16) Life of a Roman slave

Author

Nardo, Don

Series

The way people live

Publisher

Lucent Books

Pub. Date

c1998

Language

English

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Discusses aspects of slavery in ancient Rome, including becoming a slave, its privileges and perils, the use of slaves in farming, business, and public service, and the dark side of the institution.

17) Life among the pirates

Author

Kallen, Stuart A.

18) Life among the Samurai

Author

Hall, Eleanor J

Series

The way people live

Publisher

Lucent Books

Pub. Date

c1999

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IL: UG - BL: 10 - AR Pts: 5

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English

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Discusses the social position, culture, and wartime and peacetime activities of the samurai warriors of ancient Japan.

19) Life in a wild west show

Author

Currie, Stephen

20) Life in Charles Dickens's England

Author

Yancey, Diane

Series

The way people live

Publisher

Lucent Books

Pub. Date

c1999

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IL: UG - BL: 9.8 - AR Pts: 5

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English

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Describes the people and conditions of life in England during the time of Charles Dickens and examines how those conditions are reflected in his work.

21) Life in the American colonies

Author

Dean, Ruth

Series

The way people live

Publisher

Lucent Books

Pub. Date

1999

Language

English

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Discusses the day-to-day aspects of country and city life in the American colonies for a variety of people including members of different professions, specific immigrant groups, and slaves.

22) Life on the American frontier

Author

Kallen, Stuart A

Series

The way people live

Publisher

Lucent Books

Pub. Date

c1999

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IL: UG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 4

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English

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Discusses how people on the American frontier lived, including trailblazers, fur trappers, mountain men, Native Americans, miners, cowboys, and pioneers.

23) Life on the Oregon Trail

Author

Blackwood, Gary L.

24) Games of ancient Rome

Author

Nardo, Don

Series

The way people live
Daily life

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IL: UG - BL: 10.4 - AR Pts: 6

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English

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Discusses life in ancient Rome, focusing on the origin and popularity of public games, Rome's monumental game facilities, gladiators, wild animal shows, and other spectacles.

25) Life in a medieval castle: by Gary L. Blackwood

Author

Blackwood, Gary L

Series

The way people live

Publisher

Lucent Books

Pub. Date

c2000

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IL: UG - BL: 9.7 - AR Pts: 6

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English

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Describes the history, purpose, and construction of medieval castles and the life of their various inhabitants.

26) Life in ancient Athens

Author

Nardo, Don

Series

The way people live

Publisher

Lucent Books

Pub. Date

c2000

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IL: UG - BL: 10.6 - AR Pts: 7

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Discusses life in ancient Athens, including the growth of the city-state and its government, religious beliefs, festivals, customs, athletic games and sports, the visual arts, and the involvement of Athens in war on land and sea.

27) Life in the Hitler Youth

Author

Keeley, Jennifer

28) Life of a slave on a Southern plantation

Author

Currie, Stephen

Series

The way people live

Publisher

Lucent Books

Pub. Date

2000

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IL: UG - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 6

Language

English

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Details the living conditions of plantation slaves, examing house, field and artisan work; food and clothing; marriage; separation; resistance; leisure activities; and old age.

29) Life on Ellis Island

Author

Rebman, Renée C

Series

The way people live

Publisher

Lucent Books

Pub. Date

c2000

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IL: UG - BL: 9.3 - AR Pts: 4

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English

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Discusses life on Ellis Island, including detainment and deportation of immigrants, daily activities, the development of the immigration station, its role in the formation of the great melting pot of America, and the later years.

30) Life on the Underground Railroad

Author

Kallen, Stuart A

Series

The way people live

Publisher

Lucent Books

Pub. Date

c2000

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IL: UG - BL: 8.7 - AR Pts: 5

Language

English

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Describes what it was like to be involved in the Underground Railroad, discussing life on the run, the lives of the trackers, conductors, and stationmasters, and the building of new lives in Canada.

31) Life under the Jim Crow laws

Author

George, Charles

Series

The way people live

Publisher

Lucent Books

Pub. Date

c2000

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IL: UG - BL: 9.5 - AR Pts: 6

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English

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Discusses the background and effects of the Jim Crow laws that were enacted after the Civil War to keep the races segregated.

32) Life in a medieval monastery

Author

Sherrow, Victoria

Series

The way people live

Publisher

Lucent Books

Pub. Date

c2001

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IL: UG - BL: 10.2 - AR Pts: 6

Language

English

33) Life in a Nazi concentration camp

Author

Saldinger, Anne Grenn

Series

The way people live

Publisher

Lucent Books

Pub. Date

c2001

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IL: UG - BL: 8.9 - AR Pts: 6

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English

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Discusses life in a Nazi concentration camp, including typical conditions in the camps, daily life, organization and implementation, extermination through labor, and surviving against all odds.

34) Life in America during the 1960s

Author

Kallen, Stuart A.

35) Life in ancient China

Author

Allison, Amy

Series

The way people live

Publisher

Lucent Books

Pub. Date

c2001

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IL: UG - BL: 10.5 - AR Pts: 7

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English

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Discusses life in China primarily during the Han dynasty, describing the life of farmers, life in a city, life in the military, business practices, the arts, and more.

36) Life in ancient Egypt

Author

Streissguth, Thomas

Series

The way people live

Publisher

Lucent Books

Pub. Date

2001

Accelerated Reader

IL: UG - BL: 9.6 - AR Pts: 6

Language

English

37) Life in Communist Russia

Author

Streissguth, Thomas

38) Life in Genghis Khan's Mongolia

Author

Taylor, Robert

Series

The way people live

Publisher

Lucent Books

Pub. Date

c2001

Accelerated Reader

IL: UG - BL: 10.3 - AR Pts: 6

Language

English

39) Life in Moscow

Author

Corona, Laurel

40) Life of a Medieval knight

Author

Corrick, James A

Series

The way people live

Publisher

Lucent Books

Pub. Date

2001

Accelerated Reader

IL: UG - BL: 9.1 - AR Pts: 5

Language

English

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Discusses feudalism, chivalry, clothing and weaponry, practices of war, the Crusades, tournaments and other aspects of the lives of noble soldiers of the Middle Ages.