- Re-launch of the highly successful series The Thirteen Colonies.- Four-color illustrations, photographs. Timelines, and activities, enhance student experience.- Series targeted directly to the grade children study the colonization of America (5th)- At 128 pages, this book provides the most in-depth coverage of the subject matter for this age group. (Competing series by Child's World is for 3rd-5th graders and is 40 pages.)- Each book adheres to national social studies standards.Grades 5-8 National Social Studies StandardsTime, Continuity and Change: II- Identify and use processes important to restructuring and reinterpreting the past- Identify and use key concepts such as chronology, causality, change, conflict and complexity to explain, analyze and show connections among patterns of historical change and continuity.Power, Authority, and Governance: VI- Identifies basic features of the U.S. political system- Describes how government powers are acquired, used, and justified- Describes how governments respond to forces of unity and diversity