January 2009
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C. will play host to many momentous events. From the swearing in of our nation’s first African American president to the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birthday, Washington, DC will be an exciting place to be. Here are a few books about Washington, D.C.
Top 10 Washington, D.C. with Map (DK Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guides)
Written by Ron Burke and Susan Burke
With top 10 lists for things such as Washington, D.C. highlights, Festivals and Cultural events, Library of Congress features, and Children’s Attractions, this book is full of lists for place to see and things to do. This is a good book to get an idea of what is in Washington, D.C. and in surrounding areas.
These lists are wonderful classroom tool because they allow teachers to have a list of museum along a theme at their fingertips. For instance, teachers doing a unit of important African American places in Washington, D.C. would find that in addition to the Lincoln Memorial (where Martin Luther King Jr. made his “I have a Dream” speech, and also where Marian Anderson held her concert when she wasn’t allow to sing at the Constitution Hall), there is the Mount Zion United Methodist church, which was an important stop on the underground railroad. These lists mix the highly popular sites with lesser-known sites.
Order Top 10 Washington, D.C. with Map (DK Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guides) from Bookshop Santa Cruz