A Country for Castoffs
Thrown to the Wind Teacher Paperback Bundle
Thrown to the Wind Teacher Paperback Bundle
Save 15% when purchasing Thrown to the Wind together with its accompanying Teacher Resource.
This series follows the life of several young people as they emigrate to and struggle to survive in early colonial America in the mid-sixteenth century. As these young people try to navigate stormy seas, outwit treacherous men, and survive devastating wars, they will learn the value of compassion, trust, forgiveness, and friendship. They provide multiple perspectives of historical events from the points of view of the people who lived them.
Based on a true story. In the award-winning novel, Thrown to the Wind, nine-year-old Etienne flees 1660 France with his family to avoid arrest for religious heresy. They face robbers, pirates, two perilous sea voyages, and an uncertain future to chart a new destiny.
The Teacher Resource for Thrown to the Wind is designed to accompany the true historical adventure novel Thrown to the Wind, teaches 9-12-year-old students higher order thinking skills as they learn about the 17th century religious wars and colonial American immigration through discussion questions, supplementary primary and secondary source readings, engaging cross-curricular activities, and projects.
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Meet the Author
Amanda Cetas is the author of the historical adventure seriesA Country for Castoffs, which combines her family history with the larger historical context to educate and entertain a new generation of readers. She has researched her family genealogy for decades and taught history for fourteen years. She loves the Sonoran Desert’s fragile beauty where she lives most of the year. She is inspired by the forested mountains of Northern Arizona and the ever-changing Sea of Cortez, where she has watched her three children grow up over the years, and now enjoys watching her grandchildren making new discoveries for themselves!
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