Help your kids understand our national experience with Kids' Guide to American History.This fully-illustrated guide for 8-to-12 year olds explains US history from a Christian perspective! Describing the who, what, when, where, and why of American history, it covers eight major periodspre-colonial; colonial; birth of the United States; national growth and challenges (Louisiana Purchase through the Compromise of 1850); slavery and Civil War; industrialization, economic growth, and immigration (late 1800s through World War I), America as world power (World War II through the end of Cold War), and the 21st century. Intriguing trivia adds to the fun, and it's all wrapped up in a bright, colorful package that kids will love.