History Social Studies California Teacher s Edition Level 2 Neighborhoods

By Herman Viola

Facing the lion

By Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton, Joseph Lekuton

A member of the Masai people describes his life as he grew up in a northern Kenya village, travelled to America to attend college, and became an elementary school teacher in Virginia.

Counting Coup

By Joseph Medicine Crow, Herman J. Viola

Picture a Crow Indian elder, his wizened eyes catching yours in the ancient flicker of firelight. His mesmerizing stories span the ages, from Custer to World War II to the 21st Century. He is the l...

Facing the Lion

By Herman J. Viola

Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton gives American kids a firsthand look at growing up in Kenya as a member of a tribe of nomads whose livelihood centers on the raising and grazing of cattle. Readers share Le...

Warrior Artists

By Herman Viola, Herman J. Viola

An artistic community unique in American history flourished in St. Augustine, Florida, between 1875 and 1878. Some 70 Plains Indians, imprisoned for their refusal to accept life on the reservations...

Trail to Wounded Knee

By Herman J. Viola

Students on Strike

By John A. Stokes

John Stokes has waited more than 50 years to give his eyewitness account of "The Manhattan Project." This was the name he and a group of fellow students gave their strike at R.R. Moton High School...

Students on Strike

By John A. Stokes, Herman Viola

Facing the Lion

By Herman Viola, Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton

Counting Coup

By Joseph Medicine Dr Crow, Herman Viola