A Place Called Heartbreak: profiles Major Cherry, an African-American fighter pilot, shot down in the Vietnam War and held prisoner

From Civil War to Civil Rights: explores American history from a critical viewpoint to inspire young people to get involved with democratic issues

Osceola: the Seminole’s leader’s struggle to resist the U.S. army’s efforts to move his tribe from Florida to Oklahoma

Each of the Nonfiction Bookbag eContent titles focuses on a milestone in American history and addresses the findings of the National Reading Panel in two critical areas of instruction: vocabulary and comprehension. Developed specifically to increase reading comprehension and a love of reading, the series helps bring struggling readers up to grade level and prepare them for high-stakes tests.

Each eContent title includes the accompanying electronic copies of the book, Student Handbook containing learning activities related to each title, as well as student pre- and post-reading tests.

All content has been adapted into electronic form for immediate use with Kurzweil 3000.

System Requirements: eContent requires Kurzweil 3000 for Windows Version 10.03 or higher, Kurzweil 3000 for Macintosh Version 3.0.4 or higher, or Kurzweil 1000 Version 11.01 or higher.

Teacher’s Editions for individual Nonfiction Bookbag titles are available in print.