America Dreaming: How Youth Changed America in the Sixties by Laban Carrick Hill 3.0.1 (Mobile)

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America Dreaming: How Youth Changed America in the Sixties Laban Carrick Hill Little, Brown Young Readers June 30, 2009Laban Hill, author of the acclaimed Harlem Stomp, is back with an in-depth exploration of America in the 1960's and the young people who built a new world around them and changed our society significantly.Like Harlem Stomp, America Dreaming is an educational and visual look into a time of energy and influence. Covering subjects such as the civil rights movement, hippie culture, black nationalism, and the feminist movement, Hill paints a sprawling picture of life in the '60's and shows how teenagers were on the forefront of the societal changes that occurred during this grand decade.About the AuthorLaban Carrick Hill is the author of National Book Award finalist Harlem Stomp! The author of more than 25 books, his young adult novel Casa Azul was a 2005 New York Public Library Best Book for the Teen Age selection. His most recent young adult novel is A Brush with Napoleon. Hill is currently teaching writing and literature at Vermont College and is part of the core faculty at Pine Manor College, MFA Program in Creative Writing.About IcebergThe Iceberg Reader revolutionizes the reading experience by combining the familiarity and timelessness of books with the convenience of New Media. Iceberg makes it easier than ever to browse, buy and enjoy the written word.Features- Natural book-like reading experience with full pagination, like the original printed editions. - Each title includes cover art, front matter, running heads and page numbers.- Table of Contents incorporates one click navigation.- Vertical and horizontal page orientation. - Adjust font size with a pinch, text reflows automatically.- Brightness adjustment with paper-like backgrounds. - Swipe to turn the page.- Search the text within a book. - Create margin notes with user notation. - Integrates with iTunes bookstore, so your next Iceberg book is just one click away. About HachetteHachette Book Group USA is a leading US trade publisher headquartered in New York, and owned by Hachette Livre, the second largest publisher in the world. In one year, HBGUSA publishes approximately 450 adult books, 150 young adult and childrens books, and 60 audio book titles. In 2007, the company had a record 82 books on the New York Times bestseller list, with 20 of them ranked #1. In addition to selling and distributing its own imprints, HBG distributes publishing lines for Chronicle Books, Microsoft Learning, Arcade, Time Inc. Home Entertainment, Harry N. Abrams, InnovativeKids, Phaidon Press, Filipacchi Publishing, Kensington, MQ Publications, Strictly By The Book, Weinstein Books and Gildan Media.About ScrollmotionScrollMotion, creator of the Iceberg Reader, is a content technology company based in downtown New York City. Our proprietary technology is reshaping how people experience digital information and entertainment, and ScrollMotion is also helping many of the greatest names in traditional media tap the vast potential of the mobile space. For more information, visit www.scrollmotion.com. SupportIf you have any technical problems please email us at icebergsupport@scrollmotion.com before you post a review.
Format:Software Size:16894.00
Version:3.0.1 Date:Jun 2010
Platform:Mobile Price:9.99