Fascinate students with this primary source reader that profiles the life of Jonathan Clarkson Gibbs. Aligned to Florida state standards, this text engages students as they use higher-order thinking skills to analyze historical events more critically. Primary source documents transform words on a page into an intimate glimpse of what life was like in Florida's past. Build valuable literacy and content-area knowledge with this informational text that examines history and other social studies topics.

• Informational text features such as sidebars, headings, a glossary, and an index build academic vocabulary and increase understanding
• Aligns to Florida state standards for Social Studies and English Language Arts, WIDA, and the NCSS/C3 Framework
• Prepares students for college and career readiness