{"product_id":"struggle-for-a-continent-the-french-and-indian-wars-1689-1763-9780688134501","title":"Struggle for a Continent: The French and Indian Wars 1689-1763","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs early as 1630, Spain, France, England, and the Netherlands had settlements or colonies in North America. Always looking for ways to expand their territory, these European nations were constantly at war with one another over trade, borders, and religious differences. Beginning in 1689, their conflicts in Europe spread across the Atlantic to America. Over the next seventy years, competing European powers would battle for control of the New World. The winner would take the prize -- all of North America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eStruggle for a Continent\u003c\/em\u003e tells the riveting story of the French and Indian Wars seventy-four years of fighting that determined the destiny of the future United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Notable Children's Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies 2001, National Council for SS \u0026amp; Child. Book Council\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaestro, Giulio:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eGiulio Maestro is the illustrator of over 100 children's books. He has also written his own books of word play and has co-authored two I Can Read Books with his son, Marco: \u003cem\u003e What Do You Hear When Cows Sing, and Other Silly Riddles\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eGeese Find the Missing Piece: School Time Riddle Rhymes\u003c\/em\u003e. The Maestros live in Old Lyme, CT.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaestro, Betsy:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eBetsy Maestro is the author of the American Story series, illustrated by her husband, Giulio. She has also written several other non-fiction picture books, including the Let's-Read-And-Find-Out science books \u003cem\u003eHow Do Apples Grow?\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eWhy Do Leaves Change Color?\u003c\/em\u003e The Maestros live in Old Lyme, Connecticut.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50645426077970,"sku":"9780688134501","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9648c517-5dd8-43ef-b071-fa5effa7cb00.jpg?v=1733152090","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/struggle-for-a-continent-the-french-and-indian-wars-1689-1763-9780688134501","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}