Joy Hakim
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Joy Hakim is an American author who has written a ten-volume history of the United States, A History of US
, and Freedom: A History of US (a trade book to accompany a 16-part PBS series), all published by Oxford University Press
. Hakim is also the author of The Story of Science, three volumes co-published by Smithsonian Books and the National Science Teachers Association
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and a Master's Degree and honorary doctorate from Goucher College
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She was a schoolteacher in Syracuse, NY, Omaha, Nebraska, and Virginia Beach, VA. Hakim was also an assistant editor of McGraw-Hill's World News in New York City, a reporter for the Ledger-Star in Norfolk, VA and a business writer for the Virginian-Pilot, also located in Norfolk. In 1978, she became the first woman to be an associate editor and editorial writer for the Virginian-Pilot.
television series. Teachers materials to accompany the books are available from the teacher/educator CSOS team at Johns Hopkins University. NSTA has also made teaching materials available on their website.
Now in a revised third and fourth editions, incorporating new materials and corrections, books from A History of US have been recommended to accompany the Common Core curriculum. The books have been on adoption lists in the California, Texas, and Virginia. They are also used in homeschool curricula. K12 Virtual/Home School
. In 1995, Pulitzer-prize winning historian David McCullough went before the Senate Education Committee in support of a bill sponsored by Lamar Alexander and Ted Kennedy intended to improve the teaching and learning of history. McCullough gave a scathing attack on the state of textbooks, but cited Hakim's book as an exception: "Joy Hakim's new...multi-volume History of the United States is superb. But others are dismal almost beyond describing.".
Hakim is currently writing a storyteller's book on evolutionary biology, which includes new research into symbiotic biology and presents the three domains that currently describe the biological world.
Her book, The Story of Science was:
A History of US
A History of US is a ten-volume historical book series for children, written by Joy Hakim and first published in its entirety in 1995. The series is published by the US branch of Oxford University Press and is currently in its third edition...
, and Freedom: A History of US (a trade book to accompany a 16-part PBS series), all published by Oxford University Press
Oxford University Press
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. Hakim is also the author of The Story of Science, three volumes co-published by Smithsonian Books and the National Science Teachers Association
National Science Teachers Association
The National Science Teachers Association , founded in 1944 and headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, is an association of science teachers in the United States and is the largest organization of science teachers worldwide...
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Background
Hakim is a graduate of Rutland High School Rutland, Vermont. She has earned a Bachelor's Degree from Smith CollegeSmith College
Smith College is a private, independent women's liberal arts college located in Northampton, Massachusetts. It is the largest member of the Seven Sisters...
and a Master's Degree and honorary doctorate from Goucher College
Goucher College
Goucher College is a private, co-educational, liberal arts college located in the northern Baltimore suburb of Towson in unincorporated Baltimore County, Maryland, on a 287 acre campus. The school has approximately 1,475 undergraduate students studying in 31 majors and six interdisciplinary...
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She was a schoolteacher in Syracuse, NY, Omaha, Nebraska, and Virginia Beach, VA. Hakim was also an assistant editor of McGraw-Hill's World News in New York City, a reporter for the Ledger-Star in Norfolk, VA and a business writer for the Virginian-Pilot, also located in Norfolk. In 1978, she became the first woman to be an associate editor and editorial writer for the Virginian-Pilot.
Published work
Hakim's first published work was the ten-volume A History of US, from Oxford University Press in 1993. The book is written as a narrative history intended for young readers. The Story of Science is co-published by Smithsonian Books and NSTA, the National Science Teachers Association. The first volume, Aristotle Leads the Way was published in 2004; Newton at the Center was published in 2005; and Einstein Adds a New Dimension followed in 2007. A History of US was turned into a 16-part PBSPublic Broadcasting Service
The Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia....
television series. Teachers materials to accompany the books are available from the teacher/educator CSOS team at Johns Hopkins University. NSTA has also made teaching materials available on their website.
Recognition
Hakim's books earned her the first James A. Michener Award for Writing by the National Council for Social Studies. and two Parents' Choice awards.Now in a revised third and fourth editions, incorporating new materials and corrections, books from A History of US have been recommended to accompany the Common Core curriculum. The books have been on adoption lists in the California, Texas, and Virginia. They are also used in homeschool curricula. K12 Virtual/Home School
K12 Inc.
K12 Inc. is a technology-based education company that offers curriculum and educational services for students in kindergarten through 12th grade.- History :...
. In 1995, Pulitzer-prize winning historian David McCullough went before the Senate Education Committee in support of a bill sponsored by Lamar Alexander and Ted Kennedy intended to improve the teaching and learning of history. McCullough gave a scathing attack on the state of textbooks, but cited Hakim's book as an exception: "Joy Hakim's new...multi-volume History of the United States is superb. But others are dismal almost beyond describing.".
Hakim is currently writing a storyteller's book on evolutionary biology, which includes new research into symbiotic biology and presents the three domains that currently describe the biological world.
Her book, The Story of Science was:
- Winner of 2008 Benjamin Franklin Award for Education/Teaching/Academic
- Awarded Selector's Choice 2008 CBC/NSTA's Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12
- Awarded 2007 USA Book News's Best Book in General Science Category
- Selected as a nonfiction finalist in the 2008 Colorado Book Awards