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Auld Lang Syne
Told from first person perspective, this life story of Robert Burns from childhood to adulthood highlights the poets efforts to keep alive Scottish songs and verses. Most familiar to many will be the song of the book's title.
| Author: Findon, Joanne |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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Charlotte
When 10-year-old Charlotte's father forbids her to associate with her cousins because her uncle was a royalist in the American Revolution, she disobeys with lifelong consequences. The book includes an Afterword about Charlotte's later life.
| Author: Lunn, Janet |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Danger Along the Ohio
The Dunn family is traveling down the Ohio River in 1793. The children become separated from their father and must fend for themselves while heading toward Marietta.
| Author: Willis, Patricia |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Dear Benjamin Banneker
The book tells the life story of Benjamin Banneker, an 18th-century African-American scientist. The book begins with two pages of data from the author, placing Banneker in an historical context.
| Author: Pinkney, Andrea |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Fortune's Bones
A powerful poem, written in the form of a requiem, recovers the life and reconstructed history of a skeleton used by a Dr. Porter to teach anatomy in Waterbury, Connecticut. The format places author's notes across from sections of the poem told by differ
| Author: Nelson, Marilyn |
HSE Descriptors:
science | social studies
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Independent Dames: What You Never Knew about the Women and Girls of the American Revolution
Brief biographies of women who played key roles in the Revolutionary War. Makes the facts of Early American history come alive with lives of women who don't usually get mentioned in history books. Below each illustration is a time line of events.
| Author: Anderson, Laurie Halse |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies | language arts - reading
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Independent Dames: What You Never Knew about the Women and Girls of the American Revolution
Brief biographies of women who played key roles in the Revolutionary War. Makes the facts of Early American history come alive with lives of women who don't usually get mentioned in history books. Below each illustration is a time line of events.
| Author: Anderson, Laurie Halse |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies | language arts - reading
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Ingenious Mr. Peale, The
Charles Wilson Peale's life spanned the early years of the U.S. He was an acclaimed portrait painter, established the first portrait gallery in the nation, and pursued other interests, such as natural history.
| Author: Wilson, Janet |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies | language arts - reading
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Let It Begin Here! Lexington and Concord First Battles of the American Revolution
The events during the 24 hours that led up to the Revolutionary War, including Paul Revere's ride and capture by the British.
| Author: Fradin, Dennis Brindell |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Let It Begin Here! Lexington and Concord First Battles of the American Revolution
The events during the 24 hours that led up to the Revolutionary War, including Paul Revere's ride and capture by the British.
| Author: Fradin, Dennis Brindell |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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My Name Is York
York, a slave of Captain Clark, accompanies his master on the famous Lewis and Clark Expedition. An afterword gives additional biographical information and the end papers contain maps. The illustrations and language are especially evocative.
| Author: Van Steenwyk, Elizabeth |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Sea Clocks
The true story of Englishman John Harrison's life-long struggle to win the Longitude Prize is told in a free-verse format. An author's note and a facts page contribute further information.
| Author: Borden, Louise |
HSE Descriptors:
science
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Sebastian: A Book About Bach
This simple biography tells the story of the great composer, Johann Sebastian Bach. Some readers thought that the illustrations were childish though the content was not.
| Author: Winter, Jeanette |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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Shaker Hearts
A series of poems--Shaker mottos--are accompanied by lovely paintings by Wendell Minor. The book begins with an historical note on the Shakers and ends with explanations of terms and concepts. It is a celebration of the lifestyle and contributions of th
They Sought A New World
Through Kurelek's art and Margaret Englehart's additional text, this book tells the story of European immigrants to North America. In addition to describing issues like finding work and shelter, aspects of culture -- religion, maintaining cultural tradit
| Author: Kurelek, William |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Toussaint L'Ouverture
The author wrote the biography of Haiti's hero, Toussaint L'Ouverture, who led the fight for liberation from France and Spain, to accompany Jacob Lawrence's paintings.
| Author: Myers, Walter Dean |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Winter People, The
Historical Fiction: As the French and Indian War rages in October of 1759, Saxso, a 14 year old boy, pursues the English rangers who have attacked his village and taken his mother and sisters hostage.
| Author: Bruchac, Joseph |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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