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    Berenice Abbott, Photographer
      The biography's subtitle "An Independent Vision" suggests the creativity, innovation, perservance that Berenice Abbot exhibited as she pursued the newly emerging field of photography and associated with the leading photographers of the 1920's and 1930's.
      Author: Sullivan, George HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading

    Black Cat
      A black cat explores an urban neighborhood. The stunning illustrations are a combination of painting and photography.
      Author: Myers, Christopher HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading

    Blizzard!
      This book tells the story of an amazing blizzard that struck the Eastern U.S. in March, 1888. The author tells how the storm affected individuals, workers, communication, transportation, and more. The book is illustrated with vintage photographs and maps
      Author: Murphy, Jim HSE Descriptors: social studies | science

    Breaking Ground, Breaking Silence
      In 1991, New York's long-ignored African Burial Ground was rediscovered. The description of what scientists found there and how they pieced together information about life serves as a backdrop for stories of life for African Americans in Colonial New York
      Author: Hansen, Joyce, & McGowan, Gary HSE Descriptors: social studies | science

    Brooklyn Bridge, The
      This award winner tells the history of an unusual American family, the history of an important U.S. bridge, and the story of how that bridge was crafted and designed. It ends with a list of statistics and an index.
      Author: Mann, Elizabeth HSE Descriptors: science | math

    Empire State Building
      Archival photographs, diagrams, and illustrations accompany this account of the building of the Empire State Building in New York City during the Great Depression. The fact page, glossary, and map expand the book's use in the classroom.
      Author: Mann, Elizabeth HSE Descriptors: social studies

    Man Who Made Parks, The
      This is a biography of Frederick Law Olmsted, the first landscape architect and developer of Central Park in NYC (as well as other famous parks).
      Author: Wishinsky, Frieda HSE Descriptors: social studies

    Man Who Walked Between the Towers, The
      The book celebrates in pictures and text Philippe Petit's highwire walk between the Trade Center Towers on Aug. 7, 1974.
      Author: Gerstein, Mordicai

    Maritcha: A Nineteenth Century American GIrl
      Based on an unpublished memoir, this picture book tells the story of daily life for a middle-class African American girl in New York in the 19th century. Maps and photographs illustrate the story.
      Author: Bolden, Tonya HSE Descriptors: social studies

    Peppe the Lamplighter
      A young Italian immigrant boy has to find a job lighting the lamps to help support his invalid father and many sisters. His proud father thinks it is inferior work until the night the boy refuses to light the lamps, and his little sister does not return
      Author: Bartone, Elisa HSE Descriptors: social studies

    River of Dreams
      This beautiful book is a tribute to the Hudson River and its strategic, economic and cultural significance throughout history.
      Author: Talbot, Hudson HSE Descriptors: social studies | language arts - reading | language arts - writing

    September 11, 2001
      A New York Times journalist has chosen to tell the chronology of September 11, 2001, through personal stories. Photographs, maps and diagrams, and a bibliography provide additional resources.
      Author: Hampton, Wilborn HSE Descriptors: social studies

    Shutting Out the Sky
      Subtitled "Life in the Tenements of New York, 1880-1924,," the chapters in this book offer information and perspectives on all aspects of immigration and life in NYC. Photographs and text document the experiences of five individuals from Belarus, Italy, L
      Author: Hopkinson, Deborah HSE Descriptors: social studies

    Tenement: Immigrant Life on the Lower East Side
      Lots of photographs and a fairly easy-to-read text tell the story of the tenements that were built to house immigrants during the turn of the century (19th - 20th). Further reading includes books for adults and children as well as related WWW sites.
      Author: Bial, Raymond HSE Descriptors: social studies

    This Is the Rope: A Story from the Great Migration
      A rope found by a little girl becomes a multigenerational object to her family and helps to tell the story of their migration from the South. It has many uses and eventually becomes a storytelling prompt.
      Author: Woodeson, Jacqueline HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading


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