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Amelia Lost: The Life and Disappearance of Amelia Earhart
Informative account of Amelia Earhart's life and death, separating fact from fiction. A leader in women's rights, Amelia was an independent woman who proved women could fly! But, could she have done it without male support? Bibliography and source notes
| Author: Fleming,Candace |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading | social studies
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Chess Rumble
Since his sister died, Marcus is in trouble all the time at school. Then he meets CM and learns to take control of his life through the game of chess. This book was inspired by inner-city chess enrichment programs.
Chess Rumble
Since his sister died, Marcus is in trouble all the time at school. Then he meets CM and learns to take control of his life through the game of chess. This book was inspired by inner-city chess enrichment programs.
Choices
George Ella Lyon, an accomplished writer of children's books, wrote this collection of stories (and its accompanying text, More Choices) specifically for adult new readers; in fact, she conferred with ABE students from Kentucky while creating the
| Author: Lyon, George Ella |
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Do I Dare Disturb the Universe:
Charlise Lyles grew up in Cleveland in the 1960s and 1970s. This memoir focuses on life in the projects, her family's struggle to survive, her mother's relentless work to provide opportunities for children. Mostly, though, it's about Charlise-- her though
Fanny's Dream
A retelling of the Cinderella story, the book depicts the choices of Fanny Agnes, providing a humorous portrait of a strong woman.
First Part Last, The
[revised from dust jacket] Bobby is a classic urban teenaged boy-- impulsive, eager, restless. On his 16th birthday, he learns that his girlfriend Nia is pregnant. Their lives change dramatically, both during the pregnancy and after baby Feather is born.
Giver, The
This Newbery Award-winning novel is set in a utopian community in which all conflict and social problems are unheard of. After a coming-of-age ceremony, Jonas begins to interact with The Giver and learns about the secrets that underlie his perfect world.
If: A Fathers Advice to His Son
Sports themed photographs accompany Kiplings poem about the qualities that make up a mature person.
| Author: Kipling, Rudyard |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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In Our Mothers' House
Marmee and Meema, two wonderfully innovative, creative mothers, provide a loving home for adopted children and are the glue for a community-oriented neighborhood, except for one family who snubs them for being different.
| Author: Polacco, Patricia |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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In Our Mothers' House
Marmee and Meema, two wonderfully innovative, creative mothers, provide a loving home for adopted children and are the glue for a community-oriented neighborhood, except for one family who snubs them for being different.
| Author: Polacco, Patricia |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Library, The
A delightfully illustrated story in verse about a shy, avid reader who gave her books to form a town library.
Like Sisters on the Homefront
When 14-year-old Gayle gets into "trouble," she and her baby Jose leave New York City to live with family in rural Georgia. At first bored with and distressed about her situation, Gayle eventually makes friends with her cousin Cookie. Through "tellings" b
| Author: Williams-Garcia, Rita |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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More Choices: Stories for Adult New Readers
These three stories fit with George Ella Lyon's collection Choices, but were not included in the original collection because some readers found them too controversial. Our readers found them powerful and moving, addressing life situations that m
| Author: Lyon, George Ella |
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My Name is Georgia
This simple biography of Georgia O'Keefe describes how she was true to her life-long goal of being an artist and how she gained inspiration for her paintings from the natural world around her.
| Author: Winter, Jeanette |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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Restless Spirit: The Life and Work of Dorothea Lange
This biography of photographer Dorthea Lange contains many of her photographs. Lange photographed and helped raise awareness of the poor conditions of the migrant workers during the Depression.
| Author: Partridge, Ellizabeth |
HSE Descriptors:
literature and arts | social studies
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Rich Man and the Parrot, The
This Persian folktale by 13th century poet Mawlana Jalal ad-Din Rumi tells how a merchant provides his talking parrot with everything the parrot could have but not the one thing that the parrot wanted--his freedom.
| Author: Nadimi, Suzan |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading | social studies
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Riding the Tiger
This is an allegory that features a bored, lonely 10-year-old's who is offered a ride by an exciting and somewhat scary tiger and discovers that it is easier to get on the tiger than to get off.
| Author: Bunting, Eve |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading | social studies
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Sees Behind Trees
A blind Native American boy learns to "see behind trees", guided by his mother, to use his other senses. He uses his gift to help an old warrior find a land of mystery and beauty that he'd discovered years ago, and could not find again himself.
| Author: Dorris, Michael |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading | social studies
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Sound the Jubilee
During the Civil War, Maddie, an eleven-year-old house slave, journeys with her mistress to Nags Head near Roanoke Island which has become a Yankee-protected community for run-away slaves. Maddie grows up there with her family and finds a place for herse
| Author: Forrester, Saundra |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Strongest Man in the World, The: Louis Cyr
The text of this book goes far beyond just being the biography of a famous 20th century strong man, Louis Cyr. It is a description of early health mores and an evolution of the circus concept. Additionally, we learn a little about the other famous circus
| Author: Debon, Nicolas |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Swan Lake
An expanded retelling of the story of Tchaikovsky's ballet Swan Lake.The author retells the story of Swan Lake within his narrative of the Damavand empire. Van Allsburg's illustrations highlight the events of the story.
| Author: Helprin, Mark |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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Tea With Milk
May (the author's mother) is learning American ways when her family moves back to Japan. When her parents hire a matchmaker to find her a husband, May moves to Osaka, begins a career, and finds her own happiness.
Time to Love, A
Beautifully illustrated and ably introduced by sons of the author, this book retells six Bible stories from different perspectives, all revealing aspects of love--father/son, friends, brothers, lovers, and daughters-in-law. Teachers can promote religious
| Author: Myers, Walter Dean |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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We've Got a Job: The 1963 Birmingham Children's March
Tells the story of the Birmingham Children's March through four participants. As the events unfold, the different perspectives and motivations of the participants shed light on the dynamics of the civil rights movement. In addition to the personal stori
| Author: Levinson, Cynthia |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading | social studies
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Emotions-Personal Issues > personal issues > individual > life choices > goal setting
Alice Ramsey's Grand Adventure
Alice Ramsey and three other women face floods, mud, and travel without maps as they drive from New York to San Francisco--in 1909. The charming watercolors add realistic humor to the narrative.
| Author: Brown, Don |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Amelia to Zora: Twenty-Six Women Who Changed the World
Minute biographies of 26 illustrious women with quotes from each. Discover woman who have changed people's lives and read about their childhood, hardships and successes to inspire girls and women of all ages.
| Author: Chin-Lee, Cynthia |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Amelia to Zora: Twenty-Six Women Who Changed the World
Minute biographies of 26 illustrious women with quotes from each. Discover woman who have changed people's lives and read about their childhood, hardships and successes to inspire girls and women of all ages.
| Author: Chin-Lee, Cynthia |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Bonyo Bonyo: The True Story of a Brave Boy from Kenya
Story of how a Kenyan boy sets a goal of becoming a doctor after his baby sister dies. He succeeds and is now a physician in Akron Ohio.
| Author: Oelschlager, Vanita |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading | language arts - writing | social studies | science
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Clara Schumann
This biography chronicles the life of Clara Schumann, child prodigy and wife of composer Robert Schumann and mother of eight children. The book is illustrated with portraits and diary excerpts. A preface, an epilogue, a timeline, and an index make the b
| Author: Reich, Susan |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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Delicious: The Life & Art of Wayne Thiebaud
Illustrated with lush reproductions of his paintings, this biography of painter Wayne Theibaud recounting his long career and late fame, is a story of perseverance from outside the mainstream. Thiebaud paints "things that have been overlooked," like food,
| Author: Rubin, Susan Goldman |
HSE Descriptors:
literature and arts
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Delicious: The Life & Art of Wayne Thiebaud
Illustrated with lush reproductions of his paintings, this biography of painter Wayne Theibaud recounting his long career and late fame, is a story of perseverance from outside the mainstream. Thiebaud paints "things that have been overlooked," like food,
| Author: Rubin, Susan Goldman |
HSE Descriptors:
literature and arts
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Facing the Lion
Enhanced by a few, vivid color photos, this memoir recounts the Maasi childhood and first encounters with European and American culture of an American teacher who spends part of each year working in Kenya. An afterword brings the reader up to date with L
| Author: Lekuton, Joseph |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Fantastic Jungles of Henri Rousseau, The
Whimsical biography of Henri Rousseau illustrated in his style of artwork. This book recounts the life of Henri Rousseau who began painting at the age of 41. Spare text written in lovely figurative language - "the flowers open their hearts" and "He holds
| Author: Markel, Michelle |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies | language arts - reading
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Far Beyond the Garden Gate
Don Brown has written another intriguing book about an extraordinary woman, one who perservered in her desire to explore Tibet never seen by a Western woman. An author's note, a bibliography, and a map extend the possibilities of this beautifully illustr
| Author: Brown, Don |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Find Where the Wind Goes
This is an autobiography of Mae Jemison, the first woman of color to become an astronaut. She uses the metaphor of "wind" to describe events from her life.
| Author: Jemison, Mae |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies | language arts - writing
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Glass Castle, The: A Memoir
Jeannette Walls' memoir of her dysfunctional but vibrant family and the resilience and loyalty they exhibited.
Glass Castle, The: A Memoir
Jeannette Walls' memoir of her dysfunctional but vibrant family and the resilience and loyalty they exhibited.
In the Promised Land
From Asser Levy in 1654 to Steven Spielberg today, this book provides one-page illustrated biographies of thirteen famous Jews. In addition, the author includes other print and web resources.
| Author: Rappaport, Doreen |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Make Lemonade
When fourteen-year-old LaVaughn takes a job baby-sitting for seventeen-year-old Jolly's two children, neither girl realizes how much she'll learn from the other. Despite no job, a lousy apartment, and a bleak future, Jolly, with the help of LaVaughn and
| Author: Wolff, Virginia Euwer |
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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
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Nikola Tesla
This biography of little-known scientist Nikola Tesla recounts his life and work on harnessing and advocating for alternating-current electricity with its many engineering applications that we take for granted. Archival photographs illustrate the text.
| Author: Dommermuth-Costa, Carol |
HSE Descriptors:
science
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Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus, The
The story of Peter Mark Roget, creator of Roget's Thesaurus complete with his biography, time line of current events and wonderful illustrations. Both Robert F Sibert medal and Caldecott Honor Book.
| Author: Bryant, Jen |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading | social studies | language arts - writing | science
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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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Silver Packages
A man returns to his childhood home in Appalachia to thank the benefactor on the Christmas Train. The story originally appeared in Rylant's book Children of Christmas: Stories for the Season.
Sixteen Years in Sixteen Seconds: The Sammy Lee Story
Faced with discrimination for being Korean-American in the 1930s did not deter Sammy Lee from wanting to become an Olympic diver - a dream he realized with great determination.
| Author: Yoo, Paula |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Sixteen Years in Sixteen Seconds: The Sammy Lee Story
Faced with discrimination for being Korean-American in the 1930s did not deter Sammy Lee from wanting to become an Olympic diver - a dream he realized with great determination.
| Author: Yoo, Paula |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Steamboat! The Story of Captain Blanche Leathers
The story of Blanche Leathers, the country's first female steamboat captain, sailing on the Mississippi River.
| Author: Gilliland, Judith Heide |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Swifter, Higher, Stronger: A Photographic History of the Summer Olympics
This account of Olympics and Olympians through the years is stunningly illustrated with photographs that capture the action and emotion of the events. An appendix of rich detail includes a map and statistics.
| Author: Macy, Sue |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Thank You, Sarah: The Woman Who Saved Thanksgiving
After years of lobbying, Sarah Hale, an editor and writer, won the battle to have Thanksgiving declared a national holiday. Back matter includes historical and biographical information. Adults may find the tone of voice and some illustrations childish a
| Author: Anderson, Laurie Halse |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Voice That Challenged a Nation, The
A detailed biography of Marian Anderson, an exceedingly talented woman who overcame some racial barriers and tolerated others in order to do what she loved best, recounts how she became involved in the Civil Rights Movement. In addition to wonderful arch
| Author: Freedman, Russell |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Woman for President, A: The Story of Victoria Woodhull
Victoria Woodhull, a little-know women's rights activist, overcame many obstacles to become a financial adviser, a newspaper publisher, and an Equal Rights Party candidate for President--in 1872. Check out the end papers and the web site for the Woodhull
| Author: Krull, Kathleen |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Young Man and the Sea, The
In an attempt to push his father out of the alcohol-fueled funk he's been in since his wife died, 12-year-old Skiff Beaman repairs the family fishing boat and meets a 900-lb. tuna 30 miles at sea.
| Author: Philbrick, Rodman |
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Young Man and the Sea, The
In an attempt to push his father out of the alcohol-fueled funk he's been in since his wife died, 12-year-old Skiff Beaman repairs the family fishing boat and meets a 900-lb. tuna 30 miles at sea.
| Author: Philbrick, Rodman |
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Emotions-Personal Issues > personal issues > individual > life choices > problem solving
African Princess
Illustrated with paintings, photographs, and artifacts, six biographies tell us about royal African women from Ancient Eygpt to the present: Hatshepsut of Egypt; Njinga of Matamba; Taytu Tetal of Ethiopia; Amina of Zaria; Tata Ajache of Dahomey; and Eliz
| Author: Hansen, Joyce |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Angels in the Dust
A poignant story of a family living in the Dust Bowl trying to make ends meet.
| Author: Raven, Margot Theis |
HSE Descriptors:
science | social studies
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Baboon King, The
Set in Africa, this powerful book explores the themes of the importance of community through the exile of Morengaru from his tribe and survival, not against but with nature, in his life with a group of baboons.
Ben Franklin's Almanac
The "scrapbook" format of this biography, explores Ben Franklin's life thematically rather than chronologically, allowing the reader to grasp what a multi-talented person he was. The author includes extensive back matter for further research.
| Author: Fleming, Candice |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Black Ships Before Troy
This beautifully illustrated book retells Homer's epic poem The Iliad about the Trojan War. A glossary of names is included.
| Author: Sutcliff, Rosemary |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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Black Star, Bright Dawn
Bright Dawn, a teenaged Eskimo girl, takes her father's place in the grueling Iditarod, the 1000-mile dogsled race through the cold wilds of Alaska. In the process, she learns about herself, her family, and her culture.
Blanche on the Lam
A spunky African-American woman, who works as a housekeeper for a wealthy southern family with many secrets, must solve a murder in order to clear herself. Blanche relies on her own intelligence and an "old girl" network of domestics. The language is oc
| Author: Neely, B. |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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Boss of the Plains
The illustrations and text tell how and why the cowboy hat, called the Boss of the Plains, was created by John B. Stetson in 1859. A bibliography and biography extend the usefulness of the book.
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
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Bucking the Sarge
Teenage Luther, who is exploited by his slumlord mother, keeps his equilbrium through many humorous misadventures before finding his own way.
| Author: Curtis, Christopher Paul |
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Can't Get There from Here
This fictional story of homeless teens trying to survive on NYC streets in winter recounts the perils of drugs, sex, starvation, cold, and the help of a few who try to intervene. This is a gripping story, but not for the faint of heart.
Charles and Emma
Charles Darwin's struggles with religious beliefs and his developing theory of evolution are the backdrop for this domestic biography of the Darwins. The author includes a genealogy chart, extensive source notes, a bibliography, and a thorough index.
| Author: Heligman, Deborah |
HSE Descriptors:
science
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Charles and Emma
Charles Darwin's struggles with religious beliefs and his developing theory of evolution are the backdrop for this domestic biography of the Darwins. The author includes a genealogy chart, extensive source notes, a bibliography, and a thorough index.
| Author: Heligman, Deborah |
HSE Descriptors:
science
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Chess Rumble
Since his sister died, Marcus is in trouble all the time at school. Then he meets CM and learns to take control of his life through the game of chess. This book was inspired by inner-city chess enrichment programs.
Chess Rumble
Since his sister died, Marcus is in trouble all the time at school. Then he meets CM and learns to take control of his life through the game of chess. This book was inspired by inner-city chess enrichment programs.
Chuck Close Up Close
This biography of the contemporary artist Chuck Close captures his inventiveness in text and vivid color photographs. An index of illustrations, an essay on portraits, a bibliography, and a list of museums that display the artist's work provide informati
| Author: Greenberg, Jan & Jordan, Sandra |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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Cloudmakers, The
In A.D. 751 during a time of war, a Chinese grandfather and grandson have 7 days to prove that they can "make clouds" or risk being sold into slavery. The result is Chinese paper, which earns them their freedom and marks a turning point in human history.
| Author: Rumford, James |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Dear Mr. President: Abraham Lincoln Letters from a Slave Girl
Fictional correspondences between President Lincoln and a 12-year-old slave girl that discuss his decision to write the Emancipation Proclamation. The author includes a supporting website, index, other recommended books, and photographs.
| Author: Pinkney, Andrea Davis |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Dogsong
14-year-old Russel, an Eskimo, feels assailed by the modernity of his life. With the help of a wise elder, Russel learns how (and why) to make a 1400-mile dog run across his country. (Newbery Honor Book)
| Author: Paulsen, Gary |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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Dragon New Year, The
A beautifully illustrated, imaginative tale about why the Chinese celebrate New Year with firecrackers. A bereaved mother is helped by Buddah to thwart the New Year dragon. The author includes the background information for his created myth.
Family Farm
Two children learn that their family is in danger of losing its farm. They devise a plan for saving it.
Far Beyond the Garden Gate
Don Brown has written another intriguing book about an extraordinary woman, one who perservered in her desire to explore Tibet never seen by a Western woman. An author's note, a bibliography, and a map extend the possibilities of this beautifully illustr
| Author: Brown, Don |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Fish
The story of the difficult and dangerous journey a family must make out of a country hit with drought and civil unrest. The story is told from the point of view of the family's youngest member who decides to take a live fish on the journey.
| Author: Matthews, L. S. |
HSE Descriptors:
literature and arts | social studies
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Fly Away Home
A homeless boy and his dad live at the airport while the father tries to find an apartment and a job. They hide out from airport officials but receive support from another down-on-their-luck family.
Forbidden Schoolhouse
With the help of her family and a few powerful friends, Prudence Crandall began a school for African-American girls in Canterbury, Connecticut, in 1833 despite boycotts, vandalism, and legal battles. An appendix provides historical research on the student
| Author: Jurmain, Suzanne |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Freedom Walkers
This detailed account of the Montgomery bus boycott that began the Civil Rights Movement includes material on the leadership of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rev. Ralph Abernathy, but also focuses on other heroes like Rev. Robert Graetz, Joanne Robinson and
| Author: Freedman, Russell |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Genius of Leonardo, The
Giacomo, a servant of Leonardo da Vinci, recounts the later life of the famous Italian Renaissance painter and inventor. The magnificent illustrations capture sketches, works of art, and daily life and the text includes quotation in italics from the note
| Author: Visconti, Guido |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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George Washington Carver
This biography of George Washington Carver, known as the "peanut man," is illustrated with his art work and archival photographs and includes notes, bibliographical resources and an afterword.
| Author: Bolden, Tanya |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies | science
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George Washington Carver
This biography of George Washington Carver, known as the "peanut man," is illustrated with his art work and archival photographs and includes notes, bibliographical resources and an afterword.
| Author: Bolden, Tanya |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies | science
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Gutenberg
This black and white picture book tells the story of Johann Gutenberg, creator of the printing press. It includes a map, time line, and afterword.
| Author: Fisher, Leonard Everett |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Hero and the Minotaur, The
This retelling of the Greek hero Theseus' journey to the island of Crete to slay the minotaur and his return to become King of Athens is magnificently illustrated in the style and colors that recall Greek pottery designs. Stylized maps decorate the end
| Author: Byrd, Robert |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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Holes
This story-within-a-story tells of Stanley Yelnats (and his distant relatives, one of whom "cursed" the family), mistakenly sent to a juvenile corrections camp in Texas. At the corrections camp, Stanley finds a real friend, a treasure, and a new sense of
Into the Volcano
Two brothers face an erupting volcano and a variety of other troubles in their search for their mother.
Into the Volcano
Two brothers face an erupting volcano and a variety of other troubles in their search for their mother.
Invention of Hugo Cabret, The
Part fiction, part graphic novel, this winner of the 2008 Caldecott Medal tells the story of an orphaned boy who maintains and repairs clocks in a Paris train station and discovers the history of an automaton and its maker. When he meets a mysterious toy
| Author: Selznick, Brian |
HSE Descriptors:
science | social studies
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Invisible Allies
Subtitled "Microbes that Shape our Lives," this book uses cheese, chocolate, and bread to explain what microbes are, how they work, and their roles in our lives. The book includes clear photos and a complete glossary of terms.
| Author: Farrell, Jeanette |
HSE Descriptors:
science
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Invisible Enemies
This well-written but long book describes seven deadly diseases--Small Pox, Leprosy, Plague, Tuberculosis, Malaria, Cholera, and AIDS--the epidemics they caused, and the treatments developed by courageous scientists. The author includes a glossary, a bib
| Author: Farrell, Jeanette |
HSE Descriptors:
science
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Journey of the Red Wolf
The author-photographer traces the red wolf from near extinction in 1971 to their current reintroduction into their native habitat. The book includes and Afterword, a list of Where to See Red Wolves, and an Index.
| Author: Smith, Roland |
HSE Descriptors:
science
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Kid Who Invented the Trampoline, The
Here are 50 short expository pieces about inventions. The selections are interesting and easy to read.
| Author: Wulffson, Don |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Leonardo daVinci
This fascinating biography of Leonardo daVinci emphasizes his scientific curiosity and observation of the natural world that he recorded in his illustrated notebooks. The author has included very helpful resources: location of the notebooks today; books
| Author: Krull, Kathleen |
HSE Descriptors:
science
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Librarian of Basra, The
A true story of the librarian of Basra, Iraq, who saved the books in the town library during the current war. In an end note, the author brings the reader up-to-date on the librarian.
Longitude Prize, The
This history documents the competition between "ocean clocks" and "lunars" to win the 20,000 pound prize (about $12 million today) from the British Parliament for a replicable and simple way to determine longitude at sea. The story follows John Harrison,
| Author: Dash, Joan |
HSE Descriptors:
math | science
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Luba, the Angel of Bergen-Belsen
This is the story of Luba Tryszynska, a prisoner at Bergen-Belsen concentration camp who hid 52 abandoned Jewish children until the camp was liberated. Front and back matter establish the historical context with a map and a bibliography. An epilogue tel
| Author: McCann, Michelle R. |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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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 |
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Marvelous Mattie
Based on the life of Margaret E. Knight, the book portrays an imaginative girl who overcomes the barriers of poverty and sexism to become an inventor of over 90 inventions with 22 patents. The author's note gives more biographical information while paten
| Author: McCully, Emily |
HSE Descriptors:
science
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Marven of the Great North Woods
Marven's immigrant Russian Jewish family sends him alone by train and by ski to a logging camp in Minnesota to escape the diphtheria epidemic in the city of Duluth. He finds a niche for himself in very different cultural surroundings through the friendsh
Memory Coat, The
In order to flee persecution as Jews in Russia, Rachel and her cousin Griska emigrate with their extended family to America where they encounter difficulty at Ellis Island. The author provides additional information on immigration from Russia in the endm
| Author: Woodruff, Elvira |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Miss Bridie Chose a Shovel
When offered a choice between a ceramic clock and a shovel as a gift before leaving for America, Bridie chooses the latter and uses it throughout her resourceful life.
Miss Spitfire
Using real letters and records, the author vividly imagines the early days of the relationship between Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan from the teacher's perspective.
Miss Spitfire
Using real letters and records, the author vividly imagines the early days of the relationship between Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan from the teacher's perspective.
More Spice Than Sugar: Poems about Feisty Females
All the poems in this collection are about women and girls, some famous and some not. The three sections of the book are "When I Am Me," "She's a Winner" (about sports), and "Against the Odds." Work from some famous poets is included.
| Author: Morrison, Lillian (comp.) |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies | language arts - reading
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My Brothers' Flying Machine
This biography of Wilber and Orville Wright is told by their younger sister.
| Author: Yolen, Jane |
HSE Descriptors:
science
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Nobody Particular
A graphic novel format depicts the activist Diane Wilson and her fight against water pollution along the Gulf Coast of Texas. The illustrations contain diagrams to explain problems of pollution.
| Author: Bang, Molly |
HSE Descriptors:
science
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North by Night
Lucy Spencer and her Ohio farm family are involved in the Underground Railroad in 1851, a time when The Fugitive Slave Act levied severe punishment and fines for harboring runaway slaves. Lucy makes a courageous decision that changes her life and that of
| Author: Ayres, Katherine |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Number the Stars
In 1943, during the German occupation of Denmark, ten-year-old Annemarie learns how to be brave when she helps shelter her Jewish friend from the Nazis. It is about the power of the Danish Resistance, heroes of a nation, the power of human decency over th
| Author: Lowry, Lois |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies | language arts - reading
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Outcasts of 19 Schuyler Place, The
Margaret Rose Kane, 12 years old, escapes oppressive summer camp with the help of her great-uncles and then helps them rescue from urban renewal the sculptural "towers" that they have been creating for 45 years.
| Author: Konigsburg, E. L. |
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Queen of the Falls
An engaging story about the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel - a 63 year old school teacher. Van Allsburg combines sepia toned illustrations with a smooth and flowing text while using tension to hold the reader's interest.
| Author: Van Allsburg, Chris |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading | social studies
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Real Benedict Arnold, The
This well-researched biography examines the facts and rumors of the life of the hero, then traitor, Benedict Arnold against the background of the Continental Congress and the Revolutionary War. Maps and portraits illustrate the text. End notes, sources,
| Author: Murphy, Jim |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Roanoke
Based on extensive research, this book explores the political intrigue surrounding the disappearance of the first American colony at Roanoke, in what is now North Carolina. The suspenseful text is supplemented with archival photographs and paintings, a t
| Author: Miller, Lee |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Ruth and the Green Book
An easy narrative about travel in this country by car for African Americans in the 50s and 60s. Ruth's story is fiction, but the "The Negro Motorist Green Book" and its role in helping a generation of African American travelers avoid some of the indigniti
| Author: Ramsey, Calvin A. |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading | social studies
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Same Stuff as Stars, The
Angel and her little brother Bernie are dropped off at their great-grandma's house. Dad is in jail, and mom is an alcoholic and selfishly unable to be a mother. Together, the new family learns to live together in the crumbling Vermont farmhouse.
| Author: Paterson, Katherine |
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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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| Author: fletcher, susan |
HSE Descriptors:
literature and arts | literature and arts | literature and arts | literature and arts | literature and arts
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Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World
On an expedition to cross Antarctica, Ernest Shackleton and his crew lost their ship in the ice flow. Shackleton and five others left in small boats to get help. This is a higher reading level version of Spirit of Endurance by the same author.
| Author: Armstrong, Jennifer |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Sigmund Freud
This biography introduces the history of the study of the physical and emotional aspects of the mind as well as the colorful life of Sigmund Freud. Additional resources include an appendix, a bibliography, web sites, and an index.
| Author: Krull, Kathleen |
HSE Descriptors:
science
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Snowflake Bentley
This is a biography of Wilson Bentley, a scientist who photographed thousands of snowflakes in order to study their formations. Additional information is presented in sidebars throughout the book.
| Author: Martin, Jacqueline Briggs |
HSE Descriptors:
science
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Something out of Nothing: Marie Curie and Radiation
This is a very readable biography of Marie Curie and her discovery of radiation.
| Author: McClafferty, Carla |
HSE Descriptors:
science
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Spirit of Endurance
The book employs maps, archival photographs, blueprints, and paintings to tell the exciting story of Ernest Shackleton's rescue of his men on his expedition in Antarctica when their boat, The Endurance, was destroyed in an ice floe. The author includes a
| Author: Armstrong, Jennifer |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Talking With Adventurers
Several National Geographic scientists/explorers are interviewed in a Q & A format. What makes the book such an interesting read is how they see themselves and their work. The book offers maps, fabulous photographs, and contact information for particip
| Author: Cummings, Pat and Linda, (compilers) |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies | science
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Team Moon
This fact-filled book commemorates the achievement of 400,00 people of "team moon" who were responsible for the first walk in space in July, 1969. Color photographs, biographies, annotated source material, websites for further information, a glossary, a
| Author: Thimmesh, Catherine |
HSE Descriptors:
science
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To Fly
In short 2-3 page chapers with delightful watercolor illustrations, the narrative traces the Wright bothers' step-by-step evolution as aviation engineers. The author provides a timeline, a bibliography, notes, and an index.
| Author: Old, Wendie |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies | science
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Veil of Snows, The
In the absence of her husband who has not returned from battle, the queen prepares her city for assault. Aided by a small force of loyal soldiers and the Singer of Tales who narrates the story, the queen escapes the besieged city and heads for the safety
| Author: Helprin, Mark |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading | social studies
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War, The
A young prince, who dislikes war, cleverly provides an alternative to fighting.
Washington at Valley Forge
In Freedman's inimitable style, he captures the grit and triumphs over the lack of provisions for General Washington's winter encampment at Valley Forge during the Revolutionary War. Excellent and unfamiliar paintings of Washington accompany the text. Th
| Author: Freedman, Russell |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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We Are One: The Story of Bayard Rustin
Bayard Rustin's biography not only emphasizes his well-known role as advisor and organizer to leadership in the Civil Rights Movement but expands our view with his activities as speaker, singer, actor, artist, and non-violent activist. This biography pro
| Author: Brimner, Larry Dane |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Weave of Words, A
A young king uses his literacy and weaving skills to send a message to the queen who frees him from his captors. The copyright page contains information on the origins of this Armenian tale.
| Author: San Souci, Robert |
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Well, The
Set in Mississippi in the early 1900's, African American David Logan and his family share their well with blacks and whites in their community which leads to racial violence.
What Jamie Saw
The power and lyricism of this remarkable book is evident in the opening sentence. "When Jamie saw him throw the baby, saw Van throw the little baby, saw Van throw his little sister Nin, when Jamie saw Van throw his baby sister Nin, then they moved." Jam
Wolf of Gubbio, The
A legend tells the story of a wolf who terriorizes a community until the boy who became St.Francis of Assisi, negotates an agreement.
Wolf on the Fold
Six linked storeis follow an Australian family from 1935 to 2002 as different generations cope with discord and violence. The use of flashbacks may cause some readers difficulty.
Words West: Voices of Young Pioneers
Diary and journal excerpts and archival photographs enliven a well-written text about the Westward Movement as seen from the perspective of children. The book includes short biographies of the children who are quoted often as well as a chronology, furthe
| Author: Wadsworth, Ginger |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Written in Bones
This thoroughly researched book explores human history through the study of bones. Maps, photographs, and archival materials illustrate the text. The text is complex and the print small.
| Author: Bahn, Paul |
HSE Descriptors:
science | social studies
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Young Man and the Sea, The
In an attempt to push his father out of the alcohol-fueled funk he's been in since his wife died, 12-year-old Skiff Beaman repairs the family fishing boat and meets a 900-lb. tuna 30 miles at sea.
| Author: Philbrick, Rodman |
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Young Man and the Sea, The
In an attempt to push his father out of the alcohol-fueled funk he's been in since his wife died, 12-year-old Skiff Beaman repairs the family fishing boat and meets a 900-lb. tuna 30 miles at sea.
| Author: Philbrick, Rodman |
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Emotions-Personal Issues > personal issues > individual > life choices > regret
Leonardo's Horse
Contemporary sculptors completed the horse that Leonardo da Vinci began but never finished.
| Author: Fritz, Jean |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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Nellie Bly
This biography recounts the life of the woman who opened up the field of journalism to women through her undercover investigative reporting during the turn of the century through WW I.
| Author: Fredeen, Charles |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Sarah's Key
The story of the roundup of the Jews in France during WWII. A heart-wrenching look at the infamous collaboration of French officials with the Nazis It is told through two people: a 10-year-old Jewish girl and an American journalist 60 years later.
| Author: de Rosnay, Tatiana |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies | language arts - reading
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Wolf on the Fold
Six linked storeis follow an Australian family from 1935 to 2002 as different generations cope with discord and violence. The use of flashbacks may cause some readers difficulty.
Emotions-Personal Issues > personal issues > individual > life choices > righting wrongs
Alia's Mission
This graphic storybook/graphic novel is based on the true story of the chief librarian at the Central Library in Basra, Iraq. It tells the story of how she tried to save the books from destruction during the Iraq War.
| Author: Stamaty, Mark Alan |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies | language arts - reading
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Amelia to Zora: Twenty-Six Women Who Changed the World
Minute biographies of 26 illustrious women with quotes from each. Discover woman who have changed people's lives and read about their childhood, hardships and successes to inspire girls and women of all ages.
| Author: Chin-Lee, Cynthia |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Amelia to Zora: Twenty-Six Women Who Changed the World
Minute biographies of 26 illustrious women with quotes from each. Discover woman who have changed people's lives and read about their childhood, hardships and successes to inspire girls and women of all ages.
| Author: Chin-Lee, Cynthia |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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As Good as Anybody
Martin Luther King Jr. and Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, who had both experienced discrimination, joined forces in the Civil Rights Movement.
| Author: Michelson, Richard |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshal
The life of Bass Reeves, from slavery to US marshal, the most feared and respected lawman in the territories. This is a story of a remarkable African-American hero of the Old West. Actual photos, western vocabulary, timeline,further reading/websites, res
| Author: Nelson, Vaunda Micheaux |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshal
The life of Bass Reeves, from slavery to US marshal, the most feared and respected lawman in the territories. This is a story of a remarkable African-American hero of the Old West. Actual photos, western vocabulary, timeline,further reading/websites, res
| Author: Nelson, Vaunda Micheaux |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Black Pioneers
This well-researched history of African American pioneers, freedom fighters, and participants in the Underground Railroad tells little known stories of brave people who settled the midwest against great odds. The book contains archival photographs, a map
| Author: Katz, William Loren |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Bread and Roses, Too.
This is a fictionalized history of the 1912 Lawrence, Massachusetts, factory strike. The main characters are two children, a girl whose family is active in the strike, and a homeless boy. Aspects of the strike itself and of outsiders' attempts to help the
| Author: Paterson, Katherine |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Bucking the Sarge
Teenage Luther, who is exploited by his slumlord mother, keeps his equilbrium through many humorous misadventures before finding his own way.
| Author: Curtis, Christopher Paul |
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Dear One, The
15-year-old, pregnant Rebecca arrives at her mother's college friend's house to await the birth of her baby. She and others in the house learn to embrace differences and develop friendships.
| Author: Woodson, Jacqueline |
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Dream of Freedom, A
This well written and comprehensive documentation of the Civil Rights Movement, its background, issues, and confrontations is told by a white Southern woman of privilege who grew up during that period. Photographs and fact boxes, index, bibliography, and
| Author: McWhorter, Diane |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Eleanor
This biography of Eleanor Roosevelt's early life conveys the emotionally impoverished childhood amid wealth and power. The book captures the indomitable spirit of the woman who would become the greatest and most beloved First Lady and a leader in her own
| Author: Cooney, Barbara |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Eleanor Roosevelt
Freedman relates this biography of Eleanor Roosevelt with the interest of suspense fiction which is accompanied by extensive archival photographs. The book traces her evolution from a shy young girl from an unhappy home to America's most acclaimed First
| Author: Freedman, Russell |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Eleanor, Quiet No More
The author tells the story of Eleanor Roosevelt's life simply, each phase emphasizing a quote of hers. In addition to lovely, soft illustrations, the author includes a timeline, selected bibliograph, and web sites.
| Author: Rappaport, Doreen |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Eleanor, Quiet No More
The author tells the story of Eleanor Roosevelt's life simply, each phase emphasizing a quote of hers. In addition to lovely, soft illustrations, the author includes a timeline, selected bibliograph, and web sites.
| Author: Rappaport, Doreen |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Fiery Vision: The Life and Death of John Brown
Brown is one of the controversial figures in American history who continues today to evoke both anger and admiration. This gripping biography of John Brown, abolitionist and crusader for equality of races, describes the events of his life that led to Har
| Author: Cox, Clinton |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Fiery Vision: The Life and Death of John Brown
Brown is one of the controversial figures in American history who continues today to evoke both anger and admiration. This gripping biography of John Brown, abolitionist and crusader for equality of races, describes the events of his life that led to Har
| Author: Cox, Clinton |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Firefly Letters: A Suffragette's Journey to Cuba, The
This powerful book shares the plight of women and slavery in Cuba, a beautiful, lush island with many ugly truths. The early feminist, Fredrika Bremer, travels from Denmark to record life in this society and finds a great deal of prejudice and wrongs. Dur
| Author: Engle, Margarita |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies | language arts - reading
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Francie
This engaging novel shows a slice of life in small-town Alabama in the 1940s, as told from the perspective of 13-year-old Francie. Francie, her mother, and her brother anxiously await a chance to join her father in Chicago. In the meantime, Francie comes
Freedom Riders
This book, illustrated with historical photographs, tells the story of two young men, one white and one black, whose common goal in life is to bring equality between the races. Their story is set during the historic freedom rides of the Civil Rights Move
| Author: Bausum, Ann |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Friend on Freedom River
This is the story of young Louis, who decides to do what his father would do and help runaway slaves make it across the Detroit River to Canada.
| Author: Whelan, Gloria |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez
This is a picture biography of Cesar Chavez. It focuses on his childhood and initial efforts at organizing farm workers in the mid-60s, creating The National Form Workers Association.
| Author: Krull, Kathleen |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Heavenly Village, The
This is subtitled "A Novel," but it's really more a loosely connected set of short stories, all of which take place in the "Heavenly Village," a place for those who have died but are not quite yet ready to leave earth behind. (Note: religious overtones, i
| Author: Rylant, Cynthia |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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Hero Beowulf, The
This prose retelling of the first part of the earliest poem in English (Anglo Saxon, actually) has strong, vibrant illustrations and helpful supplementary material.
| Author: Kimmel, Eric A. |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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Martin's Big Words
Brief and easy-to-read biographical statements are accompanied by MLK's words and award-winning illustrations. An abbreviated Civil Rights chronology and bibliography conclude the book.
| Author: Rappaport, Doreen |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Monster
16-year-old Steve Harmon is on trial for murder. This riveting book tells his story in the form of his journals and a film script he is writing.
| Author: Myers, Walter Dean |
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Nobody Particular
A graphic novel format depicts the activist Diane Wilson and her fight against water pollution along the Gulf Coast of Texas. The illustrations contain diagrams to explain problems of pollution.
| Author: Bang, Molly |
HSE Descriptors:
science
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Number the Stars
In 1943, during the German occupation of Denmark, ten-year-old Annemarie learns how to be brave when she helps shelter her Jewish friend from the Nazis. It is about the power of the Danish Resistance, heroes of a nation, the power of human decency over th
| Author: Lowry, Lois |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies | language arts - reading
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Only Passing Through
Strong illustrations help tell this biography of Sojourner Truth. An Author's Note updates the relevance of Sojourner Truth and provides a helpful timeline.
| Author: Rockwell, Anne |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Rosa
Giovanni tells the story of Rosa Parks' infamous bus ride. In the telling, the author speaks to the strength of the African-American community in their struggle for equal rights. The author weaves other tales (Emmett Till) into the story to give the rea
| Author: Giovanni, Nikki |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Si, Se Puede (Yes, We Can!)
Text in both English and Spanish on each page tells the story of a mother who becomes active in union organization. This story is based on the 2000 janitors' strike in Los Angeles. An essay by Luis J. Rodriguez describes a real-life activist whose goals a
| Author: Cohn, Diana |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Sir Gawain & the Green Knight
The author retells this famous tale of one of the knights of King Arthur's famous Roundtable, in which Gawain accepts a challenge of a giant green knight that leads to further trials at the end of one year. Vivid illustrations contribute to the sense of
| Author: Morpurgo, Michael |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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Somewhere In the Darkness
Jimmy, a teenager, lives in the city with Mama Jean. Then he meets Crab, a "man with something to prove. Maybe Crab's not sure what it is; maybe Jimmy's not sure he wants to know. But it may be the last chance Crab has to tell Jimmy who he was, and who
| Author: Myers, Walter Dean |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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Sundiata
With roots in the 13th Century history of Mali in West Central Africa, the legend of Sundiata and how he gains the kingship prophesied at his birth is illustrated with exquisite cut paper artwork. Historical facts are included in the endmatter and a beau
| Author: Wisniewski, David |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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Touching Spirit Bear
Cole, a juvenile "delinquent," is offered jail or "circle justice," a system based on Native American traditions that attempts to provide healing for the criminal, his victim, and the community. Cole's time at a remote Alaskan island and his interactions
When Harriet Met Sojourner
The author imagines the meeting of two brave activists for the freeing of slaves --Sojourner Truth and Harriet Tubman when they were in Boston in 1864. The story is told with the aid of very powerful artwork.
| Author: Clinton, Catherine |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Women of Hope
The author wrote essays on thirteen African American women to accompany photographs of the Bread and Roses Cultural Project. The essays feature inspiring women who exhibited courage in overcoming barriers of race and gender in fighting for rights we all
| Author: Hansen, Joyce |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Wreath for Emmett Till, A
Told in a poetic form known as heroic crown sonnets, the thoughtfully illustrated poem causes the reader to experience the murder of 14 year old Emmett Till in Mississippi. The author provides an introduction to the poetic form, biographical information
| Author: Nelson, Marilyn |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies | language arts - reading
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Emotions-Personal Issues > personal issues > individual > life choices > sacrifice
9-11 Artists Respond: Volume One
Over 100 graphic artists draw their reactions to the 9-ll attack on the World Trade Center. There are as many styles and points-of-view as artists. Although graphic in nature, some texts would be difficult for beginning readers due to size and type face
| Author: No author cited |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Buddha
The beautifully illustrated story of how the young prince Siddhartha became a Buddha.
| Author: Demi |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Buddha
The beautifully illustrated story of how the young prince Siddhartha became a Buddha.
| Author: Demi |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Coal Miner's Bride, A: The Diary of Anetka Kaminska
In journal format, the life of a thirteen year old girl in 1896 comes to life. Anetra Kaminska is sold to an older widower of three children in a mining town, for the price of her and her brother's tickets from Poland to America. Her life is extremely ha
| Author: Bartoletti, Susan Campbell |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading | language arts - writing | social studies
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Hitler Youth
By following a dozen German youth, the author examines the attraction and occasionally the resistance of the role of the Hitler youth movement in Nazi Germany. The author includes additional material for further exploration.
| Author: Bartoletti, Susan Campbell |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies | language arts - reading | science
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Joan of Arc
The author weaves together historical fact and fiction in the story of a modern French girl who idolizes Joan of Arc. An historical map and beautiful illustrations enhance the stories.
| Author: Morpurgo, Michael |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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My Sister's Keeper
Set in modern day Rhode Island, this novel tells the story of two sisters: Kate, the elder sister, has a rare form of leukemia and Anna, the younger sister, was conceived as a bone marrow donor for her sister. This book deals with medical and moral ethics
Nazi Olympics, The
Published by the U. S. National Holocaust Museum, this history documents the manipulation of the 1936 Olympics in Berlin by Hitler and the Nazi party and presents the controversy of whether to participate or not on the part of nations and individuals. Ar
| Author: Bachrach, Susan |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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One Thousand Tracings: Healing the Wounds of World War II
One family in the USA begins an effort to help those in Europe suffering from the aftermath of WWII by sending shoes and other needed supplies.
| Author: Judge, Lita |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Rose Blanche
A young girl shares her food with those behind barbed wire in Nazi Germany. The title was the name of the German resistance movement during Hitler's regime.
| Author: Innocenti, Roberto |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Truce
Ostensibly writing about the real "Christmas truce" of Dec. 25, 1914, the author provides excellent historical material about the origins and maneuvers of this period of World War I. Photographs give immediacy to the text and back pages and maps provide
| Author: Murphy, Jim |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Truce
Ostensibly writing about the real "Christmas truce" of Dec. 25, 1914, the author provides excellent historical material about the origins and maneuvers of this period of World War I. Photographs give immediacy to the text and back pages and maps provide
| Author: Murphy, Jim |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
|
Veil of Snows, The
In the absence of her husband who has not returned from battle, the queen prepares her city for assault. Aided by a small force of loyal soldiers and the Singer of Tales who narrates the story, the queen escapes the besieged city and heads for the safety
| Author: Helprin, Mark |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading | social studies
|
Emotions-Personal Issues > personal issues > individual > life choices > second chances
Birches
On each page Ed Young illustrates trees and forests and the countryside, in browns and sepia tones, and presents them along with several lines of Robert Frost's well-known poem, "Birches." The poem is printed in its entirety again on the last two pages.
| Author: Frost, Robert |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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Chance of Sunshine, A
The pictures tell most of the story in this almost-wordless book. Two people chance to meet, become separated, and eventually find their way back together.
Dear One, The
15-year-old, pregnant Rebecca arrives at her mother's college friend's house to await the birth of her baby. She and others in the house learn to embrace differences and develop friendships.
| Author: Woodson, Jacqueline |
|
Dog Lost
An eleven-year old boy and pit bull terrier become best of friends. In an angry rage, the father throws the dog out into the street and the dog is forced to survive. Eventually the boy and his dog are reunited but not before the dog becomes a local hero
| Author: Lee, Ingrid |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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Gowanus Dogs
A homeless man meets some homeless dogs. The meeting changes everyone's life.
Hammerin' Hank Grenberg: Baseball Pioneer
The story of Hank Greenberg, first Jewish ballplayer inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Sommer explores the world of baseball as it became more inclusive and gives details of how Greenberg was an exceptional player.
| Author: Sommer, Shelley |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies | language arts - reading
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Heavenly Village, The
This is subtitled "A Novel," but it's really more a loosely connected set of short stories, all of which take place in the "Heavenly Village," a place for those who have died but are not quite yet ready to leave earth behind. (Note: religious overtones, i
| Author: Rylant, Cynthia |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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Hired Hand, The
When Old Sam hires a new hand to work at the sawmill, the hired hand teaches Sam's lazy son a lesson when the son tries to con an old man. Retold from an oral African American tale, the story is beautifully illustrated by Jerry Pinkney.
| Author: San Souci, R. |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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Noah's Ark
Well-known author-illustrator Jerry Pinkney retells the story of Noah and the ark that survives the flooding of the earth in a simple narrative and wonderfully detailed pictures.
Reappearance of Sam Webber, The
With the help of adult friends, eleven-year-old Sam Webber adjusts to the disappearance of his father and the reduced circumstances of life in Baltimore. Although the story is told from Sam's perspective, every reader can identify with the ultimately upb
| Author: Fuqua, Jonathon Scott |
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Riding the Tiger
This is an allegory that features a bored, lonely 10-year-old's who is offered a ride by an exciting and somewhat scary tiger and discovers that it is easier to get on the tiger than to get off.
| Author: Bunting, Eve |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading | social studies
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Same Stuff as Stars, The
Angel and her little brother Bernie are dropped off at their great-grandma's house. Dad is in jail, and mom is an alcoholic and selfishly unable to be a mother. Together, the new family learns to live together in the crumbling Vermont farmhouse.
| Author: Paterson, Katherine |
|
Touching Spirit Bear
Cole, a juvenile "delinquent," is offered jail or "circle justice," a system based on Native American traditions that attempts to provide healing for the criminal, his victim, and the community. Cole's time at a remote Alaskan island and his interactions
What Jamie Saw
The power and lyricism of this remarkable book is evident in the opening sentence. "When Jamie saw him throw the baby, saw Van throw the little baby, saw Van throw his little sister Nin, when Jamie saw Van throw his baby sister Nin, then they moved." Jam
Emotions-Personal Issues > personal issues > individual > life choices > taking risks
Alice Ramsey's Grand Adventure
Alice Ramsey and three other women face floods, mud, and travel without maps as they drive from New York to San Francisco--in 1909. The charming watercolors add realistic humor to the narrative.
| Author: Brown, Don |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Amelia Lost: The Life and Disappearance of Amelia Earhart
Informative account of Amelia Earhart's life and death, separating fact from fiction. A leader in women's rights, Amelia was an independent woman who proved women could fly! But, could she have done it without male support? Bibliography and source notes
| Author: Fleming,Candace |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading | social studies
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Ann and Seamus
This story of a real event in 1828 alternates chapters in free verse of the two characters of the title. Ann, a real teenager, wants to experience the world beyond Newfoundland, and Seamus, a fictional Irish immigrant, wants to find fortune and a wife.
| Author: Major, Kevin |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading | social studies
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Anne Frank
If you wonder why read another book on Anne Frank, look at this beautifully and realistically illustrated story that simply relates the political situation and gives the characters more three-dimensional personalities. A chronology in the end papers adds
| Author: Poole, Josephine |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Anne Frank
If you wonder why read another book on Anne Frank, look at this beautifully and realistically illustrated story that simply relates the political situation and gives the characters more three-dimensional personalities. A chronology in the end papers adds
| Author: Poole, Josephine |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Antarctica: Journeys to the South Pole
This non-fiction, photographic picture book tells the history of the Antarctic. The pictures are all accompanied by true stories of heroism and adventure.
| Author: Myers, Walter Dean |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies | language arts - writing | language arts - reading
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Bearing Witness
This selection of powerful personal stories of the Holocaust in various literary and artistic forms gives testimony of the extraordinary bravery of ordinary people. A map of concentration camps, a bibliography, and brief introductory notes for each excer
| Author: Rochman, Hazel & McCampbell, Darlene (Eds.) |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Big Mouth and Ugly Girl
In this engrossing 266-page book, Matt, age 17, is falsely accused of trying to blow up his high school. His friends desert him, but a girl who calls herself "Ugly Girl" befriends him, and together they weather public opinion, the police, parents, teache
| Author: Oates, Joyce Carol |
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Black Pioneers
This well-researched history of African American pioneers, freedom fighters, and participants in the Underground Railroad tells little known stories of brave people who settled the midwest against great odds. The book contains archival photographs, a map
| Author: Katz, William Loren |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Blanche on the Lam
A spunky African-American woman, who works as a housekeeper for a wealthy southern family with many secrets, must solve a murder in order to clear herself. Blanche relies on her own intelligence and an "old girl" network of domestics. The language is oc
| Author: Neely, B. |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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Breadwinner, The
This coming-of-age story, told from the point of view of a young Afghan girl left to fend for her family in the times of repressive Taliban influence is both moving and suspenseful.
| Author: Ellis, Deborah |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Breadwinner, The
This coming-of-age story, told from the point of view of a young Afghan girl left to fend for her family in the times of repressive Taliban influence is both moving and suspenseful.
| Author: Ellis, Deborah |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Chuck Close Up Close
This biography of the contemporary artist Chuck Close captures his inventiveness in text and vivid color photographs. An index of illustrations, an essay on portraits, a bibliography, and a list of museums that display the artist's work provide informati
| Author: Greenberg, Jan & Jordan, Sandra |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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Daisy Bates: Civil Rights Crusader
Although she is best known for shepherding the "Little Rock Nine" through the dangers and stresses of the first school integration test, Daisy Bates pursued a life of community crusading despite obstacles and personal difficulties before and after Little
| Author: Polakow, Amy |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Escape from Slavery: The Boyhood of Frederick Douglass in His Own Words
This edited and illustrated book provides generous excerpts from Douglass's Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. No textbook description of slavery could have even a tiny portion of the power of this chilling account.
| Author: McCurdy, Michael (Ed.) |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Far Beyond the Garden Gate
Don Brown has written another intriguing book about an extraordinary woman, one who perservered in her desire to explore Tibet never seen by a Western woman. An author's note, a bibliography, and a map extend the possibilities of this beautifully illustr
| Author: Brown, Don |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Finding Lincoln
Louis needs to write an essay but in Alabama in 1951, he's not allowed in the "whites only" library. Lewis solves his dilemma with bravery and the help of a kind librarian. Historical notes are included at the end of the story.
| Author: Malaspina, Ann |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Finding Lincoln
Louis needs to write an essay but in Alabama in 1951, he's not allowed in the "whites only" library. Lewis solves his dilemma with bravery and the help of a kind librarian. Historical notes are included at the end of the story.
| Author: Malaspina, Ann |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Fire in Their Eyes
Color photographs and lively text follow a group of special wildfire firefighters called "hotshots" through training to their drop by parachute into wildfire zones.
| Author: Biel, Karen |
HSE Descriptors:
science
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Flight
This beautifully illustrated book tells the story of Lindbergh's daring flight over the Atlantic in 1927. It opens with a brief historical note by author Jean Fritz.
| Author: Burleigh, Robert |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Forbidden Schoolhouse
With the help of her family and a few powerful friends, Prudence Crandall began a school for African-American girls in Canterbury, Connecticut, in 1833 despite boycotts, vandalism, and legal battles. An appendix provides historical research on the student
| Author: Jurmain, Suzanne |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Freedom on the Menu
The author portrays the 1960's Civil Rights sit-ins at the Woolworth's lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina through the eyes of a young Southern black girls. Richly muted paintings illustrate the story.
| Author: Weatherford, Carole Boston |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Freedom Riders
This book, illustrated with historical photographs, tells the story of two young men, one white and one black, whose common goal in life is to bring equality between the races. Their story is set during the historic freedom rides of the Civil Rights Move
| Author: Bausum, Ann |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Freedom River
In this true story, John Parker, an ex-slave in Ripley, Ohio, helps a family on the Underground Railroad. Beautiful watercolor collages illustrate the story. Historical notes, additional books, suggested websites, and maps make this useful in the classr
| Author: Rappaport, Doreen |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Friend on Freedom River
This is the story of young Louis, who decides to do what his father would do and help runaway slaves make it across the Detroit River to Canada.
| Author: Whelan, Gloria |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Gandhi
The remarkable life of Mahatma Gandhi is told through simple text and beautiful Moghul-inspired illustrations. An author's note includes additional information and maps locate the principle places involved in his life.
| Author: Demi |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Hero and the Minotaur, The
This retelling of the Greek hero Theseus' journey to the island of Crete to slay the minotaur and his return to become King of Athens is magnificently illustrated in the style and colors that recall Greek pottery designs. Stylized maps decorate the end
| Author: Byrd, Robert |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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Hoot
This charming and funny young adult mystery by the well-known adult mystery writer, Carl Hiassen, involves corporate greed, suburban expansion, environmental protection, child abuse and neglect, bullying, and social protest.
Into the Volcano
Two brothers face an erupting volcano and a variety of other troubles in their search for their mother.
Into the Volcano
Two brothers face an erupting volcano and a variety of other troubles in their search for their mother.
Invisible Enemies
This well-written but long book describes seven deadly diseases--Small Pox, Leprosy, Plague, Tuberculosis, Malaria, Cholera, and AIDS--the epidemics they caused, and the treatments developed by courageous scientists. The author includes a glossary, a bib
| Author: Farrell, Jeanette |
HSE Descriptors:
science
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Let It Shine
These ten essays on African American women introduce well-know and some lesser known freedom fighters. The colorful illustrations, the informative text, and the chatty tone will attract readers. The author's introducation and suggestions for further read
| Author: Pinkney, Andrea |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Librarian of Basra, The
A true story of the librarian of Basra, Iraq, who saved the books in the town library during the current war. In an end note, the author brings the reader up-to-date on the librarian.
Lily Cupboard, The
A Dutch farm family hides a Jewish girl, who in turn wants to protect a rabbit.
| Author: Oppenheim, Shulamith L. |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Luba, the Angel of Bergen-Belsen
This is the story of Luba Tryszynska, a prisoner at Bergen-Belsen concentration camp who hid 52 abandoned Jewish children until the camp was liberated. Front and back matter establish the historical context with a map and a bibliography. An epilogue tel
| Author: McCann, Michelle R. |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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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 |
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Moses
The author's note describes this book on Harriet Tubman as a "fictionalized spiritual journey" comparing her answering the call of God to lead her people out of slavery to Moses leading the Israelites out of bondage in Egypt. The author includes a forewo
| Author: Weatherford, Carole |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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My Freedom Trip: A Child's Escape from North Korea
This story describes the flight of a young girl from North to South Korea just before the outbreak of the Korean War. The story is told simply with superb illustrations.
| Author: Park, Frances and Park, Ginger |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading | social studies
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Nellie Bly
This biography recounts the life of the woman who opened up the field of journalism to women through her undercover investigative reporting during the turn of the century through WW I.
| Author: Fredeen, Charles |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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North by Night
Lucy Spencer and her Ohio farm family are involved in the Underground Railroad in 1851, a time when The Fugitive Slave Act levied severe punishment and fines for harboring runaway slaves. Lucy makes a courageous decision that changes her life and that of
| Author: Ayres, Katherine |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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North Star to Freedom
This book is subtitled "The Story of the Underground Railroad," and it is that, but it's also more-- the history of slavery is presented, biographies of key figures are provided, lesislation is discussed. The author is Canadian, so this provides an intere
| Author: Gorrell, Gena K. |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Only Passing Through
Strong illustrations help tell this biography of Sojourner Truth. An Author's Note updates the relevance of Sojourner Truth and provides a helpful timeline.
| Author: Rockwell, Anne |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Parvana's Journey
Disguised as a boy, Parvana rescues a baby and joins with a young boy as she travels through war-torn Afghanistan searching for her family. The telling of the story through the child's perspective allows the reader to approach a sensitive current event an
| Author: Ellis, Deborah |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Picture Book of Jesse Owens, A
This very readable biography tells the life story of Jesse Owens, the 1936 Olympic star, and the prejudice he combated throughout his life. The book ends with a page of notes and a page of dates.
| Author: Adler, David |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Queen of the Falls
An engaging story about the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel - a 63 year old school teacher. Van Allsburg combines sepia toned illustrations with a smooth and flowing text while using tension to hold the reader's interest.
| Author: Van Allsburg, Chris |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading | social studies
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Real Benedict Arnold, The
This well-researched biography examines the facts and rumors of the life of the hero, then traitor, Benedict Arnold against the background of the Continental Congress and the Revolutionary War. Maps and portraits illustrate the text. End notes, sources,
| Author: Murphy, Jim |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Riding the Tiger
This is an allegory that features a bored, lonely 10-year-old's who is offered a ride by an exciting and somewhat scary tiger and discovers that it is easier to get on the tiger than to get off.
| Author: Bunting, Eve |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading | social studies
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Rosa
Giovanni tells the story of Rosa Parks' infamous bus ride. In the telling, the author speaks to the strength of the African-American community in their struggle for equal rights. The author weaves other tales (Emmett Till) into the story to give the rea
| Author: Giovanni, Nikki |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Ruth Law Thrills a Nation
The author recounts in easy text and wondrful watercolor illustrations the 1919 flight of Ruth Law from Chicago to New York.
| Author: Don Brown |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies | language arts - writing
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School for Pompey Walker, A
At the dedication of a school named for him, Pompey Walker tells how he and a white friend, Jeremiah, raised money to build a school for ex-slave children. With the help of his friend, Pompey allows himself to be sold over and over again, escaping each t
| Author: Rosen, Michael J. |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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She Would Not Be Moved
Kohl tells the historically correct version of the Montgomery Bus Boycott and Rosa Park's role in it. This revised biography of Rosa Parks stresses her activist background and the violent environment of racism to counter the prevailing picture of her as a
| Author: Kohl, Herbert |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Sky Pioneer
This biography of American aviatrix Amelia Earhart traces her interest in aviation from childhood to her disappearance on a round-the-world flight in 1937. Photographs, journal entries, maps, a chronology, an afterword, a bibliography, and an index sugge
| Author: Szabo, Corinne |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Sold
Lakshmi is a thirteen-year-old girl who lives with her family in a village in Nepal. Her stepfather sells her into sexual slavery and her life of prostitution begins in a large city in India. The book is written in short paragraphs, sentences, and phrases
| Author: McCormick, Patricia |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies | language arts - reading
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Speak
This compelling story recounts Melinda's freshman year in high school. She is an outcast because she called the police to an end-of-the-summer party. Her reasons for doing this and her gradual emotional acceptance and psychological healing are the focus o
Steamboat! The Story of Captain Blanche Leathers
The story of Blanche Leathers, the country's first female steamboat captain, sailing on the Mississippi River.
| Author: Gilliland, Judith Heide |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Team Moon
This fact-filled book commemorates the achievement of 400,00 people of "team moon" who were responsible for the first walk in space in July, 1969. Color photographs, biographies, annotated source material, websites for further information, a glossary, a
| Author: Thimmesh, Catherine |
HSE Descriptors:
science
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They Called Her Molly Pitcher
This is an historical/legendary account of Molly "Pitcher" Hays McCauly, who followed her husband to fight in the Revolutionary War and was made a sergeant by General Washington for her courage and bravery. A biography and timeline accompany the colorful
| Author: Rockwell, Anne |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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We've Got a Job: The 1963 Birmingham Children's March
Tells the story of the Birmingham Children's March through four participants. As the events unfold, the different perspectives and motivations of the participants shed light on the dynamics of the civil rights movement. In addition to the personal stori
| Author: Levinson, Cynthia |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading | social studies
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Wideness and Wonder: The Life and Art of Georgia O'Keeffe
Factual, informative account of Georgia O'Keeffe's interesting journey from farm girl to artist and her stubborn dedication to making art her own way. Illustrated with her works and Alfred Stieglitz's photographs of her. Excellent reference for artists.
| Author: Rubin, Susan Goldman |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading | language arts - writing | social studies
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Women of Hope
The author wrote essays on thirteen African American women to accompany photographs of the Bread and Roses Cultural Project. The essays feature inspiring women who exhibited courage in overcoming barriers of race and gender in fighting for rights we all
| Author: Hansen, Joyce |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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