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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
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Cool Drink of Water, A
Colorful photographs and simple text present people around the world obtaining water to drink. End matter includes a map, geographic locations of photos, and an essay on water conservation that teachers will find useful.
| Author: Kerley, Barbara |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Flotsam
This wordless picture book tells the story of a young boy who finds a very old, waterproof camera that washed up on the beach as flotsam. When he develops the film that is still inside the camera, he and the reader find surprises.
Kennedy Through the Lens: How Photography and Television Revealed and Shaped an Extraordinary Leader
The highlights of John F. Kennedy's life is told through exquisite full-page photographs, accompanied by quotes and a summary of each event. All aspects of this man are beautifully shown, as a son, a brother, a father, an activist and a leader. The unde
| Author: Sandler, Martin W. |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies | language arts - reading
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One More River to Cross
This is a photographic chronicle of African American life. The text is very simple. The photos are very powerful. The author includes an index of the photos.
| Author: Myers, Walter Dean |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Pledge of Allegiance, The
This book illustrates the phrases in the Pledge of Allegiance with photographs. Included is a description of what the pledge means (literally), dates to diplay the flag, and some basic flag history.
| Author: No author cited |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Stone Bench in an Empty Park
This is a concise introduction to classic and modern haiku poetry with lovely photographs and accessible poetry.
| Author: Paul B. Janeczko |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading | language arts - writing
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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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War Game
Based on true events, this book tells about a group of boys who go to fight in the trenches of WWI. It describes the incident of one amazing Christmas when all animosities are put aside. The powerful anti-war message is accompanied by charming watercolo
| Author: Foreman, Michael |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Where Else in the Wild?: More Camouflaged Creatures Conceled...and Revealed
Various styles of poetry about camouflaged animals and insects. It includes rhyming, free verse, haiku, and concrete poems, The photographs of the animals are bright and beautiful taking in natural surroundings. Readers attempt to locate the creature a
| Author: Schwartz, David M. and Yael Schy |
HSE Descriptors:
science | language arts - reading | language arts - writing
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Where the Action Was
These somewhat uneven memoirs chronicle the experiences of women journalists and photographers during WW II.
| Author: Colman, Penny |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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World According to Dog, The
This is a charming collection of the author's poems and short essays about dogs written by teens.
Wright Sister, The,
Often portrayed through letters, this biography, of Katherine Wright, the sister of Orville and Wilbur Wright, is told against the historical background of the restrictions on women.
| Author: Maurer, Richard |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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