Search Results Select any highlighted title for detailed information about that resource. Geography Geography > regionalisms Artist in Overalls Born into a poor farming family in Iowa, Grant Wood struggled to study art and earn a living. He chose to paint simple people and scenes with a classical feel, a style that became known as Regionalism. Author: Duggleby, John HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading Home Beautifully illustrated by Thomas Locker, the book contains poems and prose excerpts by well-known writers with a thumbnail sketch about each writer and his home. Endmatter includes a map of the U.S. with dates and locations of the writers. Author: Locker, Thomas & Christiansen, Candice Mississippi Going North A canoe journey at the headwaters of the Mississippi takes the reader north for miles (before heading south) through places where wild animals and birds abound, where Ojibway Indians once lived, and where the sky is dark enough to see the Aurora Borealis. Author: Baker, Sanna Anderson New Year Be Coming! Through beautiful colored woodcuts and rhythmic gullah dialect, this book describes happenings for each month of the year in the South Carolina low country. A recipe, a glossary, and an introduction to the Gullah dialect are included. Some students migh Author: Boling, Katharine Tibet Through the Red Box The author-illustrator returns to his father's home as an adult to learn the contents of a mysterious red box that his father had brought back from Tibet years before. The past is revealed through a diary, memories, and extraordinary illustrations. Author: Sis, Peter To Every Thing There Is a Season The extraordinarily beautiful art from different cultural and historic periods illustrates a Bible passage from Ecclesiastes. An end section describes the historical/geographical information about the art work. Author: Dillon, Leo and Dianne HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading Tucker Pfeffercorn This retelling of Rumpelstiltskin is set in small town Southern USA. The dialogue and dialect are delightful, and the illustrations by one of America's finest artists also contribute to telling the tale. Author: Moser, Barry Walking the Log The author paints scenes and reminisces about her childhood in the turn of the century South. The books contains information about daily life, work (especially picking cotton), childhood games, family values, and the author's life long interest in art. Author: Nickens, Bessie History History > region History > region > Africa Ashanti to Zulu Each letter of this alphabet book describes a different African culture. It is meant as a reference or resource book, but the fabulous illustrations create a lively African world. Author: Musgrove, Margaret Butter Man, The The father of a young child recalls a time of poverty and famine in Morocco. Written in descriptive language, this is a story within a story. Rich author's note and glossary help support this read to become a literary event. Folk art paintings by Julie Author: Alalou, Elizabeth HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading | social studies Mansa Musa A beautifully illustrated story of the quest for identity of a descendent of Sundiata, the famous king of Mali in Central Africa. The author's note describes her research and lists resources. The Dillons provide ethnic design motifs,an historical map, a Author: Burns, Khephra HSE Descriptors: social studies Negro Speaks of Rivers, The E.B.Lewis depicts Langston Hughes' poem through beautful watercolor illustrations which help in the understanding of the poem. Author: Hughes, Langston HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading Negro Speaks of Rivers, The E.B.Lewis depicts Langston Hughes' poem through beautful watercolor illustrations which help in the understanding of the poem. Author: Hughes, Langston HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading Old African, The a beautifully told and illustrated story that, according to the dust jacket, is "based on legend." The Old African has magical powers. This is the story of his capture and enslavement as a young man and ultimately, his plan to free his fellow slaves. Author: Lester, Julius HSE Descriptors: social studies History > region > Australia My Place This award-winning Australian picture book shows life in one specific spot in Australia, while moving backward in time (two pages for each depiction). It begins in 1988 with a child describing her community and her pet, and each subsequent set of pages m Author: Wheatley, Nadia & Rawlins, Donna HSE Descriptors: social studies History > region > Austria History > region > Austria > well known people History > region > Austria > well known people > Mozart, Wolfgang Metropolis This book provides a detailed look at 10 cities, from 11th century Jerusalem to 20th century New York City. Readers will learn about culture, architecture, and everyday life over the centuries as well as historical information about the cities themselves. Author: Lorenz, Albert HSE Descriptors: social studies History > region > Britain At Her Majesty's Request Queen Victoria oversees the education and upbringing of an African princess after she was rescued from execution by a ship captain who brought her to England. Author: Myers, Walter Den HSE Descriptors: social studies Good Queen Bess: The Story of Elizabeth I of England This is a biography of Elizabeth I of England, a queen whose strong will, shrewd diplomacy, tolerance, and concern for her subjects make her one of the best known British monarchs. Author: Stanley, Diane & Vennema, Peter HSE Descriptors: social studies 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 Mary Smith Before the advent of alarm clocks, Mary Smith's job was to wake the workers of her village with her trusty peashooter. Author: U'Ren, Andrea War Boy: A Country Childhood The author describes his childhood in a small coastal town in England, which was often bombed during WW II. He offers technical descriptions of gas masks, bomb shelters, etc., as well as describing the games children played and how they interacted with s Author: Foreman, Michael HSE Descriptors: social studies History > region > Britain > British colonialism Last Giants, The During the days of sailing ships a European gentleman buys a mysterious tooth with a map on it which takes him on a long adventure to a land of peaceful giants. When he writes a book about his travels, tragic events occur. The illustrations are reminisc Author: Place, Francois HSE Descriptors: social studies Little History of the World, The Originally written in 1936 by a famous art historian and published in a new translation in 2005, this Euro-centric view of world events provides an accessible panorama of history, generalized but with sufficient detail to be interesting. Occasionally the Author: Gombrich, E. H. History > region > Caribbean 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 Morning Girl In alternating chapters, Morning Girl (age 12) and her brother describe life on a Bahamian island in 1492. (Note: this book won the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction.) Author: Dorris, Michael HSE Descriptors: social studies Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science Begins with a prologue in which the authors each address their research process on this topic. A detailed history of sugar and the effects of its production on the world. Sugar cane drove the Atlantic slave which is explained in this book using songs, or Author: Aronson, Marc and Budhos, Marina HSE Descriptors: social studies | language arts - reading | science Taste of Salt This gripping novel tells the story of two teenagers in Haiti, Djo, one of Aristides' orphaned boys who is hospitalized with terrible injuries, and Jeremie, a convent-educated girl who visits Djo to hear his stories and who begins to fall in love with him Author: Temple, Frances Tonight, By Sea A Haitian girl, Paulie, joins with her village to secretly build and launch a boat and escape to Miami. The book is full of dialect and may be too difficult for some readers, but the subject matter and compelling story make it good reading. Author: Temple, Frances HSE Descriptors: social studies Toussaint L'Ouverture The author wrote the biography of Haiti's hero, Toussaint L'Ouverture, who led the fight for liberation from France and Spain, to accompany Jacob Lawrence's paintings. Author: Myers, Walter Dean HSE Descriptors: social studies History > region > Egypt History > region > Egypt > ancient Egypt Cleopatra This lively nonfiction account tells the history and story of the powerful Cleopatra and her companion Mark Antony. The book includes maps and a pronunciation guide and detailed illustrations. Author: Stanley, Diane HSE Descriptors: social studies Library at Alexandria, The A fascinating account of the famous ancient library of papyrus scrolls once located in Alexandria, Egypt. Included in the book are maps, a Ptolemy family tree, a glossary, a bibliography, and and index. The front pages simulate the look of papyrus. Author: Trumble, Kelly HSE Descriptors: social studies Pyramid Black and white illustrations accompany this nonfiction account, a process of building an Egyptian pyramid. Some teachers may want to use this as a reference; some students may love poring over the details. The book ends with a glossary. Author: Macaulay, David HSE Descriptors: social studies Secrets of the Sphinx Beautiful illustrations and extensive supplementary material accompany this well-researched history of the Egyptian Sphinx from prehistory to the present. Author: Giblin, James Cross HSE Descriptors: social studies History > region > England Isaac Newton This is a biography of Isaac Newton. It is interesting and full of personal anecdotes as well as clear descriptions of important scientific discoveries. It makes Newton "come alive" as a person. Author: Krull, Kathleen HSE Descriptors: math | science Midwife's Apprentice, The This award-winning novel, set in 14th century England, tells the story of Brat/Beetle/Alyce, a "homeless waif who became the midwife's apprentice-a person with a name and a place in the world" (book jacket). Author: Cushman, Karen HSE Descriptors: science | social studies Queen Victoria's Bathing Machine Queen Victoria wants to swim in the ocean but the British way of life is prim and proper and no one should ever see more than a lady's face and hands let alone the queen without all of her clothes. Prince Albert designs a machine that will allow the queen Author: Whelan, Gloria HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading | language arts - writing | social studies War Boy: A Country Childhood The author describes his childhood in a small coastal town in England, which was often bombed during WW II. He offers technical descriptions of gas masks, bomb shelters, etc., as well as describing the games children played and how they interacted with s Author: Foreman, Michael HSE Descriptors: social studies 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 William Shakespeare and the Globe This is the story of William Shakespeare and the rebuilding of The Globe Theatre. This is a good reference book. Author: Aliki HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading | language arts - writing History > region > England > well known people History > region > England > well known people > Queen Victoria At Her Majesty's Request Queen Victoria oversees the education and upbringing of an African princess after she was rescued from execution by a ship captain who brought her to England. Author: Myers, Walter Den HSE Descriptors: social studies Queen Victoria's Bathing Machine Queen Victoria wants to swim in the ocean but the British way of life is prim and proper and no one should ever see more than a lady's face and hands let alone the queen without all of her clothes. Prince Albert designs a machine that will allow the queen Author: Whelan, Gloria HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading | language arts - writing | social studies Shakespeare and Macbeth The reader learns about the writing and production of Shakespeare's play Macbeth. Sidebars contribute additional information to the narrative about the play as do a chronology of Shakespeare's life, one of his works, a description of the Globe T Author: Ross, Stewart HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading History > region > England > well-known people History > region > England > well-known people > Elizabeth I Good Queen Bess: The Story of Elizabeth I of England This is a biography of Elizabeth I of England, a queen whose strong will, shrewd diplomacy, tolerance, and concern for her subjects make her one of the best known British monarchs. Author: Stanley, Diane & Vennema, Peter HSE Descriptors: social studies Ten Queens Biographies of ten powerful queens from the 5th Century B.C. to 18th Century Russia are accompanied by beautiful illustrations, historical maps, and excerpts from historical documents. The essays are supplemented with a preface, a bibliography, an index, Author: Meltzer,Milton HSE Descriptors: social studies William Shakespeare and the Globe This is the story of William Shakespeare and the rebuilding of The Globe Theatre. This is a good reference book. Author: Aliki HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading | language arts - writing History > region > Europe Anastasia's Album This biography of Anastasia, the youngest daughter of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, is told through photos and memorabilia and reveals the mystery behind her death. Author: Brewster, Hugh HSE Descriptors: social studies Anno's Medieval World In Anno's beautifully illustrated medieval world, superstitions rather than science explain natural phenomena, especially the shape and movement of the earth. Anno uses medieval styled illustrations to share these beliefs of the Middle Ages up to the Age Author: Anno, Mitsumasa HSE Descriptors: science | social studies Glorious Flight Across the Channel with Louis Bleriot, The Teachers should note that the child's perspective and art might put some adult readers off. However, this retelling of Louis Bleriot's flight across the English Channel broadens Americans' view of Orville and Wilbur Wright. Author: Provensen, Alice & Provensen, Martin HSE Descriptors: social studies 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 Last Giants, The During the days of sailing ships a European gentleman buys a mysterious tooth with a map on it which takes him on a long adventure to a land of peaceful giants. When he writes a book about his travels, tragic events occur. The illustrations are reminisc Author: Place, Francois HSE Descriptors: social studies Let the Celebrations Begin! During WW II, in the concentration camps, women hoarded buttons and odds and ends in order to make the children dolls and presents for the day they would be released. Although the art has been criticized for being too whimsical for its grim subject matte Author: Wild, Margaret HSE Descriptors: social studies 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 My Grandmother's Journey The narrator tells the story of the grandmother's life and of the many wars and troubles she experienced in Eastern Europe, until she came to the U.S. Author: Cech, John HSE Descriptors: social studies 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 One More Border Illustrated with paintings, documents, and photos, this is the true story of a family's escape from war-torn Europe during WW II. Author: Kaplan, William HSE Descriptors: social studies Run Far, Run Fast When a mother tells a young girl in 14th C Europe to "run far, run fast" to escape the pestilence, the girl discovers that she cannot outrun the plague but is helped by a friendly man. The exquisite pen and ink drawings are integral to the story. The on Author: Decker, Timothy HSE Descriptors: social studies Run Far, Run Fast When a mother tells a young girl in 14th C Europe to "run far, run fast" to escape the pestilence, the girl discovers that she cannot outrun the plague but is helped by a friendly man. The exquisite pen and ink drawings are integral to the story. The on Author: Decker, Timothy HSE Descriptors: social studies History > region > Europe > Dutch 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 History > region > Europe > well known people History > region > Europe > well known people > Frank, Anne 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 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 Anne Frank: Beyond the Diary This nonfiction reference book is filled with photographs and details about Anne Frank, her family, and the world in which she lived. Author: Verhoeven, Rian & van der Rol, Ruud HSE Descriptors: social studies Picture Book of Anne Frank, A This picture book retells the familiar story made famous by the The Diary of Anne Frank of a young Jewish girl who goes into hiding with her family in Amsterdam during the Nazi occupation in World War II. Although the book includes a few quotati Author: Adler, David HSE Descriptors: social studies History > region > France History > region > France > well known people History > region > France > well known people > Verne, Jules Lady Liberty: A Biography Poetic format shares the stories of the people involved in the building of the Statue of Liberty. It also shares the reactions and contributions of everyday people seeing her rise in NY Harbor. Beautiful illustrations that add to the stories of the peopl Author: Rappaport, Doreen HSE Descriptors: social studies | literature and arts Lady Liberty: A Biography Poetic format shares the stories of the people involved in the building of the Statue of Liberty. It also shares the reactions and contributions of everyday people seeing her rise in NY Harbor. Beautiful illustrations that add to the stories of the peopl Author: Rappaport, Doreen HSE Descriptors: social studies | literature and arts History > region > Germany FDR's Alphabet Soup The author documents FDR's New Deal agencies from 1932-1939 with lively text, extensive research, and marvelous archival materials and photographs that is extremely timely for the economic conditions of 2012. A postscript, glossary, notes, selected resou Author: Bolden, Tonya HSE Descriptors: social studies 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 History > region > Germany > well known people History > region > Germany > well known people > Hitler, Adolph 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 Importance of Oskar Schindler, The This biography of Oskar Schindler focuses on his heroic actions to save Jews from persecution and death. A great deal of general information about WW II in Europe is also provided. (Note: This is a violent book because of the subject matter.) Author: Roberts, Jack L. HSE Descriptors: social studies Memories of Survival A mother and daughter create a narrative in stitchery and text of the mother's life in Poland during the Nazi occupation.This collection of memories of the holocaust provides a first hand account of danger, despair and hope. The detailed tapestries provid Author: Krinitz, Esther Nisenthal & Steinhardt, Bernice HSE Descriptors: social studies History > region > Germany > well-known people History > region > Germany > well-known people > Gutenberg, Johannes 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 Memories of Survival A mother and daughter create a narrative in stitchery and text of the mother's life in Poland during the Nazi occupation.This collection of memories of the holocaust provides a first hand account of danger, despair and hope. The detailed tapestries provid Author: Krinitz, Esther Nisenthal & Steinhardt, Bernice HSE Descriptors: social studies History > region > Greece History > region > Greece > Ancient Greece Adventures of the Greek Heroes The simple vocabulary and simple sentence structure of this retelling of several Greek myths makes this a useful text in a multilevel classroom. The black and white illustrations imitate the style of painting on Greek pottery. An introduction and a pron Author: McLean, Mollie & Wiseman, Anne HSE Descriptors: literature and arts Atalanta's Race, A Greek Myth This retelling of an ancient Greek myth describes Atalanta, abandoned by her royal father who wanted a son. Atalanta is raised by a woodsman and becomes a great hunter and athlete; the latter is tested in a race when the gods intervene. Author: Climo, Shirley HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading Cupid and Psyche This is a retelling of the classic Greek myth. Author: Craft, M. Charlotte HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading 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 History of Counting, The This is an accessible and interesting historical look at how and why numbers came to be. The author includes a useful glossary and index. Reviewers considered this a reference book rather than a leisure reading book. Author: Schmandt-Besserat, Denise HSE Descriptors: math House of Wisdom, The A true story is retold. Ishaq, a young boy in 9th century Baghdad, witnesses the "House of Wisdom," a cross between a library and an academy where books are shared and scholars come to read and exchange ideas. Author: Heide, Florence Parry, and Gilliland, Judith Heide HSE Descriptors: social studies | language arts - reading Librarian Who Measured the Earth, The A "responsibly imagined" biography of Eratosthenes, the librarian of the great library in Alexandria, Egypt,in the 3rd Century B. C., describes how he measured the circumference of the earth. Author: Lasky, Kathryn HSE Descriptors: math Little History of the World, The Originally written in 1936 by a famous art historian and published in a new translation in 2005, this Euro-centric view of world events provides an accessible panorama of history, generalized but with sufficient detail to be interesting. Occasionally the Author: Gombrich, E. H. History > region > Hawaii History > region > Hawaii > well known people History > region > Hawaii > well known people > Ka'iulani, Princess Victoria Last Princess, The This biography recounts the history of Hawaii at the end of the 19th century and the life of the last Hawaiian heir, Princess Ka'iulani, who was denied the throne when the monarchy was abolished. Author: Stanley, Fay HSE Descriptors: social studies History > region > Italy History > region > Italy > well-known people History > region > Italy > well-known people > da Vinci, Leonardo Leonardo Da Vinci This biography of Da Vinci's life has beautiful illustrations in various Renaissance styles and a pronunciation guide, a foreword about the historical period, and a postscript that demonstrates the vulnerability of works of art. Author: Stanley, Diane HSE Descriptors: social studies | language arts - reading 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 Metropolis This book provides a detailed look at 10 cities, from 11th century Jerusalem to 20th century New York City. Readers will learn about culture, architecture, and everyday life over the centuries as well as historical information about the cities themselves. Author: Lorenz, Albert HSE Descriptors: social studies Mona Lisa, The Archival prints, photographs, reproductions, and illustrations introduce the reader to the world and life of Leonardo da Vinci, painter of the Mona Lisa. Author: Kalz, Jill HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading Stolen Smile, The This somewhat fictionalized account recounts the stealing of Leonardi da Vinci's painting Mona Lisa from the Louvre in 1911 by Vincenzo Peruggia. End notes provide additional cultural and historical information. Author: Lewis, J. Patrick HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading History > region > Italy > well-known people > Galilei, Galileo Starry Messenger The simply told story of Galileo's life and "house arrest" for his work in physics and astronomy is enriched with historic maps, journal entries and lavish illustrations. Author: Sis, Peter HSE Descriptors: science History > region > Japan Faithful Elephants: A True Story During WW II many zoo animals starved, by order of the Army, or had to be killed. The story, set in a Tokyo zoo, shows animals' helplessness in the face of human destruction. Author: Tsuchiya, Yukio HSE Descriptors: social studies My Hiroshima This book tells the story of a Japanese survivor of the atomic bomb and offers a perspective on how the "enemy" suffered too. Author: Morimoto, Junko HSE Descriptors: social studies Shin's Tricycle This powerful story tells about the effects of the atom bomb on an ordinary Japanese family, especially on the little boy Shin. It ends with an author's note about the Peace Museum. Author: Kodama, Tatsuharu HSE Descriptors: social studies History > region > Ohio Aurora Means Dawn This picture book tells the story of the first family to settle in Aurora, Ohio and offers a glimpse of the hardships they willingly endured and of the support of their neighbors. Author: Sanders, Scott HSE Descriptors: social studies Bells of Christmas, The This long picture book may be read slowly, although it is not broken into chapters. It is a reminiscence of an African-American family's celebration of Christmas in the 1890s and is set in the farmlands of Ohio. Author: Hamilton, Virginia HSE Descriptors: social studies Borning Room, The The narrator remembers growing up in southern Ohio in the 19th century, remembers farm life, celebrates her relatives with their varying ideas about slavery and religion, remembers her part in hiding slaves. Author: Fleischman, Paul HSE Descriptors: social studies Boy Who Saved Cleveland, The During a malarial epidemic in the late 18th century Cleveland, Ohio, ten-year-old Seth Doan surprises his family, his neighbors, and himself by having the strength to carry and grind enough corn to feed everyone. Author: Giblin, James Cross HSE Descriptors: social studies Danger Along the Ohio The Dunn family is traveling down the Ohio River in 1793. The children become separated from their father and must fend for themselves while heading toward Marietta. Author: Willis, Patricia HSE Descriptors: social studies Freedom Light The book recounts the heroism of the people of Ripley, Ohio, both black and white, in their antislavery activities as a part of the Underground Railroad. Included are a timeline, biographical notes on John and Jean Rankin and John Parker, a glossary, and Author: Gaines, Edith HSE Descriptors: social studies Gathering of Days, A This book, subtitled A New England Girl's Journal, 1830-32, is a fictitious diary kept by a fourteen-year-old girl during the last few years she spent on her family's farm. During these months Catherine's father remarried, her closest friend died of feve Author: Blos, Joan W. HSE Descriptors: social studies Getting Away with Murder: The True Story of the Emmett Till Case This somewhat repetitive account of the brutal death of Emmett Till, the Chicago 14-year-old boy visiting Mississippi, argues that the media coverage of the trial and the subsequent outrage of the public provided the catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement Author: Crowe, Chris HSE Descriptors: social studies Historical Album of Ohio, A This brief history of the state of Ohio contains photographs, maps, index , and a gazetteer with quick facts, timeline and famous people. The language has a textbook quality. Author: Wills, Charles HSE Descriptors: social studies In Coal Country Living in a small Ohio mining town, a small girl tells of her family's life in the first part of this century. Author: Hendershot, Judith HSE Descriptors: social studies Inventors This book shows the evolution of various inventions, using photographs and illustrations from the Library of Congress. It is suitable as a reference book for students and teachers and will serve as a supplement to various units of study. Author: Sandler, Martin W. HSE Descriptors: social studies | science Langston Hughes This well written and engaging biography is accompanied by many of Hughes's poems, some of his other writing, and intriguing illustrations. Especially interesting for Ohio readers is the focus on his life in Cleveland and the influence of Karamu House. Author: Meltzer, Milton HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading | social studies Long Journey Home These six short stories are based on historical fact; Lester's notes at the end of the book describe the original sources. Each features an African American protagonist. All are ordinary people who led extraordinary lives. Author: Lester, Julius HSE Descriptors: social studies 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 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 Shaker Hearts A series of poems--Shaker mottos--are accompanied by lovely paintings by Wendell Minor. The book begins with an historical note on the Shakers and ends with explanations of terms and concepts. It is a celebration of the lifestyle and contributions of th Author: Turner, Ann Underground Railroad, The The photos and illustrations and text combine into a wonderful teaching tool on slavery. Several readers commented on how much new information they gleaned from this book of nonfiction. The book includes a timeline. Author: Bial, Raymond HSE Descriptors: social studies Up the Tracks to Grandma's A girl describes her visits to her grandmother's home in a small-town Ohio in the middle 1900s, a time when her widowed grandmother plucked her own chickens, shoveled her own coal, and could not read English. Author: Hendershot, Judith Warm as Wool Set in Ravenna, Ohio in 1803 and based on facts, this is a fictional account of the Ward family. Betsy Ward used a sockful of coins to buy sheep so that she could gather wool, spin cloth, and make clothes to keep her family warm. Author: Sanders, Scott R. HSE Descriptors: social studies Who Came Down That Road? A mother answers her son's question, "Who came down that road, Mama?" by going back through time to the creation of the world. Author: Lyon, George Ella HSE Descriptors: social studies | science Wright Brothers: How They Invented the Airplane, The Original photographs by the Wright brothers complement their story. This is a long, detailed book that also chronicles some of others' work that preceded the Wright brothers' efforts. End notes tell about the photographs, provide a bibliography for furt Author: Freedman, Russell HSE Descriptors: social studies History > region > Rome Little History of the World, The Originally written in 1936 by a famous art historian and published in a new translation in 2005, this Euro-centric view of world events provides an accessible panorama of history, generalized but with sufficient detail to be interesting. Occasionally the Author: Gombrich, E. H. History > region > Rome > Roman Empire History of Counting, The This is an accessible and interesting historical look at how and why numbers came to be. The author includes a useful glossary and index. Reviewers considered this a reference book rather than a leisure reading book. Author: Schmandt-Besserat, Denise HSE Descriptors: math Pantheon, The Although few records survive to describe the construction of the Pantheon in Rome in A.D. 128, the author uses modern technology and scientific problem solving to carefully explain and illustrate the construction feat. Author: Dutemple, Lesley HSE Descriptors: social studies | science History > region > Rome > Roman Empire > well-known people History > region >Rome> Roman Empire > well-known people > Antony, Mark Cleopatra This lively nonfiction account tells the history and story of the powerful Cleopatra and her companion Mark Antony. The book includes maps and a pronunciation guide and detailed illustrations. Author: Stanley, Diane HSE Descriptors: social studies History > region >Rome> Roman Empire > well-known people > Cleopatra Cleopatra This lively nonfiction account tells the history and story of the powerful Cleopatra and her companion Mark Antony. The book includes maps and a pronunciation guide and detailed illustrations. Author: Stanley, Diane HSE Descriptors: social studies History > region > Russia History > region > Russia > well-known people History > region > Russia > well-known people > Romanof, Anastasia Anastasia's Album This biography of Anastasia, the youngest daughter of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, is told through photos and memorabilia and reveals the mystery behind her death. Author: Brewster, Hugh HSE Descriptors: social studies History > region > Russia > well-known people > Tzar Nicholas Anastasia's Album This biography of Anastasia, the youngest daughter of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, is told through photos and memorabilia and reveals the mystery behind her death. Author: Brewster, Hugh HSE Descriptors: social studies History > region > South America Lady Liberty: A Biography Poetic format shares the stories of the people involved in the building of the Statue of Liberty. It also shares the reactions and contributions of everyday people seeing her rise in NY Harbor. Beautiful illustrations that add to the stories of the peopl Author: Rappaport, Doreen HSE Descriptors: social studies | literature and arts Lady Liberty: A Biography Poetic format shares the stories of the people involved in the building of the Statue of Liberty. It also shares the reactions and contributions of everyday people seeing her rise in NY Harbor. Beautiful illustrations that add to the stories of the peopl Author: Rappaport, Doreen HSE Descriptors: social studies | literature and arts Picture Book of Simon Bolivar, A Adler describes Simon Bolivar's life and character, showing how his courage and dedication enabled him to achieve his goal: to liberate his native Venezuela from Spain. Author: Adler, David HSE Descriptors: social studies History > region > South America > well known people History > region > South America > well known people > Bolivar, Simon Picture Book of Simon Bolivar, A Adler describes Simon Bolivar's life and character, showing how his courage and dedication enabled him to achieve his goal: to liberate his native Venezuela from Spain. Author: Adler, David HSE Descriptors: social studies History > region > U.S. history African American Answer Book This book contains 325 multiple choice questions and answers, all about African American people and history. A name index is included. Author: Rennert, R.S. HSE Descriptors: social studies Amazing Impossible Erie Canal, The After an introduction detailing the need to transport goods back and forth to the settlers in the expanding west, the author takes the reader on the inaugural ride in 1825 that opened the Erie Canal. Illustrations and a time line provide additional infor Author: Harness, Cheryl HSE Descriptors: social studies Black Hands, White Sails This book is mostly about the Atlantic whaling industry and the contributions of African American whalers. But it's also about abolition, the Underground Railroad, the Fugitive Slave Act, and the Civil War. And it's about U.S. economics in the 18th and 19 Author: McKissack, Patricia, & McKissack, Frederick HSE Descriptors: social studies | science Bootleg: Murder, Moonshine and the Lawless Years of Prohibition This book is an in-depth look at the people and motivations behind prohibition and the factors that lead to the repeal of the amendment. It is an example of well written nonfiction. Engaging text is supported by primary source photos and newspaper article Author: Blumenthal, Karen HSE Descriptors: social studies | language arts - reading Boy Called Slow, A This is the story of Sitting Bull and his amazing story of leadership and bravery. Told in a compelling style this celebration of one of America's heroes should be read by readers of all ages. Author: Bruchac, Joseph HSE Descriptors: social studies | language arts - reading 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 Capturing Nature: The Writings of John James Audubon This 40-page book contains excerpts from the journals of Audubon, along with his color paintings of birds. Author: Roop, Peter & Roop, Connie HSE Descriptors: science Century That Was, The Each of the 11 chapters of this fascinating look back at the 20th century focuses on a different topic: war, immigration, transportation, politics, religion, the environment, etc. Each chapter is written by a noted young adult author. Several different ty Author: Giblin, James Cross (Ed.) HSE Descriptors: social studies | science Charlotte When 10-year-old Charlotte's father forbids her to associate with her cousins because her uncle was a royalist in the American Revolution, she disobeys with lifelong consequences. The book includes an Afterword about Charlotte's later life. Author: Lunn, Janet HSE Descriptors: social studies Cheap Raw Material: How Our Youngest Workers Are Exploited and Abused This book is a chronological nonfiction account of children as laborers. Child labor in the U.S. is the focus, but historical background (e.g., Rome, England) is also provided. This history is chronicled through quotations from primary sources, stories Author: Meltzer, Milton HSE Descriptors: social studies Civil War Illustrations include photographs, posters, and paintings from the archives at the Library of Congress. Quotes from speeches and letters are sprinkled throughout. This book presents information about battles and soldiers' lives as well as the impact of Author: Sandler, Martin HSE Descriptors: social studies Close to Shore The author details the first shark attacks in American history along the Atlantic Coast of New Jersey in 1916. One reviewer thought the book would appeal to males especially. The suspenseful style makes the book read like a novel. Author: Michael Capuzzo HSE Descriptors: science | social studies Coast to Coast with Alice A fictionalized account of the real 1909 journey of four women who crossed the country in a Maxwell car becoming the first women to do so. Written as a journal by Minna Jahns, the 15-year-old friend of Alice Ramsey, the narrative includes the physical dif Author: Hyatt, Patricia Rusch HSE Descriptors: social studies Cod's Tale, A With charming illustrations and text, this book makes a case for ecology and conservation by presenting the history of cod. Also included are a timeline as a crawler at the bottom of the page and further suggestions for reading. Author: Kurlansky, Mark HSE Descriptors: social studies | science Coming Home The book tells the story of Langston Hughes' lonely childhood, demonstrating that certain themes and ideas that later emerged in Hughes' poetry grew from his experiences as a child. Author: Cooper, Floyd HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading Dressed for the Occasion: What Americans Wore 1620 - 1970 This book offers an interesting chronicle of what Americans wore, 1620 - 1970, and often why. Author: Miller, Brandon Marie HSE Descriptors: social studies Exploring the Titanic: How the Greatest Ship Ever Lost-Was Found Author Robert Ballard led the expedition to find and explore the Titanic. This book simultaneously tells the story of the Titanic's construction, maiden voyage, sinking, and rediscovery. This is a long book, and only GED students would be able to read i Author: Ballard, Robert HSE Descriptors: social studies | math 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 Followers of the North Star These poems present a profile of African-American heroes in an historical and cultural context. Heroes and heroines include Benjamin Banneker, Harriet Tubman, cowboy Deadwood Dick, George Washington Carver, Jackie Robinson, Leontyne Price, and Martin Lut Author: Altman, Susan & Lechner, Susan HSE Descriptors: social studies Freedom Light The book recounts the heroism of the people of Ripley, Ohio, both black and white, in their antislavery activities as a part of the Underground Railroad. Included are a timeline, biographical notes on John and Jean Rankin and John Parker, a glossary, and Author: Gaines, Edith HSE Descriptors: social studies Freedom's Gifts An African American girl visits Texas relatives and learns about the history of Juneteenth, the day for celebrating freedom from slavery. Author: Wesley, Valery HSE Descriptors: social studies Full Steam Ahead: The Race to Build a Transcontinental Railroad The Pacific Railroad Act of 1862 granted a company in California the right to lay railroad tracks east and another to lay tracks west beginning at the Mississippi River. Payment for the work, in land and money, was based on the number of miles covered. T Author: Blumberg, Rhoda HSE Descriptors: social studies Girls The subtitle, A History of Growing Up Female in America, tells it all. The 10 chapters cover history from colonial America to the Millennium. A good index and Selections for Further Reading make this a good reference text. The author selects girls from Author: Colman, Penny HSE Descriptors: science Good Brother, Bad Brother Subtitled "The Story of Edwin Booth and John Wilkes Booth," this long biography portrays their lives before and after the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. This is a GED level book. Author: Giblin, James Cross HSE Descriptors: social studies Grandfather's Journey This book shows through its photographic-like illustrations and through its minimal text the displacement people feel when they immigrate, the longing they have for the old country and old ways, and the confusion that new loyalties bring. Author: Say, Allen HSE Descriptors: social studies Gratefully Yours Orphaned by a New York tenement fire in 1920, Hattie rides an orphan train to Nebraska where she joins the Jansen household, Henry and his wife Elizabeth. The story relates the loss and healing process that both Hattie and Elizabeth experience. The stor Author: Buchanan, Jane HSE Descriptors: social studies Hand in Hand The collection of poems is organized by American historical themes rather than by chronology. There are many poems that are familiar patriotic songs. Author: Hopkins, Lee (Ed.) Harriet Powers's Bible Quilts This oversized paperback includes 24 photos of Powers' Bible quilts, a difficult introductory essay, and two pages of identifying information about the stories behind the quilts. Author: Perry, Regina How Many Days to America? The narrator, a child from an unnamed Caribbean island, escapes the soldiers and the island with his family and takes a dangerous boat trip back to the US. At the end they celebrate with a meal and give thanks. Author: Bunting, Eve HSE Descriptors: social studies I Am an American: A True Story of Japanese Internment Both the close, personal view and the broader societal view of the U.S. and especially Japanese Americans during WW II are portrayed here. The text is illustrated with photographs taken at the time. An index and a few maps are also included. Author: Stanley, Jerry HSE Descriptors: social studies I Thought My Soul Would Rise and Fly Patsy, a 12-year-old slave girl, keeps a diary during 1865, describing the changes in the plantation that come with the Emancipation Proclamation. The author appends historical notes, archival photographs, the wording of Constitutional Amendments 13,14, Author: Hansen, Joyce HSE Descriptors: social studies If America Were a Village Smith uses the a village of 100 people to represent the 306 millions living in the US today. Facts and illustrations create a snapshot of who we are and what we do. This book helps to define America's diversity by shrinking it to a village of 100 people Author: Smith, Davei J HSE Descriptors: math | social studies | language arts - writing Inventors This book shows the evolution of various inventions, using photographs and illustrations from the Library of Congress. It is suitable as a reference book for students and teachers and will serve as a supplement to various units of study. Author: Sandler, Martin W. HSE Descriptors: social studies | science Journey, The The text tells the history of the Japanese in America. The photographs depict sections of an enormous mural which the author created to "open the past, hoping to chase away the demons of prejudice and injustice." Author: Hamanaka, Sheila HSE Descriptors: social studies Journeys in Time The authors and illustrator have created a story atlas of American history from the Ashinabe tribe to Viet Nam in which each double-page spread includes a narrative about an historical event, maps with numbered events, and fact boxes. Additional endnotes Author: Leacock, Elspeth & Buckley, Susan HSE Descriptors: social studies Kate Shelley: Bound for Legend This is the story of a 15-year-old girl who helped prevent a train disaster in 1881. Author: San Souci, Robert D. HSE Descriptors: social studies Last Princess, The This biography recounts the history of Hawaii at the end of the 19th century and the life of the last Hawaiian heir, Princess Ka'iulani, who was denied the throne when the monarchy was abolished. Author: Stanley, Fay HSE Descriptors: social studies Letters from a Slave Girl Drawn from her 1861 autobiography, these fictionalized letters tell the story of Harriet Jacobs, a slave from North Carolina who went through great struggles to escape slavery. The book ends with two family trees, one a Black family and one White, a glos Author: Lyons, Mary HSE Descriptors: social studies More Than Anything Else Few people around young Booker T. Washington are able to read. But Booker, age 9, finds a chance and takes it. This biography, which also shows life in post-Civil War West Virginia, is full of eloquent language and dramatic, lantern-lit paintings. Author: Bradby, Marie HSE Descriptors: social studies Now Is Your Time! the African-American Stuggle for Freedom The subtitle of this book is The African-American Struggle for Freedom. The book contains 23 chapters on topics such as the Dred Scott Case and Brown v. Board of Education, an afterword, an author's note, a bibliography, and an index. Author: Myers, Walter Dean HSE Descriptors: social studies Now Let Me Fly This book gives a fictional account of Minna, a young African girl, taken from her homeland and sold into slavery. The epilogue carries the story forward to the Emancipation Declaration. Author: Johnson, Dolores HSE Descriptors: social studies Our House Based on her research and interviews, the author tells fictional stories of families in Levittown-one chapter for each decade since the 1940's when the community was developed. The stories are told from a child's point of view but involve the family unit Author: Conrad, Pam HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading Papa's Mechanical Fish Based loosely on the life of Lodner Phillips and his response to his daughter's question, "Have you ever wondered what it's like to be a fish?" Phillips builds a series of submarines and attempts to pilot them in Lake Michigan. Author: Fleming, Candace HSE Descriptors: social studies 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 Presidents Part of the Library of Congress Books Series, the book provides interesting stories about a variety of U.S. Presidents and their families illustrated by archival photographs and prints. A chronology of Presidents, a description of the Library of Congress Author: Sandler, Martin HSE Descriptors: social studies Princess of the Press This biography of Ida Wells- Barnett chronicles her remarkable career in civil rights as a journalist against lynching, publisher of African American newspapers, speaker and activist for women's right to vote, and founder of the National Association for t Author: Medearis, Angela HSE Descriptors: social studies Right Here on This Spot Very easy text and beautiful illustrations chronicle changes in one farmer's field over the centuries. Author: Addy, Sharon Hart HSE Descriptors: social studies River Ran Wild, A This book recounts the history of the Nashua River in Massachusetts and New Hampshire life from idyllic Algonquin Indian times to industrial pollution to a restored river due to the efforts of Marion Stoddart who coordinated a citizen campaign. The text Author: Cherry, Lynn HSE Descriptors: social studies | science Sarah, Plain and Tall A mail-order bride comes from Maine to the midwest; the children (who have lost their mother) desperately hope she'll stay. Author: MacLachlan, Patricia HSE Descriptors: social studies Seven Brave Women A young girl recounts her family history passed down to her through stories and family artifacts of remarkable, ordinary women. Each of the seven women who lived at the time of a war "made history by not fighting in wars." Author: Hearne, Betsy Shaker Hearts A series of poems--Shaker mottos--are accompanied by lovely paintings by Wendell Minor. The book begins with an historical note on the Shakers and ends with explanations of terms and concepts. It is a celebration of the lifestyle and contributions of th Author: Turner, Ann Shimmy, Shimmy, Shimmy Like My Sister Kate Noted author Nikki Giovanni has selected and comments on poems by some of the greatest African-American writers of this century. Author: Giovanni, Nikki HSE Descriptors: social studies | language arts - reading smoky night 1 Author: bunting, eve HSE Descriptors: literature and arts | literature and arts | literature and arts | literature and arts | literature and arts So You Want to Be President Presidents of the U. S. are grouped by what they had in common and what was unusual--names, states of origin, pets, size, etc. The book contains brief biographies of all U. S. Presidents in chronological order. The book does not discuss the duties of th Author: St. George, Judith HSE Descriptors: social studies 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 Stars and Stripes Alternating phrases from the Pledge of Allegiance with illustrations of American flags, the author/illustrator shows the growth and change in America's national flag. Author: Fisher, Leonard Everett HSE Descriptors: social studies Stitching Stars: The Story Quilts of Harriet Powers The book recounts both the story of Harriet Powers during the century of the Civil War and the story of her two "story quilts" that now reside in museums. The book is illustrated with photographs of Bible stories from the quilts with explanatory captions Author: Lyons, Mary HSE Descriptors: social studies Those Building Men The author pays tribute to an older generation of construction workers who built the first railroads, canals, bridges, and skyscrapers in American. The simple prose uses beautiful language to describe work. Author: Johnson, Angela HSE Descriptors: social studies Thunder at Gettysburg This book is written in five chapters of free verse and tells the story of a young girl who was a witness to the battle of Gettysburg in 1863. The text is accompanied by several line drawings and a concluding historical note. Author: Gauch, Patricia HSE Descriptors: social studies Tour America The poet chooses to write about 26 favorite locations in the United States, pairing the varied poetic forms with mixed media that reflects the essence of the site. Maps and a list of art works enchance this combination of history, geography, art, and poe Author: Siebert, Diane Up Before Daybreak: Cotton and People in America An historical look at the influence cotton has had on the economy and people of the United States. The author traces the cotton industry from colonial times through the Civil War and the Great Migration, from the Southern plantations to the mill towns lik Author: Hopkinson, Deborah HSE Descriptors: social studies Up Before Daybreak: Cotton and People in America An historical look at the influence cotton has had on the economy and people of the United States. The author traces the cotton industry from colonial times through the Civil War and the Great Migration, from the Southern plantations to the mill towns lik Author: Hopkinson, Deborah HSE Descriptors: social studies We The People American history from Colonial times to the present is presented through 65 poems about individuals--some real and some imaginary. A timeline of historic events runs across the lower part of the page and a note about writing the book appears at the end. Author: Katz, Bobbi HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading | social studies Yellowstone Moran:Painting the American West A true story of how Tom Moran traded his city environs for a chance to join a scientific expedition to Yellowstone and record the wonders in his paintings. The author researched letters and journals of the famous Hayden expedition into Yellowstone Nationa Author: Judge, Lita HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading | social studies | language arts - writing History > region > U.S. history History > region > U.S. history > 21st Century History > region > U.S. history > 21st Century > 9-11 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 History > region > U.S. history History > region > U.S. history > American Revolution Amazing Life of Benjamin Franklin, The This Franklin biography also includes details about important historical events of his time, e.g., events leading to Revolutionary War. Franklin's family and scientific interests are also explored. Author: Giblin, James Cross HSE Descriptors: social studies 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 Charlotte When 10-year-old Charlotte's father forbids her to associate with her cousins because her uncle was a royalist in the American Revolution, she disobeys with lifelong consequences. The book includes an Afterword about Charlotte's later life. Author: Lunn, Janet HSE Descriptors: social studies Colonial Voices: Hear Them Speak Ethan, a printer's errand boy, is carrying a message from business to business in Boston It is to gather the Patriots at the Old South Meeting House on December 16, 1773. As he goes to each business,we find out about tha various occupations and the histo Author: Winters, Kay HSE Descriptors: social studies Colonial Voices: Hear Them Speak Ethan, a printer's errand boy, is carrying a message from business to business in Boston It is to gather the Patriots at the Old South Meeting House on December 16, 1773. As he goes to each business,we find out about tha various occupations and the histo Author: Winters, Kay HSE Descriptors: social studies Dear Benjamin Banneker The book tells the life story of Benjamin Banneker, an 18th-century African-American scientist. The book begins with two pages of data from the author, placing Banneker in an historical context. Author: Pinkney, Andrea HSE Descriptors: social studies Declaring Independence The events large and small surrounding the struggle for independence of the American colonies from England are told with a wealth of detail and with archival material. Source notes, bibliography, further reading and websites, and an index make the inte Author: Miller, Brandon Marie HSE Descriptors: social studies Growing Up in Revolution and the New Nation "Studying history is a way of snooping into the past." So begins this interesting book that focuses on childhood and adolescence in 1775--1800. Illustrated with paintings from the Revolutionary War period, the book describes education, work and leisure, d Author: Miller, Brandon Marie HSE Descriptors: social studies Independent Dames: What You Never Knew about the Women and Girls of the American Revolution Brief biographies of women who played key roles in the Revolutionary War. Makes the facts of Early American history come alive with lives of women who don't usually get mentioned in history books. Below each illustration is a time line of events. Author: Anderson, Laurie Halse HSE Descriptors: social studies | language arts - reading Independent Dames: What You Never Knew about the Women and Girls of the American Revolution Brief biographies of women who played key roles in the Revolutionary War. Makes the facts of Early American history come alive with lives of women who don't usually get mentioned in history books. Below each illustration is a time line of events. Author: Anderson, Laurie Halse HSE Descriptors: social studies | language arts - reading Katie's Trunk This book, which provides a glimpse of the beginnings of the American Revolution, is based on a true incident that happened to one of the author's ancestors. It's set around the time of the Boston Tea Party and tells the story of what happened to Katie, Author: Turner, Ann HSE Descriptors: social studies Let It Begin Here! Lexington and Concord First Battles of the American Revolution The events during the 24 hours that led up to the Revolutionary War, including Paul Revere's ride and capture by the British. Author: Fradin, Dennis Brindell HSE Descriptors: social studies Let It Begin Here! Lexington and Concord First Battles of the American Revolution The events during the 24 hours that led up to the Revolutionary War, including Paul Revere's ride and capture by the British. Author: Fradin, Dennis Brindell HSE Descriptors: social studies Many Rides of Paul Revere, The A biography of Paul Revere tha is not intended to refute history ( Longfellow's attempt to create an American hero). Rather this account contains some intriguing details of Revere's childhood, military career, family life and Revolutionary War leadership. Author: Giblin, James Cross HSE Descriptors: social studies | language arts - reading Paul Revere's Ride Longfellow's famous poem tells the story of Revere's call to arms to his countryfolk in 1775. Author: Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth HSE Descriptors: social studies 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 Signers, The A companion to The Founders, this book tells short 2-3 page stories of the Declaration of Independence and the people who signed it. It is organized by state by state. Author: Fradin, Dennis HSE Descriptors: social studies 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 Voice of Her Own, A This biography of Phillis Wheatley, a American Revolution era slave who became the first Black woman poet, includes excerpts of her poetry, an epilogue, and notes by the author and illustrator. Author: Lasky, Kathryn HSE Descriptors: social studies | language arts - writing 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 History > region > U.S. history > American Revolution > Boston Tea Party Colonial Voices: Hear Them Speak Ethan, a printer's errand boy, is carrying a message from business to business in Boston It is to gather the Patriots at the Old South Meeting House on December 16, 1773. As he goes to each business,we find out about tha various occupations and the histo Author: Winters, Kay HSE Descriptors: social studies Colonial Voices: Hear Them Speak Ethan, a printer's errand boy, is carrying a message from business to business in Boston It is to gather the Patriots at the Old South Meeting House on December 16, 1773. As he goes to each business,we find out about tha various occupations and the histo Author: Winters, Kay HSE Descriptors: social studies Declaring Independence The events large and small surrounding the struggle for independence of the American colonies from England are told with a wealth of detail and with archival material. Source notes, bibliography, further reading and websites, and an index make the inte Author: Miller, Brandon Marie HSE Descriptors: social studies Katie's Trunk This book, which provides a glimpse of the beginnings of the American Revolution, is based on a true incident that happened to one of the author's ancestors. It's set around the time of the Boston Tea Party and tells the story of what happened to Katie, Author: Turner, Ann HSE Descriptors: social studies Many Rides of Paul Revere, The A biography of Paul Revere tha is not intended to refute history ( Longfellow's attempt to create an American hero). Rather this account contains some intriguing details of Revere's childhood, military career, family life and Revolutionary War leadership. Author: Giblin, James Cross HSE Descriptors: social studies | language arts - reading History > region > U.S. history > American Revolution > Washington, George 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 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 History > region > U.S. history > American Revolution > well known people History > region >U.S. history> American Revolution > well known people > Franklin, Benjamin Amazing Life of Benjamin Franklin, The This Franklin biography also includes details about important historical events of his time, e.g., events leading to Revolutionary War. Franklin's family and scientific interests are also explored. Author: Giblin, James Cross HSE Descriptors: social studies 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 Declaring Independence The events large and small surrounding the struggle for independence of the American colonies from England are told with a wealth of detail and with archival material. Source notes, bibliography, further reading and websites, and an index make the inte Author: Miller, Brandon Marie HSE Descriptors: social studies Journeys in Time The authors and illustrator have created a story atlas of American history from the Ashinabe tribe to Viet Nam in which each double-page spread includes a narrative about an historical event, maps with numbered events, and fact boxes. Additional endnotes Author: Leacock, Elspeth & Buckley, Susan HSE Descriptors: social studies Places in Time This story atlas describes on facing pages activities at a particular place and time in U.S. history, e.g. Fort Laramie during the westward expansion on the Oregon Trail in 1849. Included are community and building diagrams with numbered points of intere Author: Leacock, Elspeth & Buckley, Susan HSE Descriptors: social studies Worldwide Check into In the flavour this generate Author: ydif66 HSE Descriptors: science | social studies History > region >U.S. history> American Revolution > well known people > Paul Revere Let It Begin Here! Lexington and Concord First Battles of the American Revolution The events during the 24 hours that led up to the Revolutionary War, including Paul Revere's ride and capture by the British. Author: Fradin, Dennis Brindell HSE Descriptors: social studies Let It Begin Here! Lexington and Concord First Battles of the American Revolution The events during the 24 hours that led up to the Revolutionary War, including Paul Revere's ride and capture by the British. Author: Fradin, Dennis Brindell HSE Descriptors: social studies Many Rides of Paul Revere, The A biography of Paul Revere tha is not intended to refute history ( Longfellow's attempt to create an American hero). Rather this account contains some intriguing details of Revere's childhood, military career, family life and Revolutionary War leadership. Author: Giblin, James Cross HSE Descriptors: social studies | language arts - reading Once Upon a Poem: Favorite Poems that Tell Stories About a dozen narrative poems are included in this collection. Some will work better in adult literacy situations than others, so teachers will want to excerpt. Author: Crossley-Holland, Kevin (compiler) HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading Paul Revere's Ride Longfellow's famous poem tells the story of Revere's call to arms to his countryfolk in 1775. Author: Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth HSE Descriptors: social studies History > region > U.S. history > American Revolution > well-known people History > region >U.S. history> American Revolution > well-known people > Jefferson, Thomas Dear Benjamin Banneker The book tells the life story of Benjamin Banneker, an 18th-century African-American scientist. The book begins with two pages of data from the author, placing Banneker in an historical context. Author: Pinkney, Andrea HSE Descriptors: social studies Declaring Independence The events large and small surrounding the struggle for independence of the American colonies from England are told with a wealth of detail and with archival material. Source notes, bibliography, further reading and websites, and an index make the inte Author: Miller, Brandon Marie HSE Descriptors: social studies Dolley Madison Saves George Washington An easy-reading biography of Dolley Madison that focuses on her adult years, particularly as Jefferson's hostess in the White House and First Lady. Dolley Madison saved a large portrait of George Washington before the Brittish burned the White House. Author: Brown, Don HSE Descriptors: social studies Worldwide Check into In the flavour this generate Author: ydif66 HSE Descriptors: science | social studies History > region > U.S. history > Civil Rights Bayard Rustin: Behind the Scenes of the Civil Rights Movement Activist Bayard Rustin is the focus of this biography, although the book also provides a great deal of information about the 20th century Civil Rights Movement in the U.S. Author: Haskins, James HSE Descriptors: social studies Birmingham, 1963 A fictional narrator tells, in poetry, about the day she turned 10, which was also the day of the church bombing in Birmingham Author: Weatherford, Carole HSE Descriptors: social studies Black Hoops: The History of African Americans in Basketball This book provides a history of basketball and African Americans in basketball. To help readers understand these issues, the author provides historical backdrops that address racism, segregation, the struggle to desegregate sports, and the civil rights mo Author: McKissack, Frederick, Jr. HSE Descriptors: social studies Black Legacy This history of African Americans in New York City from a Dutch colony to the 1990's contains 18 chapters, documents and maps, Endnotes, a bibliography, and an index. Author: Katz, William HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading | social studies Boycott Blues: How Rosa Parks Inspired a Nation Andrea and Brian Pinkney bring their considerable talents to tell the story of the Montgomery bus boycott in wonderfully poetic language and blues rhythms. An Author's Note gives more historical information. Author: Pinkney, Andrea HSE Descriptors: social studies Boycott Blues: How Rosa Parks Inspired a Nation Andrea and Brian Pinkney bring their considerable talents to tell the story of the Montgomery bus boycott in wonderfully poetic language and blues rhythms. An Author's Note gives more historical information. Author: Pinkney, Andrea HSE Descriptors: social studies Century That Was, The Each of the 11 chapters of this fascinating look back at the 20th century focuses on a different topic: war, immigration, transportation, politics, religion, the environment, etc. Each chapter is written by a noted young adult author. Several different ty Author: Giblin, James Cross (Ed.) HSE Descriptors: social studies | science Champions on the Bench: The Cannon Street YMCA All-Stars In 1955, the Cannon St YMCA's Little League team (from SC) cannot play in the Little League World Series because all-white teams refuse to play them. The story told in this book is based on these real events. Author: Weatherford, Carole Boston HSE Descriptors: social studies Champions on the Bench: The Cannon Street YMCA All-Stars In 1955, the Cannon St YMCA's Little League team (from SC) cannot play in the Little League World Series because all-white teams refuse to play them. The story told in this book is based on these real events. Author: Weatherford, Carole Boston HSE Descriptors: social studies Coretta Scott Coretta is a poetic tribute to the life of Coretta Scott King and the Civil Rights movement. This is an amazing biographical tribute in poetry which is most readable and offers all kinds of teaching opportunities. The art work by Kadir Nelson really make Author: Shange, Ntozake HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading | social studies 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 Dear Benjamin Banneker The book tells the life story of Benjamin Banneker, an 18th-century African-American scientist. The book begins with two pages of data from the author, placing Banneker in an historical context. Author: Pinkney, Andrea HSE Descriptors: social studies Dear Willie Rudd Miss Elizabeth, thinking 50 years back, remembers Willie Rudd, the African American housekeeper who raised her, her mother, and her grandmother. She writes a letter to the long-dead Willie Rudd in which she explains the past and expresses her feelings. Author: Gray, Libba Moore 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 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 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 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 Freedom School, Yes When their house is attacked because her mother volunteered to take in the young white woman who has come to teach black children at the Freedom School, Jolie is afraid, but she overcomes her fear after learning the value of education. Based on interviews Author: Littlesugar, Amy HSE Descriptors: social studies 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 Freedom's Children Thirty African Americans tell their youthful experiences in the civil rights movement. The book includes a chronology, a who's who, a list of acronyms, and a bibliography. Author: Levine, Ellen HSE Descriptors: social studies From Miss Ida's Porch People from the street gather on Miss Ida's porch to hear stories, especially stories about important Black musicians (Lena Horne, Duke Ellington, Marian Anderson) and their personal connections to them. These I-remember-when stories are both heartfelt a Author: Belton, Sandra HSE Descriptors: social studies Getting Away with Murder: The True Story of the Emmett Till Case This somewhat repetitive account of the brutal death of Emmett Till, the Chicago 14-year-old boy visiting Mississippi, argues that the media coverage of the trial and the subsequent outrage of the public provided the catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement Author: Crowe, Chris HSE Descriptors: social studies Grandmama's Pride This is a most beautiful book focusing on the segregation practiced in the south during the 1950's leading to the civil rights laws passed in the 60's. The illustrations make the book come alive with details showing the inequalities practiced in every day Author: Birtha, Becky HSE Descriptors: social studies Grandmama's Pride This is a most beautiful book focusing on the segregation practiced in the south during the 1950's leading to the civil rights laws passed in the 60's. The illustrations make the book come alive with details showing the inequalities practiced in every day Author: Birtha, Becky HSE Descriptors: social studies Gwendolyn Brooks This biography describes the influences and hardships of the early years and the political activism of the later years of the African American poet Gwendolyn Brooks. The book includes a chronology, archival photos, an index, a list of published works and Author: Hill, Christine M. HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading | social studies | language arts - writing Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years Bessie was 103 and Sadie was 105 when they collaborated with Amy Hill Hearth to write this story of their lives and times. Additionally the Delany sisters offer their perspectives on society, living conditions, people, events, etc. from the past century. Author: Delany, Sarah & Delany, A. Elizabeth HSE Descriptors: social studies How I Discovered Poetry Marilyn Nelson describes her childhood in America in the 1950s, as the daughter of an African American Army officer. The poems span from her fourth to fourteenth year and touch aspects of civil rights, "Red Scare," atom bomb and the stirrings of the femin Author: Nelson, Marilyn HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading | social studies | language arts - writing I Have a Dream The text of the "I Have a Dream" speech is accompanied by illustrations from noted Coretta Scott King Award and Honor Book artists. The Foreword by Mrs. King explains the project, and notes from each artist explain details of the illustrations. Author: King, Dr. Martin Luter, Jr. HSE Descriptors: social studies Keep on Singing The story of the life of the singer Marian Anderson is told in ballad form. The author's notes at the end of the book include additional biographical information. Author: Livingston, Myra Cohn HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading | social studies Langston Hughes This well written and engaging biography is accompanied by many of Hughes's poems, some of his other writing, and intriguing illustrations. Especially interesting for Ohio readers is the focus on his life in Cleveland and the influence of Karamu House. Author: Meltzer, Milton HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading | social studies Leon's Story A custodian at a Maryland school tells his own story of growing up poor in North Carolina, of racism, of hatred, of resilience, of Martin Luther King, and of the things that matter in life. Author: Tillage, Leon Walter HSE Descriptors: social studies 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 Let Them Play This beautifully illustrated book tells the true story of the 1955 state champion little league team from South Carolina, who were all African-American and who encountered segregation problems as they continued to win. Author: Raven, Margot HSE Descriptors: social studies Linda Brown, You Are Not Alone Well-known children's author Joyce Carol Thomas has collected pieces by 12 writers to commemorate the Supreme Court ruling Brown vs. Board of Education. The reading level varies significantly from piece to piece. Author: Thomas, Joyce Carol HSE Descriptors: social studies Malcolm X In a clear, simple, and beautifully illustrated text, Walter Dean Myers emphasizes the life not death of Malcolm X as he grew to be a great leader for racial equality. Quotations and a timeline make the text especially useful in the classroom. Author: Myers, Walter Dean HSE Descriptors: social studies Marching for Freedom The compelling story of the events in Selma, Alabama that led to the voter rights march to Montgomery in 1965. Interviews with some of the marchers and black and white photographs highlight the struggles of African Americans to get the right to vote. Author: Partridge, Elizabeth HSE Descriptors: social studies Martin Luther King Folk art paintings accompany this biography of Dr. King. A timeline of important events in his life concludes the book. Author: Bray, Rosemary HSE Descriptors: social studies 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 My Dream of Martin Luther King The author tells the story of the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. as a dream with King as a young boy suffering the injustices of segregation. Her strong paintings, more somber than her usual colorful quilt-like illustrations, give a solidity to the drea Author: Ringgold, Faith HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading | social studies No Crystal Stair Nelson combines research with family stories to document the life of her great-uncle Lewis Michaux, an extraordinary literary pioneer of the Civil Rights era and his Harlem bookstore's role in the Civil Rights movement. Author: Nelson, Vauna, Micheaux HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading | social studies Oh, Freedom! Most of the book is transcripts of interviews children conducted with people who were involved in the Civil Rights Movement. Several essays that provide a chronology of African-American life and a foreword by Rosa Parks complement the interviews. Author: King, Casey, & Osborne, Linda HSE Descriptors: social studies Picture Book of Frederick Douglass, A This engaging biography tells the life story of the civil rights leader Frederick Douglass and the role he played in a turbulent time of the United States. The book ends with author's notes and a timeline. The Adler biographies are well written and acce Author: Adler, David HSE Descriptors: social studies Raisin in the Sun, A When an African-American family chooses to integrate an all-white neighborhood, all of their value systems and relationships come under pressure. Author: Hansberry, Lorraine HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading Remember Spare text and very moving photographs recount times surrounding Brown vs. Board of Education school desegregation from the perspective of children. Author: Morrison, Toni HSE Descriptors: social studies Remember the Bridge Illustrated by prints and black-and-white photographs and bracketed by two "bridge" poems, the poetry relates the experience of African Americans from Africa to the Civil Rights Movement. Author: Weatherford, Carole HSE Descriptors: social studies 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 Secret Life of Bees, The Fourteen-year-old Lily and Rosaleen, the black servant who has look after her since her mother died 10 years earlier, run from Lily's abusive father and the brutality and racism of the police. Against the historical events of 1964 in South Carolina, they Author: Kidd, Sue Monk 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 smoky night 1 Author: bunting, eve HSE Descriptors: literature and arts | literature and arts | literature and arts | literature and arts | literature and arts Sweet Smell of Roses, A The book jacket says it all: "There's a sweet, sweet smell in the air as two young girls sneak out of their house, down the street, and across town to where men and women are gathered, ready to march for freedom and justice?--with Martin Luther King, Jr. Author: Johnson, Angela HSE Descriptors: social studies Sweet Words So Brave Narrated as a story told by a old, Black storyteller to a young child, the book relates the history of African American writers which is illustrated with beautiful, bold paintings by Jerry Butler. The use of different type faces may distract some readers Author: Curry, Barbara & Brodie, James HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading This Is the Dream Accessible poetry and vivid illustrations portray the dreams and accomplishments of the Civil Rights Movement. The illustrator uses interesting collages for some borders and the endpapers. Author: Shore, Diane & Alexander, Jessica HSE Descriptors: social studies This Is the Rope: A Story from the Great Migration A rope found by a little girl becomes a multigenerational object to her family and helps to tell the story of their migration from the South. It has many uses and eventually becomes a storytelling prompt. Author: Woodeson, Jacqueline HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading To Kill A Mockingbird In this classic American novel set in the 30s, Lee tells the story of two children growing up in the South with their lawyer father who represents an African-American man accused of raping a white woman. The novel is rich and complex in plot and theme. Author: Lee, Harper HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963, The The ordinary interactions and everyday routines of the Watsons, an African American family from Flint, Michigan are drastically changed after a trip to Alabama in 1963. This is a powerful book, sometimes powerfully funny and sometimes powerfully touching Author: Curtis, Christopher P. HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading Way Things Never Were, The The eight chapters of this interesting book, subtitled "The Truth About the 'Good Old Days,'" contrast life in the 50s and 60s with today. Topics addressed include communication, health, transportation, education, world events, etc. The print insets for p Author: Finkelstein, Norman HSE Descriptors: social studies 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 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 When Thunder Comes: Poems for Civil Rights Leaders This book features 17 figures who fought against injustice and oppression all over the world. Against overwhelming odds and heartbreaking loss, they stood, they hoped, they spoke! These well and lesser known leaders are portrayed in poetry as heroes who h Author: Lewis, J. Patrick HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading | social studies | language arts - writing Witness Structured as a play with characters, acts, and text, this story depicts a small Vermont town facing issues of racism and bigotry introduced by the Klu Klux Klan in the 1920's. The courage of two young girls and the adults who support them leads the way t Author: Hesse, Karen HSE Descriptors: social studies 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 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 History > region > U.S. history > Civil Rights > integration Bayard Rustin: Behind the Scenes of the Civil Rights Movement Activist Bayard Rustin is the focus of this biography, although the book also provides a great deal of information about the 20th century Civil Rights Movement in the U.S. Author: Haskins, James HSE Descriptors: social studies Birmingham Sunday This powerfully told story of the horrific bombing of a church in Birmingham, ALABAMA which ended with the killing of three young girls and galvanized the civil rights movement across the country. The photographs and writing style of the author make for a Author: Brimner, Larry Dane HSE Descriptors: social studies 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 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 First in the Field: Baseball Hero Jackie Robinson This biography of Jackie Robinson, which focuses on his life until he retired from professional baseball, is accompanied by photographs. A timeline that notes African American sports milestones concludes the book. Author: Dingle, Derek T. HSE Descriptors: social studies 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 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 Freedom Rides: Journey for Justice These are stories about the Freedom Riders during the early years of the Civil Rights movement. The detail and "human" perspective provided goes well beyond most written descriptions. This is an engaging account of the actions of incredibly brave heroes. Author: Haskins, James HSE Descriptors: social studies Grandmama's Pride This is a most beautiful book focusing on the segregation practiced in the south during the 1950's leading to the civil rights laws passed in the 60's. The illustrations make the book come alive with details showing the inequalities practiced in every day Author: Birtha, Becky HSE Descriptors: social studies Grandmama's Pride This is a most beautiful book focusing on the segregation practiced in the south during the 1950's leading to the civil rights laws passed in the 60's. The illustrations make the book come alive with details showing the inequalities practiced in every day Author: Birtha, Becky HSE Descriptors: social studies 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 Remember Spare text and very moving photographs recount times surrounding Brown vs. Board of Education school desegregation from the perspective of children. Author: Morrison, Toni HSE Descriptors: social studies Separate Is Never Equal A Spanish family's children are barred from attending the school of their choice in California. They fight the ruling in court and win the past practice of segregation based on ethnicity. Author: Tonatiuh, Duncan HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading | social studies There Comes a Time This book, winner of the 2001 Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, chronicles the Civil Rights Movement in the U.S. The book begins with slave trading and ends with the "Black Power" movement of the late 1960's. A timeline, bibliography, and index are included. Author: Meltzer, Milton HSE Descriptors: social studies This Is the Dream Accessible poetry and vivid illustrations portray the dreams and accomplishments of the Civil Rights Movement. The illustrator uses interesting collages for some borders and the endpapers. Author: Shore, Diane & Alexander, Jessica HSE Descriptors: social studies 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 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 When Thunder Comes: Poems for Civil Rights Leaders This book features 17 figures who fought against injustice and oppression all over the world. Against overwhelming odds and heartbreaking loss, they stood, they hoped, they spoke! These well and lesser known leaders are portrayed in poetry as heroes who h Author: Lewis, J. Patrick HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading | social studies | language arts - writing History > region > U.S. history > Civil Rights > segregation Bayard Rustin: Behind the Scenes of the Civil Rights Movement Activist Bayard Rustin is the focus of this biography, although the book also provides a great deal of information about the 20th century Civil Rights Movement in the U.S. Author: Haskins, James HSE Descriptors: social studies Birmingham Sunday This powerfully told story of the horrific bombing of a church in Birmingham, ALABAMA which ended with the killing of three young girls and galvanized the civil rights movement across the country. The photographs and writing style of the author make for a Author: Brimner, Larry Dane HSE Descriptors: social studies Birmingham, 1963 A fictional narrator tells, in poetry, about the day she turned 10, which was also the day of the church bombing in Birmingham Author: Weatherford, Carole HSE Descriptors: social studies Black Jack: The Ballad of Jack Johnson An interesting account of fightin' Black Jack Johnson, the first black heavyweight of the world in 1910. The prejudicial issues of the era made this a monumental task. Bold words and bold color art combine to create a rhythmic text that captures the ener Author: Smith, Charles R., Jr. HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading | social studies Boycott Blues: How Rosa Parks Inspired a Nation Andrea and Brian Pinkney bring their considerable talents to tell the story of the Montgomery bus boycott in wonderfully poetic language and blues rhythms. An Author's Note gives more historical information. Author: Pinkney, Andrea HSE Descriptors: social studies Boycott Blues: How Rosa Parks Inspired a Nation Andrea and Brian Pinkney bring their considerable talents to tell the story of the Montgomery bus boycott in wonderfully poetic language and blues rhythms. An Author's Note gives more historical information. Author: Pinkney, Andrea HSE Descriptors: social studies Champions on the Bench: The Cannon Street YMCA All-Stars In 1955, the Cannon St YMCA's Little League team (from SC) cannot play in the Little League World Series because all-white teams refuse to play them. The story told in this book is based on these real events. Author: Weatherford, Carole Boston HSE Descriptors: social studies Champions on the Bench: The Cannon Street YMCA All-Stars In 1955, the Cannon St YMCA's Little League team (from SC) cannot play in the Little League World Series because all-white teams refuse to play them. The story told in this book is based on these real events. Author: Weatherford, Carole Boston HSE Descriptors: social studies 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 Dear Mr. Rosenwald This is a fictionalized story of one community's efforts to build a school based on the historical Rosenwald schools. These schools in the American South were financed by Julius Rosenwald of Sears Roebuck and required collaboration of black and white com Author: Weatherford, Carole Boston HSE Descriptors: social studies 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 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 First in the Field: Baseball Hero Jackie Robinson This biography of Jackie Robinson, which focuses on his life until he retired from professional baseball, is accompanied by photographs. A timeline that notes African American sports milestones concludes the book. Author: Dingle, Derek T. HSE Descriptors: social studies 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 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 Freedom Rides: Journey for Justice These are stories about the Freedom Riders during the early years of the Civil Rights movement. The detail and "human" perspective provided goes well beyond most written descriptions. This is an engaging account of the actions of incredibly brave heroes. Author: Haskins, James HSE Descriptors: social studies 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 Grandmama's Pride This is a most beautiful book focusing on the segregation practiced in the south during the 1950's leading to the civil rights laws passed in the 60's. The illustrations make the book come alive with details showing the inequalities practiced in every day Author: Birtha, Becky HSE Descriptors: social studies Grandmama's Pride This is a most beautiful book focusing on the segregation practiced in the south during the 1950's leading to the civil rights laws passed in the 60's. The illustrations make the book come alive with details showing the inequalities practiced in every day Author: Birtha, Becky HSE Descriptors: social studies Let Them Play This beautifully illustrated book tells the true story of the 1955 state champion little league team from South Carolina, who were all African-American and who encountered segregation problems as they continued to win. Author: Raven, Margot HSE Descriptors: social studies Remember Spare text and very moving photographs recount times surrounding Brown vs. Board of Education school desegregation from the perspective of children. Author: Morrison, Toni HSE Descriptors: social studies 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 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 Satchel Paige: Striking Out Jim Crow The story of Satchel Paige's baseball career told by a fictional baseball player who once batted against Paige. Biographical and historical information are included in a preface and appendix. Author: Sturm, James and Tommaso, Rich HSE Descriptors: social studies 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 There Comes a Time This book, winner of the 2001 Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, chronicles the Civil Rights Movement in the U.S. The book begins with slave trading and ends with the "Black Power" movement of the late 1960's. A timeline, bibliography, and index are included. Author: Meltzer, Milton HSE Descriptors: social studies This Is the Rope: A Story from the Great Migration A rope found by a little girl becomes a multigenerational object to her family and helps to tell the story of their migration from the South. It has many uses and eventually becomes a storytelling prompt. Author: Woodeson, Jacqueline HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading 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 We Are the Ship: The Story of the Negro League Baseball This book is about the beginnings and history of Negro League Baseball. The accomplishments of many of the better players are described. Paintings of the players are included. There is a bibliography and filmography at the end of the book. Author: Nelson, Kadir HSE Descriptors: | social studies 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 When Thunder Comes: Poems for Civil Rights Leaders This book features 17 figures who fought against injustice and oppression all over the world. Against overwhelming odds and heartbreaking loss, they stood, they hoped, they spoke! These well and lesser known leaders are portrayed in poetry as heroes who h Author: Lewis, J. Patrick HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading | social studies | language arts - writing History > region > U.S. history > Declaration of Independence Amazing Life of Benjamin Franklin, The This Franklin biography also includes details about important historical events of his time, e.g., events leading to Revolutionary War. Franklin's family and scientific interests are also explored. Author: Giblin, James Cross HSE Descriptors: social studies 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 Declaring Independence The events large and small surrounding the struggle for independence of the American colonies from England are told with a wealth of detail and with archival material. Source notes, bibliography, further reading and websites, and an index make the inte Author: Miller, Brandon Marie HSE Descriptors: social studies Signers, The A companion to The Founders, this book tells short 2-3 page stories of the Declaration of Independence and the people who signed it. It is organized by state by state. Author: Fradin, Dennis HSE Descriptors: social studies Worldwide Check into In the flavour this generate Author: ydif66 HSE Descriptors: science | social studies History > region > U.S. history > founding of the country Encounter An old Taino man tells a story about his childhood, about the day the invaders came and his people welcomed them. At the end it is clear that he is talking about Columbus. The book ends with an author's note. This is a powerful book with superior illust Author: Yolen, Jane HSE Descriptors: social studies Founders, The Brief biographies of the people who signed the Constitution are accompanied by brief descriptions of the 13 colonies at the time of signing. The Constitution is printed at end of the book. Author: Fradin, Dennis HSE Descriptors: social studies Giants in the Land Beautiful black and white scratchboard drawings illustrate how giant pine trees in New England were cut for lumber and masts for the King's navy during American Colonial times. Author: Appelbaum, Diana HSE Descriptors: social studies | science Independent Dames: What You Never Knew about the Women and Girls of the American Revolution Brief biographies of women who played key roles in the Revolutionary War. Makes the facts of Early American history come alive with lives of women who don't usually get mentioned in history books. Below each illustration is a time line of events. Author: Anderson, Laurie Halse HSE Descriptors: social studies | language arts - reading Independent Dames: What You Never Knew about the Women and Girls of the American Revolution Brief biographies of women who played key roles in the Revolutionary War. Makes the facts of Early American history come alive with lives of women who don't usually get mentioned in history books. Below each illustration is a time line of events. Author: Anderson, Laurie Halse HSE Descriptors: social studies | language arts - reading Many Rides of Paul Revere, The A biography of Paul Revere tha is not intended to refute history ( Longfellow's attempt to create an American hero). Rather this account contains some intriguing details of Revere's childhood, military career, family life and Revolutionary War leadership. Author: Giblin, James Cross HSE Descriptors: social studies | language arts - reading 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 Signers, The A companion to The Founders, this book tells short 2-3 page stories of the Declaration of Independence and the people who signed it. It is organized by state by state. Author: Fradin, Dennis HSE Descriptors: social studies History > region > U.S. history > founding of the country > early American life Ballet for Martha This is the story of the collaboration between Martha Graham and Aaron Copeland that resulted in a famous work of music and a famous ballet. Reveals the work that happens behind the scenes by the choreographer, composer and set developer of a ballet. Author: Greenberg, J. & Jordan, S. HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading | language arts - writing 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 Boy Who Saved Cleveland, The During a malarial epidemic in the late 18th century Cleveland, Ohio, ten-year-old Seth Doan surprises his family, his neighbors, and himself by having the strength to carry and grind enough corn to feed everyone. Author: Giblin, James Cross HSE Descriptors: social studies Breaking Ground, Breaking Silence In 1991, New York's long-ignored African Burial Ground was rediscovered. The description of what scientists found there and how they pieced together information about life serves as a backdrop for stories of life for African Americans in Colonial New York Author: Hansen, Joyce, & McGowan, Gary HSE Descriptors: social studies | science Building a New Land Each of the short chapters in this well written picture book addresses the lives, rights, changing roles, and contributions of African Americans in a different area of Colonial America. The author includes a timeline and a bibliography. Author: Haskins, James & Benson, Kathleen HSE Descriptors: social studies Cod's Tale, A With charming illustrations and text, this book makes a case for ecology and conservation by presenting the history of cod. Also included are a timeline as a crawler at the bottom of the page and further suggestions for reading. Author: Kurlansky, Mark HSE Descriptors: social studies | science Colonial Voices: Hear Them Speak Ethan, a printer's errand boy, is carrying a message from business to business in Boston It is to gather the Patriots at the Old South Meeting House on December 16, 1773. As he goes to each business,we find out about tha various occupations and the histo Author: Winters, Kay HSE Descriptors: social studies Colonial Voices: Hear Them Speak Ethan, a printer's errand boy, is carrying a message from business to business in Boston It is to gather the Patriots at the Old South Meeting House on December 16, 1773. As he goes to each business,we find out about tha various occupations and the histo Author: Winters, Kay HSE Descriptors: social studies Dressed for the Occasion: What Americans Wore 1620 - 1970 This book offers an interesting chronicle of what Americans wore, 1620 - 1970, and often why. Author: Miller, Brandon Marie HSE Descriptors: social studies Eight Hands Round: A Patchwork Alphabet Each letter of this alphabet book introduces a quilt pattern that relates to an activity or person important in early American history. Author: Paul, Ann Whitford HSE Descriptors: social studies Fever 1793 This is a very compelling fictionalization of life for one teenaged girl, her family, and her friends during the yellow fever outbreak in Philadelphia in 1793. Author: Anderson, Laurie Halse HSE Descriptors: social studies Ghost Towns Color photographs and colorful text describe many ghost towns in the American West. The author includes a list of books for further reading. Author: Bial, Raymond HSE Descriptors: social studies Good Women of a Well-Blessed Land This is a topical history of women in early America (1600s to beginning of American Revolution). Primary source material is used to the extent possible. Lives of White, Black and Native American women are featured. An index, bibliography, and a website b Author: Miller, Brandon Marie HSE Descriptors: social studies Growing Up in Revolution and the New Nation "Studying history is a way of snooping into the past." So begins this interesting book that focuses on childhood and adolescence in 1775--1800. Illustrated with paintings from the Revolutionary War period, the book describes education, work and leisure, d Author: Miller, Brandon Marie HSE Descriptors: social studies Homemakers, The The author presents American colonial history through descriptions of making candles, soap, cider, and brooms. Detailed black and white woodcuts illustrate these processes. The author includes a helpful index. Author: Fisher, Leonard Everett HSE Descriptors: social studies Many Rides of Paul Revere, The A biography of Paul Revere tha is not intended to refute history ( Longfellow's attempt to create an American hero). Rather this account contains some intriguing details of Revere's childhood, military career, family life and Revolutionary War leadership. Author: Giblin, James Cross HSE Descriptors: social studies | language arts - reading 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 Signers, The A companion to The Founders, this book tells short 2-3 page stories of the Declaration of Independence and the people who signed it. It is organized by state by state. Author: Fradin, Dennis HSE Descriptors: social studies Stranded at Plimoth Plantation 1626 This is the fictitious journal of a 13-year-old orphan stranded at Plimoth (sic) Plantation. Bowen constructed the 80-page journal from historical records and illustrated the words with marvelous woodcuts. The end pages too feature fascinating maps. Te Author: Bowen, Gary HSE Descriptors: social studies History > region > U.S. history > founding of the country > Mayflower N.C. Wyeth's Pilgrims The author researched the first years of the Pilgrims at Plymouth to create a text to accompany murals painted by N.C. Wyeth. The text includes detailed descriptions, end papers from the Mayflower log, an author's note about his research, and a section a Author: San Souci, Robert HSE Descriptors: social studies | language arts - reading History > region > U.S. history > founding of the country > pilgrims Abe Lincoln Remembers Written as if Lincoln were telling his life story, the book briefly traces his life from his boyhood in Kentucky to the night he and his wife went to see a play at the Ford Theater. Author: Turner, Ann HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading | social studies Good Women of a Well-Blessed Land This is a topical history of women in early America (1600s to beginning of American Revolution). Primary source material is used to the extent possible. Lives of White, Black and Native American women are featured. An index, bibliography, and a website b Author: Miller, Brandon Marie HSE Descriptors: social studies N.C. Wyeth's Pilgrims The author researched the first years of the Pilgrims at Plymouth to create a text to accompany murals painted by N.C. Wyeth. The text includes detailed descriptions, end papers from the Mayflower log, an author's note about his research, and a section a Author: San Souci, Robert HSE Descriptors: social studies | language arts - reading Places in Time This story atlas describes on facing pages activities at a particular place and time in U.S. history, e.g. Fort Laramie during the westward expansion on the Oregon Trail in 1849. Included are community and building diagrams with numbered points of intere Author: Leacock, Elspeth & Buckley, Susan HSE Descriptors: social studies Real Time A gripping story told in real time (hence the title)from the viewpoints of several characters involved in the bombing of an Israeli bus. Author: Kass, Pnina Moed HSE Descriptors: social studies Stranded at Plimoth Plantation 1626 This is the fictitious journal of a 13-year-old orphan stranded at Plimoth (sic) Plantation. Bowen constructed the 80-page journal from historical records and illustrated the words with marvelous woodcuts. The end pages too feature fascinating maps. Te Author: Bowen, Gary HSE Descriptors: social studies History > region > U.S. history > founding of the country > puritans Good Women of a Well-Blessed Land This is a topical history of women in early America (1600s to beginning of American Revolution). Primary source material is used to the extent possible. Lives of White, Black and Native American women are featured. An index, bibliography, and a website b Author: Miller, Brandon Marie HSE Descriptors: social studies Stranded at Plimoth Plantation 1626 This is the fictitious journal of a 13-year-old orphan stranded at Plimoth (sic) Plantation. Bowen constructed the 80-page journal from historical records and illustrated the words with marvelous woodcuts. The end pages too feature fascinating maps. Te Author: Bowen, Gary HSE Descriptors: social studies History > region > U.S. history > founding of the country > well-known people History > region >U.S. history> founding of the country > well-known people > Columbus, Christopher I, Columbus: My Journal, 1492-3 This handsome 57-page book, illustrated with watercolors, is taken directly from Columbus' diary. The book records his voyage and his adventures, and begins and ends with short accounts of historical information. It may not be appropriate for low level Author: Roop, Peter & Roop, Connie HSE Descriptors: social studies | math Who Was First? Discovering the Americas This book is the story of the many groups of people who discovered America before Columbus. The book is thoroughly researched and documented showing the contributions of the many people who inhabited America well before Columbus. The book includes bibliog Author: Freedman, Russel HSE Descriptors: social studies Who Was First? Discovering the Americas This book is the story of the many groups of people who discovered America before Columbus. The book is thoroughly researched and documented showing the contributions of the many people who inhabited America well before Columbus. The book includes bibliog Author: Freedman, Russel HSE Descriptors: social studies History > region > U.S. history > Great Depression America Street: A Multicultural Anthology of Stories This is a collection of 14 short stories about people with many different cultural heritages and ethnic backgrounds. Author: Mazer, Anne (ed.) HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading Bud, Not Buddy It's 1936, Flint, Michigan, and 10-year-old Bud (not Buddy) has run away from foster care to search for his father. (Newbery winner) Author: Curtis, Christopher Paul HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading | social studies Century That Was, The Each of the 11 chapters of this fascinating look back at the 20th century focuses on a different topic: war, immigration, transportation, politics, religion, the environment, etc. Each chapter is written by a noted young adult author. Several different ty Author: Giblin, James Cross (Ed.) HSE Descriptors: social studies | science Children of the Great Depression With the aid of archival photographs from The Farm Security Administration, Freedman tells the poignant story of the humiliation, poverty, migration, lack of schooling, and back-breaking work faced by children during the Great Depression of the 1930's in Author: Freedman, Russell HSE Descriptors: social studies Dressed for the Occasion: What Americans Wore 1620 - 1970 This book offers an interesting chronicle of what Americans wore, 1620 - 1970, and often why. Author: Miller, Brandon Marie HSE Descriptors: social studies 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 Empire State Building Archival photographs, diagrams, and illustrations accompany this account of the building of the Empire State Building in New York City during the Great Depression. The fact page, glossary, and map expand the book's use in the classroom. Author: Mann, Elizabeth HSE Descriptors: social studies FDR's Alphabet Soup The author documents FDR's New Deal agencies from 1932-1939 with lively text, extensive research, and marvelous archival materials and photographs that is extremely timely for the economic conditions of 2012. A postscript, glossary, notes, selected resou Author: Bolden, Tonya HSE Descriptors: social studies Franklin Delano Roosevelt Russell Freedman scores his usual high marks for this biography of FDR, complete with excellent archival photographs and bibliographical information for further study. Author: Freedman, Russell HSE Descriptors: social studies Franklin Delano Roosevelt Russell Freedman scores his usual high marks for this biography of FDR, complete with excellent archival photographs and bibliographical information for further study. Author: Freedman, Russell HSE Descriptors: social studies Free To Dream This book, subtitled The Making of a Poet: Langston Hughes, offers Hughes's poetry as well as a biography. Author: Osofsky, Audrey HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading | social studies Great Depression, The This reference book covers the period of the Great Depression told with highlighted examples of the many ways Americans kept a positive outlook as they faced an uncertain future. Author: Fremon, David K. HSE Descriptors: social studies Hoover Dam This book tells the story of why and how the Hoover Dam was built during the Great Depression with interviews of people who worked on the dam. Illustrations depict the engineering challenges faced by the builders. Author: Mann, Elizabeth HSE Descriptors: social studies Jack This is a biography of JFK, from birth through HS graduation. A bit of his parents' backgrounds is also provided. Primary documents, letters and school reports, are sprinkled throughout the text. Author: Cooper, Ilene HSE Descriptors: social studies Long Way From Chicago, A Subtitled "A Novel in Stories," this is a book about Joey and Mary Alice, who leave their home in Chicago each summer during the Depression to spend a week with Grandma Dowdel, who lives in a very small downstate town and who is, to say the least, an unfo Author: Peck, Richard Mighty Miss Malone, The Newberry Award winning author Christopher Paul Curtis has written a heart wrenching historical novel about one unforgettable family during the turbulent days of the Great Depression. Each family member has his/her own drama and the plot centers around a Author: Curtis,Christopher HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading Our Century--1920-1930 This is a series of short articles about life, events, and people who made news in the decade of the 20s. (Teachers should note that no African-American history is reported.) Author: Hill, Prescott HSE Descriptors: social studies Our Eleanor Organized like a scrapbook with themed chronological divisions that contain short texts, this very personable and balanced biography of Eleanor Roosevelt emphasizes her complexity and self-growth and her evolution as a political activist. The author incl Author: Fleming, Candace HSE Descriptors: social studies 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 Seventeenth Child, The The author writes the oral history of her mother, who is the seventeenth child in her family growing up in the South during the Depression. Author: Rice, Dorothy & Payne, Lucille HSE Descriptors: social studies Six Days in October This is a detailed summary if the events surrounding the Stock Market crash of 1929. Side bars explain some common financial/ investment concepts. Archival photographs, newspaper articles, and cartoons illustrate the material. Author: Blumenthal, Karen HSE Descriptors: social studies | math Something Permanent Walker Evans' photographs of southern United States during the Depression years are stark and haunting, and Cynthia Rylant's short poems describe their stories beautifully. Author: Rylant, Cynthia HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading | social studies To Kill A Mockingbird In this classic American novel set in the 30s, Lee tells the story of two children growing up in the South with their lawyer father who represents an African-American man accused of raping a white woman. The novel is rich and complex in plot and theme. Author: Lee, Harper HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading Uncle Jed's Barbershop A woman tells the story of her Uncle Jed, an African-American barber who traveled a regular route, saving his money for his own shop. When she became sick, he gave up his money for her operation, and when the Depression came, he lost everything again. F Author: Mitchell, Margaree K. HSE Descriptors: social studies Year Down Yonder, A This is the sequel to A Long Way From Chicago. Both books have won awards, the Newbery Medal for this one. Mary Alice goes to live with her spunky, trouble-making grandma in rural Illinois because the Depression has torn her family apart. Author: Peck, Richard History > region > U.S. history > Great Depression > Dust Bowl Children of the Dust Bowl The book recounts the migration of the "Okies" during the Great Depression to the camps in California. School Superintendent Leo Hart began the Weedpatch School where children of the migrants escaped the ostracism of the locals in a model learn-by-doing Author: Stanley, Jerry HSE Descriptors: social studies Children of the Great Depression Freedman describes the impact of the Great Depression on the youth of that time. Topics include the struggles youth had staying in school and finding jobs and what youth did to help their families survive. Photographs by well known photographers accompany Author: Freedman, Russell HSE Descriptors: | social studies Children of the Great Depression With the aid of archival photographs from The Farm Security Administration, Freedman tells the poignant story of the humiliation, poverty, migration, lack of schooling, and back-breaking work faced by children during the Great Depression of the 1930's in Author: Freedman, Russell HSE Descriptors: social studies Drylongso Drylongso, which takes place west of the Mississippi in 1975, is the story of a poor farming family's battle with a drought. Drylongso, "a youth imbued with simple human kindness . . . a folk hero" (author's notes) arrives, and with him comes ho Author: Hamilton, Viginia Out of the Dust Set in Oklahoma during the Dust Bowl years of the Depression, this powerful book tells in unobtrusive blank verse the story of personal tragedy and community hardship through the experiences of Billy Jo, a 15-year-old girl. The book is so credible that Author: Hesse, Karen HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading | social studies History > region > U.S. history > Great Migration Free To Dream This book, subtitled The Making of a Poet: Langston Hughes, offers Hughes's poetry as well as a biography. Author: Osofsky, Audrey HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading | social studies Great Migration, The This book consists of reprints of a series of sixty paintings, by Jacob Lawrence, depicting the migration of African-Americans from the South to the North. In search of a better life, people moved by the thousands, from rural lifestyles to urban poverty. Author: Lawrence, Jacob HSE Descriptors: social studies Something Permanent Walker Evans' photographs of southern United States during the Depression years are stark and haunting, and Cynthia Rylant's short poems describe their stories beautifully. Author: Rylant, Cynthia HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading | social studies This Is the Rope: A Story from the Great Migration A rope found by a little girl becomes a multigenerational object to her family and helps to tell the story of their migration from the South. It has many uses and eventually becomes a storytelling prompt. Author: Woodeson, Jacqueline HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading Up Before Daybreak: Cotton and People in America An historical look at the influence cotton has had on the economy and people of the United States. The author traces the cotton industry from colonial times through the Civil War and the Great Migration, from the Southern plantations to the mill towns lik Author: Hopkinson, Deborah HSE Descriptors: social studies Up Before Daybreak: Cotton and People in America An historical look at the influence cotton has had on the economy and people of the United States. The author traces the cotton industry from colonial times through the Civil War and the Great Migration, from the Southern plantations to the mill towns lik Author: Hopkinson, Deborah HSE Descriptors: social studies History > region > U.S. history > Harlem Renaissance Becoming Billie Holiday Weatherford uses the titles of Billie Holiday songs as titles for poems that tell the story of Billie's life and road to fame. Author: Weatherford, Carole Boston HSE Descriptors: social studies Black Legacy This history of African Americans in New York City from a Dutch colony to the 1990's contains 18 chapters, documents and maps, Endnotes, a bibliography, and an index. Author: Katz, William HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading | social studies Book of Rhythms, The The chapters are essays by Langston Hughes on different aspects of rhythm. Wynton Marsalis wrote the introduction. In an afterword, Robert O'Meally places the book in the context of Hughes' involvement in the Harlem Renaissance and the McCarthy hearings Author: Hughes, Langston Duke Ellington This is the story of one of the greatest musicians and composers of the 20th century, Duke Ellington. (Coretta Scott King Award Winner; Caldecott Honor Book) Author: Pinkney, Andrea Davis HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading ellington was not a street The poet lovingly remembers her family's recent history that was filled with stars of the African American firmament. Brief biographies of the people depicted add welcome information. Author: Shange, Ntozake HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading Free To Dream This book, subtitled The Making of a Poet: Langston Hughes, offers Hughes's poetry as well as a biography. Author: Osofsky, Audrey HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading | social studies Happy Feet This very easy, lyrical text with gorgeous illustrations tells the story of the opening of the Savoy in Harlem, which is of special interest to the narrator "Happy Feet" because he was born on that night. The book not only educates the reader about the S Author: Richard Michelson HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading | social studies Harlem Stomp! Subtitled "A cultural history of the Harlem Renaissance," this book has 10 chapters that address how Harlem came to be a cultural "magnet" in the 1920s. The book interweaves history, poetry, and archival photos that brings the cultural history of Harlem t Author: Hill, Laban Carrick HSE Descriptors: social studies | language arts - reading Jazz: My Music, My People This stunningly illustrated book offers short biographies of dozens of musicians, from Leadbelly and Jelly Roll Morton to Lena Horne and Dizzy Gillespie. Author: Monceaux, Morgan Jump at de Sun This interesting biography of the author and anthropologist Zora Neale Hurston emphasizes her unique celebration of black life and language at the turn of the century when such topics were unpopular. Her niece wrote the introduction. Author: Porter, A. P. HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading Langston Hughes This well written and engaging biography is accompanied by many of Hughes's poems, some of his other writing, and intriguing illustrations. Especially interesting for Ohio readers is the focus on his life in Cleveland and the influence of Karamu House. Author: Meltzer, Milton HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading | social studies Langston Hughes: American Poet This is a reissue of a picture book biography of Langston Hughes (originally published in 1974). The illustrations and Author's Note (a must read) are new. Author: Walker, Alice HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading No Crystal Stair Nelson combines research with family stories to document the life of her great-uncle Lewis Michaux, an extraordinary literary pioneer of the Civil Rights era and his Harlem bookstore's role in the Civil Rights movement. Author: Nelson, Vauna, Micheaux HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading | social studies Now Sheba Sings the Song This book consists of one long poem and dozens of sketches of African-American women. It is a sensuous book that celebrates the sexuality, the history, and the strength of Black women. Author: Angelou, Maya Sorrow's Kitchen: The Life and Folklore of ZN Hurston Part of the Great Achievers series, this book chronicles the life and writings of Zora Neale Hurston, the important African-American writer of the first-half of this century. The book is 121 pages and contains lots of photographs. The author has woven c Author: Lyons, Mary E. HSE Descriptors: social studies | language arts - reading Starting Home The full title of this book is Starting Home: The Story of Horace Pippin, Painter. Lyons tells the story of Pippin, an African-American painter, with a style that makes compelling reading. The book chronicles the effect of history and the impac Author: Lyons, Mary HSE Descriptors: social studies Story Painter: The Life of Jacob Lawrence This biography of the African American painter Jacob Lawrence, known for his series Migration and Toussaint L'Ouverture, is illustrated by the painter's works. Author: Duggleby, John HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading Sweet Music in Harlem Inspired by a real photograph of jazz musicians taken in 1958, the fictional story recounts young C. J.'s search through Harlem for his uncle's hat, a hat his uncle wants to wear in a photograph. Included is the historical photograph with the identities Author: Taylor, Debbie HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading History > region > U.S. history > Harlem Renaissance > well-known people History > region >U.S. history> Harlem Renaissance > well-known people > Hughes, Langston Langston Hughes: American Poet This is a reissue of a picture book biography of Langston Hughes (originally published in 1974). The illustrations and Author's Note (a must read) are new. Author: Walker, Alice HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading Negro Speaks of Rivers, The E.B.Lewis depicts Langston Hughes' poem through beautful watercolor illustrations which help in the understanding of the poem. Author: Hughes, Langston HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading Negro Speaks of Rivers, The E.B.Lewis depicts Langston Hughes' poem through beautful watercolor illustrations which help in the understanding of the poem. Author: Hughes, Langston HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading History > region > U.S. history > labor laws Growing Up in Coal Country Based on primary documents and oral histories, this book tells the stories of life in the coal mines in eastern Pennsylvania around the turn of the 20th century. Author: Bartoletti, Susan HSE Descriptors: social studies History > region > U.S. history > labor laws > Labor Union Movement Big Annie of Calumet Big Annie is the story of Annie Clemenc who led the miners' strike of 1913 in Calumet, Michigan against the Calumet and Hecla Mining Company. The book contains many photographs of the strike and conditions in the mines and a brief overview of the Industri Author: Stanley, Jerry HSE Descriptors: social studies Bobbin Girl, The Rebecca, a 10-year-old "bobbin girl" working in the textile factories in Lowell, Massachuesetts in the 1830's must decide if she will participate in the first workers' strike. Author: McCully, Emily Arnold HSE Descriptors: social studies 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 Lyddie Lyddie tells the story of a 19th century farm girl who, because of financial worries, moves to Massachusetts to work in a garment factory. She endures various hardships but does not lose her spunk or integrity. Author: Paterson, Katherine HSE Descriptors: social studies 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 Strikemakers & Strikebreakers Dense but interesting history of the formation of labor unions in the United States. Describes the origin and history of strikes and discusses their purpose and effectiveness. Fairly balanced look at the relationship between labor unions and employers. Author: Lens, Sidney HSE Descriptors: social studies We Shall Not Be Moved This is the story of the shirtwaist industry in New York (early 1900s) and the young women who formed a union, managed a months-long strike, and brought the nation's attention to their low pay and cruel working conditions. Author: Dash, Joan HSE Descriptors: social studies History > region > U.S. history > labor laws > well known people History > region >U.S. history> labor laws > well known people > Hine, Lewis Kids At Work: Lewis Hine and the Crusade Against Child Labor This book tells the story of Lewis Hine, a teacher and photographer who became so concerned about children working in factories that he became an investigative reporter for the National Child Labor Committee in the early 20th century. The pictures he too Author: Freedman, Russell HSE Descriptors: social studies Strikemakers & Strikebreakers Dense but interesting history of the formation of labor unions in the United States. Describes the origin and history of strikes and discusses their purpose and effectiveness. Fairly balanced look at the relationship between labor unions and employers. Author: Lens, Sidney HSE Descriptors: social studies History > region > U.S. history > presidents Abe Lincoln Remembers Written as if Lincoln were telling his life story, the book briefly traces his life from his boyhood in Kentucky to the night he and his wife went to see a play at the Ford Theater. Author: Turner, Ann HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading | social studies Abraham Lincoln Comes Home The story of the impact of Lincoln's death unfolds as a young child waits to see Lincoln's funeral train. Author: Burleigh, Robert HSE Descriptors: social studies Abraham Lincoln Comes Home The story of the impact of Lincoln's death unfolds as a young child waits to see Lincoln's funeral train. Author: Burleigh, Robert HSE Descriptors: social studies Barack Obama, Son of Promise, Child of Hope Framed by the story of an African American mother and her son, who keeps interjecting questions and comments, the narrative tells the story of Barack Obama around the theme of hope and the importance of education. Both the words of Nikki Grimes and the ar Author: Grimes, Nikki HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading | social studies Jack's Path of Courage: The Life of John F. Kennedy This biography of John Kennedy follows his life from his childhood to his White House years. The book is laced with many eloquent quotations from Kennedy and those close to him to craft a lyrical portrait of JFK. Vivid artwork. Author: Rappaport, Doreen HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading | social studies Lincolns, The Using a scrapbook format with blocks of stories and archival photographs, the author provides a chatty, up-close biography of Abraham and Mary Lincoln. Since the book is in a scrapbook format, students can start reading anywhere in the book or read in the Author: Fleming, Candice HSE Descriptors: social studies Mr. Lincoln's Whiskers Grace, an 11 year-old girl writes a letter to Abraham Lincoln suggesting that he grow whiskers to help him win the election. Author: Winnick, Karen HSE Descriptors: social studies Picture Book of Dwight David Eisenhower, A This is another in the series of excellent biographies by David Adler. It's a cradle-to-grave glimpse at Ike. It is easy to know Eisenhower through Adler's carefully placed quotes and primary source photographs. Author: Adler, David HSE Descriptors: social studies Presidents Part of the Library of Congress Books Series, the book provides interesting stories about a variety of U.S. Presidents and their families illustrated by archival photographs and prints. A chronology of Presidents, a description of the Library of Congress Author: Sandler, Martin HSE Descriptors: social studies So You Want to Be President Presidents of the U. S. are grouped by what they had in common and what was unusual--names, states of origin, pets, size, etc. The book contains brief biographies of all U. S. Presidents in chronological order. The book does not discuss the duties of th Author: St. George, Judith HSE Descriptors: social studies Young Teddy Roosevelt A biography of the life of Theodore Roosevelt up to the time of his presidency has illustrations that are as interesting as the well-written text. Author: Harness, Cheryl HSE Descriptors: social studies History > region > U.S. history > well known people Boy Who Drew Birds, The: A Story of John James Audubon This is a fascinating and very visual biography of the early life of Audubon that explains why he came to America and how and where he developed an interest in birds. This interest led him to learning about migration by banding birds. Author: Davies, Jacqueline HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading | science | social studies | language arts - writing Casey Jones's Fireman Sim Webb, Casey Jones's fireman, tells the story of the fateful crash of the Cannonball. Author: Farmer, Nancy HSE Descriptors: social studies | language arts - reading Dolley Madison Saves George Washington An easy-reading biography of Dolley Madison that focuses on her adult years, particularly as Jefferson's hostess in the White House and First Lady. Dolley Madison saved a large portrait of George Washington before the Brittish burned the White House. Author: Brown, Don HSE Descriptors: social studies Houdini: The Handcuff King This graphic novel presents a possible explanation for the success of one of Houdini's famous escapes. Author: Lutes, Jason & Bertozzi, Nick Jack's Path of Courage: The Life of John F. Kennedy This biography of John Kennedy follows his life from his childhood to his White House years. The book is laced with many eloquent quotations from Kennedy and those close to him to craft a lyrical portrait of JFK. Vivid artwork. Author: Rappaport, Doreen HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading | social studies What to Do about Alice? This fun to read story of Alice Roosevelt provides a great introduction to childhood life in the White House. Author: Kerley, Barbara HSE Descriptors: social studies What to Do about Alice? This fun to read story of Alice Roosevelt provides a great introduction to childhood life in the White House. Author: Kerley, Barbara HSE Descriptors: social studies History > region > U.S. history > well known people > Kennedy, John F. Jack This is a biography of JFK, from birth through HS graduation. A bit of his parents' backgrounds is also provided. Primary documents, letters and school reports, are sprinkled throughout the text. Author: Cooper, Ilene HSE Descriptors: social studies Jack's Path of Courage: The Life of John F. Kennedy This biography of John Kennedy follows his life from his childhood to his White House years. The book is laced with many eloquent quotations from Kennedy and those close to him to craft a lyrical portrait of JFK. Vivid artwork. Author: Rappaport, Doreen HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading | social studies 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 History > region > U.S. history > well known people > X, Malcom Black Legacy This history of African Americans in New York City from a Dutch colony to the 1990's contains 18 chapters, documents and maps, Endnotes, a bibliography, and an index. Author: Katz, William HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading | social studies History > region > U.S. History > well-known people History > region > U.S. History > well-known people > Boone, Daniel Places in Time This story atlas describes on facing pages activities at a particular place and time in U.S. history, e.g. Fort Laramie during the westward expansion on the Oregon Trail in 1849. Included are community and building diagrams with numbered points of intere Author: Leacock, Elspeth & Buckley, Susan HSE Descriptors: social studies History > region > U.S. history > well-known people > Brown, John Brothers War, The: Civil War Voices in Verse Well-known poet J. Patrick Lewis includes archival photographs and factual information to expand the emotional of his poems that give voice to individuals who were caught up in the Civil War. The book also includes a map, a timeline, a bibliography, and Author: Lewis, J. Patrick HSE Descriptors: social studies Christmas in the Big House, Christmas in the Quarters This story describes the customs used in both the plantation house and the slave quarters during the Christmas season during slavery years. The amount of detail--even recipes and songs are included--is unusual, and yet the book flows well and makes compe Author: McKissack, Patricia & McKissack, Frederick HSE Descriptors: social studies Edward Hopper: Painter of Light and Shadow Illustrated with beautifully reproduced paintings in chronological order, this biography of the American artist Edward Hopper recounts his long, productive life, his marriage to artist Josephine Nivison, and his friendships with fellow artists Guy Pene du Author: Rubin, Susan Goldman HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading 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 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 John Brown: One Man Against Slavery This book tells the story of John Brown, White abolitionist and dissident, from the point of view of his daughter Annie. The book brings historical ideas and moral conflicts alive in a personal and elaborate way. The book answers the question: Can one p Author: Everett, Gwen HSE Descriptors: social studies Underground Railroad, The The photos and illustrations and text combine into a wonderful teaching tool on slavery. Several readers commented on how much new information they gleaned from this book of nonfiction. The book includes a timeline. Author: Bial, Raymond HSE Descriptors: social studies History > region > U.S. history > well-known people > Douglass, Frederick Brothers War, The: Civil War Voices in Verse Well-known poet J. Patrick Lewis includes archival photographs and factual information to expand the emotional of his poems that give voice to individuals who were caught up in the Civil War. The book also includes a map, a timeline, a bibliography, and Author: Lewis, J. Patrick HSE Descriptors: social studies 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 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 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 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 Picture Book of Frederick Douglass, A This engaging biography tells the life story of the civil rights leader Frederick Douglass and the role he played in a turbulent time of the United States. The book ends with author's notes and a timeline. The Adler biographies are well written and acce Author: Adler, David HSE Descriptors: social studies Silent Thunder: A Civil War Story The book is set on a Virginia plantation in 1862. Eleven-year-old Summer and her older brother Rosco live with their mother on the Parnell Plantation as talk of President Lincoln's coming proclamation to free slaves reaches the community. Each of the mai Author: Pinkney, Andrea Davis HSE Descriptors: social studies Underground Railroad, The The photos and illustrations and text combine into a wonderful teaching tool on slavery. Several readers commented on how much new information they gleaned from this book of nonfiction. The book includes a timeline. Author: Bial, Raymond HSE Descriptors: social studies Words Set Me Free: The Story of Young Frederick Douglass Born a slave with little hope of ever learning to read, this story of Frederick Douglas, a man determined to read despite huge hurdles, provides an inspiring story for people of all ages. Author: Cline-Ransome, Lisa HSE Descriptors: social studies | language arts - reading History > region > U.S. history > well-known people > King, Martin Luther, Jr. 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 Bayard Rustin: Behind the Scenes of the Civil Rights Movement Activist Bayard Rustin is the focus of this biography, although the book also provides a great deal of information about the 20th century Civil Rights Movement in the U.S. Author: Haskins, James HSE Descriptors: social studies Black Legacy This history of African Americans in New York City from a Dutch colony to the 1990's contains 18 chapters, documents and maps, Endnotes, a bibliography, and an index. Author: Katz, William HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading | social studies Boycott Blues: How Rosa Parks Inspired a Nation Andrea and Brian Pinkney bring their considerable talents to tell the story of the Montgomery bus boycott in wonderfully poetic language and blues rhythms. An Author's Note gives more historical information. Author: Pinkney, Andrea HSE Descriptors: social studies Boycott Blues: How Rosa Parks Inspired a Nation Andrea and Brian Pinkney bring their considerable talents to tell the story of the Montgomery bus boycott in wonderfully poetic language and blues rhythms. An Author's Note gives more historical information. Author: Pinkney, Andrea HSE Descriptors: social studies Coretta Scott Coretta is a poetic tribute to the life of Coretta Scott King and the Civil Rights movement. This is an amazing biographical tribute in poetry which is most readable and offers all kinds of teaching opportunities. The art work by Kadir Nelson really make Author: Shange, Ntozake HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading | social studies 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 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 Followers of the North Star These poems present a profile of African-American heroes in an historical and cultural context. Heroes and heroines include Benjamin Banneker, Harriet Tubman, cowboy Deadwood Dick, George Washington Carver, Jackie Robinson, Leontyne Price, and Martin Lut Author: Altman, Susan & Lechner, Susan HSE Descriptors: social studies 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 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 I Have a Dream The text of the "I Have a Dream" speech is accompanied by illustrations from noted Coretta Scott King Award and Honor Book artists. The Foreword by Mrs. King explains the project, and notes from each artist explain details of the illustrations. Author: King, Dr. Martin Luter, Jr. HSE Descriptors: social studies Leon's Story A custodian at a Maryland school tells his own story of growing up poor in North Carolina, of racism, of hatred, of resilience, of Martin Luther King, and of the things that matter in life. Author: Tillage, Leon Walter HSE Descriptors: social studies Marching for Freedom The compelling story of the events in Selma, Alabama that led to the voter rights march to Montgomery in 1965. Interviews with some of the marchers and black and white photographs highlight the struggles of African Americans to get the right to vote. Author: Partridge, Elizabeth HSE Descriptors: social studies Martin Luther King Folk art paintings accompany this biography of Dr. King. A timeline of important events in his life concludes the book. Author: Bray, Rosemary HSE Descriptors: social studies 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 My Dream of Martin Luther King The author tells the story of the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. as a dream with King as a young boy suffering the injustices of segregation. Her strong paintings, more somber than her usual colorful quilt-like illustrations, give a solidity to the drea Author: Ringgold, Faith HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading | social studies Sweet Smell of Roses, A The book jacket says it all: "There's a sweet, sweet smell in the air as two young girls sneak out of their house, down the street, and across town to where men and women are gathered, ready to march for freedom and justice?--with Martin Luther King, Jr. Author: Johnson, Angela HSE Descriptors: social studies History > region > U.S. history > well-known people > Lewis and Clark Casey Jones's Fireman Sim Webb, Casey Jones's fireman, tells the story of the fateful crash of the Cannonball. Author: Farmer, Nancy HSE Descriptors: social studies | language arts - reading How We Crossed the West Colorful illustrations, maps, and journal excerpts invite the reader to accompany Lewis and Clark on their expedition across the plains and the Pacific Northwest in 1804. Author: Schanzer, Rosalyn HSE Descriptors: social studies My Name Is York York, a slave of Captain Clark, accompanies his master on the famous Lewis and Clark Expedition. An afterword gives additional biographical information and the end papers contain maps. The illustrations and language are especially evocative. Author: Van Steenwyk, Elizabeth HSE Descriptors: social studies Streams to the River, River to the Sea This is a fictional recounting of Sacagawea's association with Lewis and Clark. Although some Reading Group members were concerned about the accuracy of the portrayal, in the introduction, the author cites several references used in crafting the story. Author: O'Dell, Scott HSE Descriptors: social studies This Vast Land A fictional account of a young man on the real Lewis and Clark Expedition emphasizes and personalizes the confrontation of races and the conflict between civilization and the wilderness. There are allusions to sex, though minimal. Author: Ambrose, Stephen HSE Descriptors: social studies History > region > U.S. history > well-known people > Lincoln, Abraham Abe Lincoln Remembers Written as if Lincoln were telling his life story, the book briefly traces his life from his boyhood in Kentucky to the night he and his wife went to see a play at the Ford Theater. Author: Turner, Ann HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading | social studies Abe's Honest Words As part of Rappaport's series of well researched biographies that includes excerpts from speeches this is equally engaging and well developed. The narrative that contextualizes the life and times of Abraham Lincoln is enhanced by quotes from Lincoln's wri Author: Rappaport, Doreen HSE Descriptors: social studies Abe's Honest Words As part of Rappaport's series of well researched biographies that includes excerpts from speeches this is equally engaging and well developed. The narrative that contextualizes the life and times of Abraham Lincoln is enhanced by quotes from Lincoln's wri Author: Rappaport, Doreen HSE Descriptors: social studies Abraham Lincoln Comes Home The story of the impact of Lincoln's death unfolds as a young child waits to see Lincoln's funeral train. Author: Burleigh, Robert HSE Descriptors: social studies Abraham Lincoln Comes Home The story of the impact of Lincoln's death unfolds as a young child waits to see Lincoln's funeral train. Author: Burleigh, Robert HSE Descriptors: social studies Abraham's Battle An ex-slave named Abraham, a young Confederate soldier, and a girl from Gettysburg meet in the cataclysmic days of the Civil War battle. Abraham meets Lincoln after the President gives his famous address. Author: Banks, Sara Harrell HSE Descriptors: social studies Day That Changed America, A: Gettysburg This book intertwines the story of the day Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address with the events of the Battle of Gettysburg. Includes paintings, photographs and maps of the battle. There is a glossary and recommended reading in the back of the book. Author: Tanaka, Shelley HSE Descriptors: social studies Day That Changed America, A: Gettysburg This book intertwines the story of the day Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address with the events of the Battle of Gettysburg. Includes paintings, photographs and maps of the battle. There is a glossary and recommended reading in the back of the book. Author: Tanaka, Shelley HSE Descriptors: social studies 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 Drummer Boy A 13-year-old boy, awed by hearing Lincoln make a speech, lies about his age to take part in the Civil War. He becomes a drummer boy and in this role experiences much of war's horror. Author: Turner, Ann HSE Descriptors: social studies Gettysburg Address, The The book uses Lincoln's actual words, which he spoke when consecrating the Pennsylvania cemetery. Each line is illustrated in black and white illustrations. It includes a foreword and afterword. Author: Lincoln, Abraham HSE Descriptors: social studies Good Brother, Bad Brother Subtitled "The Story of Edwin Booth and John Wilkes Booth," this long biography portrays their lives before and after the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. This is a GED level book. Author: Giblin, James Cross HSE Descriptors: social studies Lincoln Through the Lens: How Photography Revealed and Shaped an Extrordinary Life A loosely organized series of chapters/essays about the rise of photography in Lincoln's lifetime and how it shaped the way we view his Presidency. Many photographs from the period are included. Author: Sandler, Martin HSE Descriptors: social studies Lincoln: A Photobiography This is a carefully researched, well illustrated, fascinating biography of Abraham Lincoln. Author: Freedman, Russell HSE Descriptors: social studies Lincolns, The Using a scrapbook format with blocks of stories and archival photographs, the author provides a chatty, up-close biography of Abraham and Mary Lincoln. Since the book is in a scrapbook format, students can start reading anywhere in the book or read in the Author: Fleming, Candice HSE Descriptors: social studies Long Road to Gettysburg, The The Battle of Gettysburg (1863) is described from the perspectives of two actual participants, a 19-year-old Confederate lieutenant and a 17-year-old Union soldier. Events surrounding delivery of the Gettysburg Address are also described; several prominen Author: Murphy, Jim HSE Descriptors: social studies Mr. Lincoln's Whiskers Grace, an 11 year-old girl writes a letter to Abraham Lincoln suggesting that he grow whiskers to help him win the election. Author: Winnick, Karen HSE Descriptors: social studies Picture Book of Frederick Douglass, A This engaging biography tells the life story of the civil rights leader Frederick Douglass and the role he played in a turbulent time of the United States. The book ends with author's notes and a timeline. The Adler biographies are well written and acce Author: Adler, David HSE Descriptors: social studies Picture Book of Sojourner Truth, A As with the other Adler biographies, most readers will find this book engaging and thought provoking. It tells the life story of Sojourner Truth, an African-American woman who lived through most of the 19th century. The book ends with author's notes and Author: Adler, David HSE Descriptors: social studies Pink and Say This long picture book tells the story of Pinkus Aylee, an African-American soldier in the Civil War, and of his mother, Moe Bay and of his friendship with a young White boy. A moving book that may be more appropriate for adults than for children, it cel Author: Polacco, Patricia HSE Descriptors: social studies 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 Wagon, The At the time of Emancipation and Lincoln's death, a young boy, born into slavery, looks back on his anger at slavery and the support of his family as he helps his father build a wagon for the master which later carries them to freedom. Author: Johnston, Tony HSE Descriptors: social studies History > region > U.S. History > well-known people > Roosevelt, Eleanor 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 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 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 Franklin Delano Roosevelt Russell Freedman scores his usual high marks for this biography of FDR, complete with excellent archival photographs and bibliographical information for further study. Author: Freedman, Russell HSE Descriptors: social studies Franklin Delano Roosevelt Russell Freedman scores his usual high marks for this biography of FDR, complete with excellent archival photographs and bibliographical information for further study. Author: Freedman, Russell HSE Descriptors: social studies Madam President Short biographies of some of the powerful and influential women who have been involved in politics. The biographies are woven into a simple story about a girl who wants to be president when she "grows up" despite the people around her who try to tell her Author: Thimmesh, Catherine HSE Descriptors: social studies Vherses: A Celebration of Outstanding Women Beautiful woodcuts and brief biographical paragraphs accompany poems about Rachel Carson, Emily Dickinson, Gertrude Ederle, Ella Fitzgerald, Anne Frank, Jane Goodall, Martha Graham, Fannie Lou Hamer, Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Georgia O'Keefe, Eleanor Rooseve Author: Lewis, J. Patrick HSE Descriptors: social studies History > region > U.S. history > well-known people > Roosevelt, Franklin Delano FDR's Alphabet Soup The author documents FDR's New Deal agencies from 1932-1939 with lively text, extensive research, and marvelous archival materials and photographs that is extremely timely for the economic conditions of 2012. A postscript, glossary, notes, selected resou Author: Bolden, Tonya HSE Descriptors: social studies Franklin Delano Roosevelt Russell Freedman scores his usual high marks for this biography of FDR, complete with excellent archival photographs and bibliographical information for further study. Author: Freedman, Russell HSE Descriptors: social studies Franklin Delano Roosevelt Russell Freedman scores his usual high marks for this biography of FDR, complete with excellent archival photographs and bibliographical information for further study. Author: Freedman, Russell HSE Descriptors: social studies Great Depression, The This reference book covers the period of the Great Depression told with highlighted examples of the many ways Americans kept a positive outlook as they faced an uncertain future. Author: Fremon, David K. HSE Descriptors: social studies History > region > U.S. history > well-known people > Roosevelt, Theodore Camping with the President When John Muir invited President Theodore Roosevelt to a visit of Yosemite, the two men sneak off from media and Secret Service to go on a 4-day camping trip. The Author's Note and biographies, convey the importance of the friendship in expanding the Nat Author: Wadsworth, Ginger HSE Descriptors: science | social studies To Dare Mighty Things: The Life of Theodore Roosevelt The book depicts T. Roosevelt's life from youth to death. It explains his marriages, children, passions and accomplishments as a politician and conservationist. Full color illustrations and direct quotes help bring the story of Teddy Roosevelt to life. Author: Rappaport, Doreen HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading | social studies History > region > U.S. history > well-known people > Scott, Dred Now Is Your Time! the African-American Stuggle for Freedom The subtitle of this book is The African-American Struggle for Freedom. The book contains 23 chapters on topics such as the Dred Scott Case and Brown v. Board of Education, an afterword, an author's note, a bibliography, and an index. Author: Myers, Walter Dean HSE Descriptors: social studies History > region > U.S. history > well-known people > Truth, Sojourner Picture Book of Sojourner Truth, A As with the other Adler biographies, most readers will find this book engaging and thought provoking. It tells the life story of Sojourner Truth, an African-American woman who lived through most of the 19th century. The book ends with author's notes and Author: Adler, David HSE Descriptors: social studies 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 History > region > U.S. history > well-known people > Tubman, Harriet Christmas in the Big House, Christmas in the Quarters This story describes the customs used in both the plantation house and the slave quarters during the Christmas season during slavery years. The amount of detail--even recipes and songs are included--is unusual, and yet the book flows well and makes compe Author: McKissack, Patricia & McKissack, Frederick HSE Descriptors: social studies 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 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 Follow the Drinking Gourd Peg Leg Joe travels from plantation to plantation teaching slaves the song "Follow the Drinking Gourd," which conceals directions for the route north to freedom. The book follows one slave family as they are directed north to the Underground Railroad and Author: Winter, Jeanette HSE Descriptors: social studies Followers of the North Star These poems present a profile of African-American heroes in an historical and cultural context. Heroes and heroines include Benjamin Banneker, Harriet Tubman, cowboy Deadwood Dick, George Washington Carver, Jackie Robinson, Leontyne Price, and Martin Lut Author: Altman, Susan & Lechner, Susan HSE Descriptors: social studies Harriet and the Promised Land The text, consisting of a single rhyming poem, is an accompaniment to Lawrence's contemporary and vivid paintings. The poem tells the story of Harriet Tubman, a slave who led other slaves to freedom. Author: Lawrence, Jacob HSE Descriptors: social studies Underground Railroad, The The photos and illustrations and text combine into a wonderful teaching tool on slavery. Several readers commented on how much new information they gleaned from this book of nonfiction. The book includes a timeline. Author: Bial, Raymond HSE Descriptors: social studies Wanted Dead or Alive: The True Story of Harriet Tubman This is a spellbinding yet simply written account of Harriet Tubman and how she led hundreds of slaves to freedom on the Underground Railroad. Author: McGovern, Ann HSE Descriptors: social studies 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 History > region > U.S. history > well-known people > Turner, Nat Gathering of Days, A This book, subtitled A New England Girl's Journal, 1830-32, is a fictitious diary kept by a fourteen-year-old girl during the last few years she spent on her family's farm. During these months Catherine's father remarried, her closest friend died of feve Author: Blos, Joan W. HSE Descriptors: social studies History > region > U.S. History > Western Expansion History > region > U.S. History > Western Expansion > Oregon Trail Places in Time This story atlas describes on facing pages activities at a particular place and time in U.S. history, e.g. Fort Laramie during the westward expansion on the Oregon Trail in 1849. Included are community and building diagrams with numbered points of intere Author: Leacock, Elspeth & Buckley, Susan HSE Descriptors: social studies History > region > U.S. history > Westward Expansion American Safari, An Award-winning wildlife photographer Jim Brandenburg shows and tells the story of the American prairies, which once swept for thousands of miles but are now an endangered ecological treasure. The stunning photographs and unforgettable written memories ins Author: Brandenburg, Jim HSE Descriptors: science Boy Called Slow, A This is the story of Sitting Bull and his amazing story of leadership and bravery. Told in a compelling style this celebration of one of America's heroes should be read by readers of all ages. Author: Bruchac, Joseph HSE Descriptors: social studies | language arts - reading Boy Named Reckoning, A: A: The True Story of Dr. Carlos Montezuma, Native American Hero The author has pieced together the writings of Dr. Carlos Montezuma to tell his life story in letter form. He was a Native American boy who was kidnapped, sold into slavery and eventually educated in Chicago. He devoted the rest of his life to lobbying fo Author: Capaldi, Gina HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading | social studies Dandelions As her family struggles to establish a sod home on the Nebraska prairie, Emma finds a way to cheer up her mother. Author: Bunting, Eve HSE Descriptors: social studies Divide, The As a young girl in 1893, Willa Cather journeys with her extended family to relocate on the Nebraska prairie. Although unhappy at first, she learns to enjoy her new home as the seasons unfold. The beautiful illustrations are particularly well linked to t Author: Bedard, Michael HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading | social studies Down the Colorado: John Wesley Powell, the One-Armed Explorer This biography of John Wesley Powell, son of an Ohio abolitionist, a teacher who lead a group of the first exploration of the treacherous Colorado River in 1869--despite the loss of an arm in the Civil War. A timeline, bibliography, and an author's note Author: Ray, Deborah Kogan HSE Descriptors: science | social studies Down the Colorado: John Wesley Powell, the One-Armed Explorer This biography of John Wesley Powell, son of an Ohio abolitionist, a teacher who lead a group of the first exploration of the treacherous Colorado River in 1869--despite the loss of an arm in the Civil War. A timeline, bibliography, and an author's note Author: Ray, Deborah Kogan HSE Descriptors: science | social studies Going West Seven-year-old Hannah recalls her family's journey west in a covered wagon and relocation on the prairie. Author: Van Leeuwen, Jean HSE Descriptors: social studies How We Crossed the West Colorful illustrations, maps, and journal excerpts invite the reader to accompany Lewis and Clark on their expedition across the plains and the Pacific Northwest in 1804. Author: Schanzer, Rosalyn HSE Descriptors: social studies Indian Winter, An In 1833, a German prince and his servant and a Swiss artist traveled up the Missouri River Valley recording their contacts with the Mandan Sioux in journals and sketches. Russell Freedman stimulates the reader's curiosity through well-researched text and Author: Freedman, Russell HSE Descriptors: social studies It Is a Good Day to Die A brief introduction explains why the account of Custer's battle at Little Bighorn is told through individual recollections long after the encounter. In addition to the personal accounts, the book includes a helpful chronology of events, short biographie Author: Viola, Herman HSE Descriptors: social studies Light in the Forest, The At 15, true son John Butler is returned to his biological white family by his Native American adoptive father. After he escapes with his friend and rescuer Halt Arrow, he is caught between two families and two cultures. Author: Richter, Conrad HSE Descriptors: social studies | language arts - reading Mississippi Mud: Three Prairie Journals Three pioneer children recount their trip across the prairie in a series of easy-to-read poems. Author: Turner, Ann HSE Descriptors: social studies My Heroes, My People Portraits of native American, Africans, and people of mixed race--both images and brief biographies--present a less well-known history of the American West. A Note on Sources and Further Reading and an index promote classroom use. The unusual illustratio Author: Monceaux, Morgan & Katcher, Ruth HSE Descriptors: social studies Perilous Journey of The Donner Party, The The Donner Party, consisting of 81 people who set out for a new life in California in the mid 1850's, got trapped in the mountain snows with diminishing supplies. Harrowing tales of survival followed the few who made it out alive. The book includes archi Author: Calabro, Marian HSE Descriptors: social studies Places in Time This story atlas describes on facing pages activities at a particular place and time in U.S. history, e.g. Fort Laramie during the westward expansion on the Oregon Trail in 1849. Included are community and building diagrams with numbered points of intere Author: Leacock, Elspeth & Buckley, Susan HSE Descriptors: social studies Sioux, The This book is part of the "Lifeway Series," which also includes titles called The Cherokee, The Iroquois, and The Navajo. This title examines the origins, history, culture, beliefs, and language of the Native American tribe the S Author: Bial, Raymond HSE Descriptors: social studies Streams to the River, River to the Sea This is a fictional recounting of Sacagawea's association with Lewis and Clark. Although some Reading Group members were concerned about the accuracy of the portrayal, in the introduction, the author cites several references used in crafting the story. Author: O'Dell, Scott HSE Descriptors: social studies This Vast Land A fictional account of a young man on the real Lewis and Clark Expedition emphasizes and personalizes the confrontation of races and the conflict between civilization and the wilderness. There are allusions to sex, though minimal. Author: Ambrose, Stephen HSE Descriptors: social studies Warm as Wool Set in Ravenna, Ohio in 1803 and based on facts, this is a fictional account of the Ward family. Betsy Ward used a sockful of coins to buy sheep so that she could gather wool, spin cloth, and make clothes to keep her family warm. Author: Sanders, Scott R. HSE Descriptors: social studies West by Covered Wagon Photographs illustrate the story of a modern reenactment of a covered wagon train journey on the Oregon Trail on the Flathead Indian Reservation in Montana. Author: Patent, Dorothy HSE Descriptors: social studies 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 History > region > U.S. history > Westward Expansion > frontier 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 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 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. Author: Carlson, Laurie Buffalo Gals: Women of the Old West Primary documents (e.g., journal entries, letters, song lyrics) are woven into a description of the women on the old west and their lives. Author: Miller, Brandon Marie HSE Descriptors: social studies Dakota Dugout The book tells the story of a woman pioneer, the hardships, struggles, and pleasures of her life with her husband in a sod house on the prairie. Author: Turner, Ann HSE Descriptors: social studies Perilous Journey of The Donner Party, The The Donner Party, consisting of 81 people who set out for a new life in California in the mid 1850's, got trapped in the mountain snows with diminishing supplies. Harrowing tales of survival followed the few who made it out alive. The book includes archi Author: Calabro, Marian HSE Descriptors: social studies Salt: A Story of Friendship in Time of War Set in the Indiana Territory, this story of two friends - Anikwa, a Miami Indian and James, the son of a white trader become friends despite the conflict of their heritage. This book is uniquely crafted in two style of poetic verse. Salt plays a symbolic Author: Frost, Helen HSE Descriptors: social studies | language arts - reading History > region > U.S. history > Westward Expansion > gold rush 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. Author: Carlson, Laurie Ghost Towns Color photographs and colorful text describe many ghost towns in the American West. The author includes a list of books for further reading. Author: Bial, Raymond HSE Descriptors: social studies Gold Rush, The This 118-page pictorial history of the California gold rush includes fascinating photographs and artifacts. It is an engaging prose account that includes the stories of Native Americans, Mexicans, and Chinese miners and families. Author: Ketchum, Liza HSE Descriptors: social studies Ruby's Wish The author tells the story of her Chinese grandmother, Ruby, who yearned for learning and the opportunity to attend the university, which was against custom. Author: Bridges, Shirin Yim History > region > U.S. history > Westward Expansion > homesteading 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 Buffalo Gals: Women of the Old West Primary documents (e.g., journal entries, letters, song lyrics) are woven into a description of the women on the old west and their lives. Author: Miller, Brandon Marie HSE Descriptors: social studies Ghost Towns Color photographs and colorful text describe many ghost towns in the American West. The author includes a list of books for further reading. Author: Bial, Raymond HSE Descriptors: social studies I Have Heard of a Land A hardworking African American woman stakes a homestead claim in the Oklahoma Territory in the period after the Civil War. Told in rich, lyrical language, the beautifully illustrated story reminds us that African Americans were a part of the settlement o Author: Thomas, Joyce Carol HSE Descriptors: social studies Skylark This is the sequel to the award-winning Sarah, Plain and Tall. When a drought forces Sarah and the children to leave the farm, leaving Jacob behind, everyone wonders if they will ever be a family again. Author: MacLachlan, Patricia HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading History > region > U.S. history > Westward Expansion > pioneers Aurora Means Dawn This picture book tells the story of the first family to settle in Aurora, Ohio and offers a glimpse of the hardships they willingly endured and of the support of their neighbors. Author: Sanders, Scott HSE Descriptors: social studies 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 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 Buffalo Gals: Women of the Old West Primary documents (e.g., journal entries, letters, song lyrics) are woven into a description of the women on the old west and their lives. Author: Miller, Brandon Marie HSE Descriptors: social studies Dakota Dugout The book tells the story of a woman pioneer, the hardships, struggles, and pleasures of her life with her husband in a sod house on the prairie. Author: Turner, Ann HSE Descriptors: social studies Eight Hands Round: A Patchwork Alphabet Each letter of this alphabet book introduces a quilt pattern that relates to an activity or person important in early American history. Author: Paul, Ann Whitford HSE Descriptors: social studies Mississippi Mud: Three Prairie Journals Three pioneer children recount their trip across the prairie in a series of easy-to-read poems. Author: Turner, Ann HSE Descriptors: social studies Perilous Journey of The Donner Party, The The Donner Party, consisting of 81 people who set out for a new life in California in the mid 1850's, got trapped in the mountain snows with diminishing supplies. Harrowing tales of survival followed the few who made it out alive. The book includes archi Author: Calabro, Marian HSE Descriptors: social studies Salt: A Story of Friendship in Time of War Set in the Indiana Territory, this story of two friends - Anikwa, a Miami Indian and James, the son of a white trader become friends despite the conflict of their heritage. This book is uniquely crafted in two style of poetic verse. Salt plays a symbolic Author: Frost, Helen HSE Descriptors: social studies | language arts - reading Warm as Wool Set in Ravenna, Ohio in 1803 and based on facts, this is a fictional account of the Ward family. Betsy Ward used a sockful of coins to buy sheep so that she could gather wool, spin cloth, and make clothes to keep her family warm. Author: Sanders, Scott R. HSE Descriptors: social studies History > region > U.S. history > Westward Expansion > settlers' lives Aurora Means Dawn This picture book tells the story of the first family to settle in Aurora, Ohio and offers a glimpse of the hardships they willingly endured and of the support of their neighbors. Author: Sanders, Scott HSE Descriptors: social studies 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. Author: Carlson, Laurie City of Angels: In and Around Los Angeles 20 places or events in Los Angeles are briefly described. Each is accompanied by cartoon-like illustrations. A chronology of interesting tidbits of LA history concludes the book. Author: Jaskol, Julie & Lewis, Brian HSE Descriptors: social studies Homemakers, The The author presents American colonial history through descriptions of making candles, soap, cider, and brooms. Detailed black and white woodcuts illustrate these processes. The author includes a helpful index. Author: Fisher, Leonard Everett HSE Descriptors: social studies I Have Heard of a Land A hardworking African American woman stakes a homestead claim in the Oklahoma Territory in the period after the Civil War. Told in rich, lyrical language, the beautifully illustrated story reminds us that African Americans were a part of the settlement o Author: Thomas, Joyce Carol HSE Descriptors: social studies Light in the Forest, The At 15, true son John Butler is returned to his biological white family by his Native American adoptive father. After he escapes with his friend and rescuer Halt Arrow, he is caught between two families and two cultures. Author: Richter, Conrad HSE Descriptors: social studies | language arts - reading Log Cabin Quilt, The Elvirey, her brother, grandmother, and father move to a log cabin in the Michigan woods after her mother dies. Granny's quilting scraps serve a greater purpose during a winter storm. Author: Howard, Ellen HSE Descriptors: social studies Mississippi Mud: Three Prairie Journals Three pioneer children recount their trip across the prairie in a series of easy-to-read poems. Author: Turner, Ann HSE Descriptors: social studies Warm as Wool Set in Ravenna, Ohio in 1803 and based on facts, this is a fictional account of the Ward family. Betsy Ward used a sockful of coins to buy sheep so that she could gather wool, spin cloth, and make clothes to keep her family warm. Author: Sanders, Scott R. HSE Descriptors: social studies History > region > world history 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 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 Around the World in a Hundred Years During the late 15th century, explorers sailed a relatively unknown world in search of gold and spices. By turns ambitious and cruel, these explorers changed the map of the world in 100 years. The book includes many maps, notes, a bibliography, and an i Author: Fritz, Jean HSE Descriptors: social studies Castle This engaging informational book tells the story of the step-by-step planning and construction of a (fictitious) castle in England in the last part of the 13th century. Eventually the castle is attacked by Welsh soldiers, but it withstands the siege. Th Author: Macaulay, David HSE Descriptors: science 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 Dateline: Troy A compelling retelling of the Trojan War story is juxtaposed with newspaper clippings (WWI--Gulf War). The clippings help to develop context for the story. They also reveal powerful parallels between the world of Homer's Iliad and our own. Author: Fleischman, Paul HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading Encounter An old Taino man tells a story about his childhood, about the day the invaders came and his people welcomed them. At the end it is clear that he is talking about Columbus. The book ends with an author's note. This is a powerful book with superior illust Author: Yolen, Jane HSE Descriptors: social studies Food The evolution of the acquisition, distribution, and consumption of food throughout history is described in interesting text and colorful, informative illustrations. The author includes a helpful glossary. Author: Ventura, Piero HSE Descriptors: social studies | science Heroes The author provides 12 biographies of important men throughout the world and throughout history that she illustrates in the art style of the time and place. An introduction, maps, and a list of further reading make this a useful book in the classroom. Author: Hazell, Rebecca HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading Houses An illustrated history of the construction of houses presents interesting information about the evolution of family dwellings. Author: Ventura, Piero Leonardo Da Vinci This biography of Da Vinci's life has beautiful illustrations in various Renaissance styles and a pronunciation guide, a foreword about the historical period, and a postscript that demonstrates the vulnerability of works of art. Author: Stanley, Diane HSE Descriptors: social studies | language arts - reading Library Book, The Although the title is a clever pun, this book recounts the history of storing language from tablets to information systems, highlighting famous libraries in the process. Side bars include additional facts and many web sites are included in the resources. Author: Sawa, Maureen HSE Descriptors: social studies Metropolis This book provides a detailed look at 10 cities, from 11th century Jerusalem to 20th century New York City. Readers will learn about culture, architecture, and everyday life over the centuries as well as historical information about the cities themselves. Author: Lorenz, Albert HSE Descriptors: social studies O Jerusalem This book is a tribute to Jerusalem in honor of its 3000th year. Each poem is accompanied by a wonderful illustration and a paragraph of information about the history or traditions of Jerusalem. Author: Yolen, Jane One World, Many Religions Illustrated with colored photographs, the book explores the world's major religions--Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Confucianism, and Taoism. The origins, forms of worship, traditions, sacred writings, and major holidays are described. Author: Osbourne, Mary HSE Descriptors: social studies Pantheon, The Although few records survive to describe the construction of the Pantheon in Rome in A.D. 128, the author uses modern technology and scientific problem solving to carefully explain and illustrate the construction feat. Author: Dutemple, Lesley HSE Descriptors: social studies | science Picture Book of Simon Bolivar, A Adler describes Simon Bolivar's life and character, showing how his courage and dedication enabled him to achieve his goal: to liberate his native Venezuela from Spain. Author: Adler, David HSE Descriptors: social studies Pyramid Black and white illustrations accompany this nonfiction account, a process of building an Egyptian pyramid. Some teachers may want to use this as a reference; some students may love poring over the details. The book ends with a glossary. Author: Macaulay, David HSE Descriptors: social studies shadow spinner 1 Author: fletcher, susan HSE Descriptors: literature and arts | literature and arts | literature and arts | literature and arts | literature and arts Silk Route, The Here is a pictorial and textual journey along the legendary trade route from China to Byzantium in 700 A.D. as silk and other commodities change hands many times. Maps and a reference section provide extended uses of the book. Author: Major, John HSE Descriptors: social studies Starry Messenger The simply told story of Galileo's life and "house arrest" for his work in physics and astronomy is enriched with historic maps, journal entries and lavish illustrations. Author: Sis, Peter HSE Descriptors: science When Plague Strikes: The Black Death, Smallpox, AIDS This carefully written book contains three parts: a prologue, a five-chapter account of the Black Plague, a five-chapter account of the causes and effects of smallpox, a seven-chapter account of AIDS, and a fascinating conclusion on the failures of antibi Author: Giblin, James Cross HSE Descriptors: science | social studies 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 We welcome your comments
Contact us Ohio Aspire p: 800.765.2897 option 2 p: 330.672.2007 option 2 f: 330.672.4841 ohiopdn@literacy.kent.edu Explore more resources at: Ohio Aspire PDN Library