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Angels in the Dust
A poignant story of a family living in the Dust Bowl trying to make ends meet.
| Author: Raven, Margot Theis |
HSE Descriptors:
science | social studies
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Christmas Gift, The
This beautifully illustrated bilingual story tells of the Christmas of a migrant family in California, which first appeared as a chapter in The Circuit. His family has to move again a few days before Christmas in order to find work, and Panchito
| Author: Jimenez, Francisco |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Confucius
The author has demythologized the figure of Confucius, depicting him as a very human, vulnerable and wise man. In a postscript, the author explains the origin and process of the book, providing resources and an index of Confucian sayings. The illustrati
| Author: Freedman, Russell |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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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
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Gold Coin, The
A thief follows an old woman and learns a lesson about giving.
Great Stone Face, The
The author retells a famous Hawthorne story about how a New England village interprets a mountain's "face" over the years as fulfilling the prophecy of revealing the noblest person of the time.
| Author: Schmidt, Gary/Hawthorne Nathaniel |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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Heroes and She-roes
Twenty-one poems celebrate and chronicle the actions of real-life persons (and one dog) who have performed heroic acts in service to others.
| Author: Lewis, J. Patrick |
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Heroes and She-roes
Twenty-one poems celebrate and chronicle the actions of real-life persons (and one dog) who have performed heroic acts in service to others.
| Author: Lewis, J. Patrick |
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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
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Josepha
A boy narrates the story of his friend and protector, the immigrant young man Josepha, who had to leave school to work.
| Author: McGugan, Jim |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Kamishibai Man
The award-winning author/illustrator introduces the reader to the street storytelling tradition of the "paper-theater man" from his Japanese childhood.
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
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Library, The
A delightfully illustrated story in verse about a shy, avid reader who gave her books to form a town library.
Mei Ling in China City
Twelve year old Mei Ling Lee helps her parents during the Moon Festival celebration and raises money for Chinese women and children refugees in 1942. She also has a friend whose family was relocated to Manzanar War Relocation Center because she is Japanes
| Author: Smith, Icy |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Mei Ling in China City
Twelve year old Mei Ling Lee helps her parents during the Moon Festival celebration and raises money for Chinese women and children refugees in 1942. She also has a friend whose family was relocated to Manzanar War Relocation Center because she is Japanes
| Author: Smith, Icy |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Mercedes and the Chocolate Pilot
During the occupation of Germany after WW II, a young girl writes a letter to an American airlift pilot who drops chocolates to children. The author includes a biography of Col. Halvorsen, "the chocolate pilot" of the title.
Midnight Clear: Stories for the Christmas Season, A
Twelve modern-day stories focus on the "true meaning" of Christmas. Each addresses the tenacity of the human spirit; all are engaging stories.
| Author: Paterson, Katherine |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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Mud City
Shauzia, with her dog, has fled Afghanistan and survives on the streets of Peshawar, Pakistan, and in a refugee camp. This is the second part of a trilogy.
| Author: Ellis, Deborah |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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My Great Aunt Arizona
Based on the author's great aunt, Arizona was born in a log cabin. All her life she dreamed of visiting far-away places. She became a teacher and never left the area, but taught several generations of children to share her dreams.
| Author: Houston, Gloria |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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One City, Two Brothers
Wonderfully illustrated retelling of the Jewish and Arabic folktale about the founding of Jerusalem. The tale is story of King Solomon and his attempt to mediate a dispute between two brothers squabbling over an inheritance. Simple, but powerful themes d
| Author: Smith, Chris |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading | social studies
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One Thousand Tracings: Healing the Wounds of World War II
One family in the USA begins an effort to help those in Europe suffering from the aftermath of WWII by sending shoes and other needed supplies.
| Author: Judge, Lita |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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River of Words, A: The Story of William Carlos Williams
This relatively easy-reading biography of the American poet and doctor, William Carlos Williams, includes lovely collage illustrations of a few short simple poems, a timeline, and helpful notes from the author and illustrator.
| Author: Bryant, Jen |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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Safekeeping
Radley returns home to Vermont from a volunteer stay in Haiti to complete chaos. She begins a long trek to try to find her parents and some sense of normalcy in a country becoming completely dysfunctional.The underling message is articulated, as a vision
| Author: Hesse, Karen |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies | language arts - reading | language arts - writing
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Silver Packages
A man returns to his childhood home in Appalachia to thank the benefactor on the Christmas Train. The story originally appeared in Rylant's book Children of Christmas: Stories for the Season.
With a Hammer for My Heart
When 15-year-old Lawanda befriends a WW II veteran living in an old school bus, she sets in motion events that will change her life and all those around her. The well-written story unfolds with each chapter telling the story from the point of view of eac
| Author: Lyon, George Ella |
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