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Writing the U.S. Constitution (Our American story)
Par Lori Mortensen. 2010
Paul Revere's ride (Our American story)
Par Lori Mortensen. 2010
Discusses Paul Revere's bravery on the night of April 18, 1775, when this American hero rode his horse Brown Beauty…
to warn the colonists that British soldiers were headed to Lexington from Boston that same night. For grades K-3. 2010Frederick Douglass: a noble life
Par David A Adler. 2010
Biography of the abolitionist Frederick Douglass (1818-1895), a fugitive slave who became an author, lecturer, and advisor to President Lincoln.…
Discusses slavery in America and Douglass's escape, emancipation activities, support of women's rights, world travels, and writing career. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2010The first American flag (Our American story)
Par Kathy Allen. 2010
Presents facts about United States flag history from the earliest one for the thirteen colonies during the Revolutionary War to…
the banner representing the fifty states. Discusses the legend of Betsy Ross and explains the flag's real origins. For grades K-3. 2010Reluctant heroes: true five-minute-read adventure stories for boys
Par Kendall F Haven. 2008
Twenty-five short accounts--from history, modern life, and nature--of ordinary people who acted heroically. Told to inspire, entertain, and demonstrate effective…
storytelling, they cover young people involved in wars, participating in traditional cultural events, and facing wild animals. Includes each tale's background and recommendations for further reading. For grades 3-6. 2008Harper Lee: a twentieth-century life (Up Close Ser.)
Par Kerry Madden. 2009
Biography of To Kill a Mockingbird (BR 12850) author, Nelle Harper Lee, born in Alabama in 1926. Discusses Lee's law…
studies, work for the campus newspaper, discomfort with celebrity, and desire to live simply. Also covers the publication of her book. For grades 6-9. 2009Babe Ruth: a twentieth-century life (Up Close Ser.)
Par Wilborn Hampton. 2009
Biography of homerun-record-making baseball player Babe Ruth (1895-1948) discusses his unhappy childhood, career with the Boston Red Sox and the…
New York Yankees, and athletic prowess in the ballpark. Covers his complicated private life and separates fact from legend. For grades 6-9. 2009Theodore Roosevelt: a twentieth-century life (Up Close)
Par Michael L Cooper. 2009
Biography of the twenty-sixth United States president, Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919). Describes Roosevelt's overcoming severe asthma as a child and becoming…
a man of high spirits with a sense of adventure, who demonstrated courage on the battlefield. Discusses his family life, political career, and conservation efforts. For grades 6-9. 2009Honest Abe Lincoln: easy-to-read stories about Abraham Lincoln (A holiday House Reader Ser.)
Par David A Adler. 2008
Biography of U.S. president Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) tells how he got the nickname "Honest Abe," how he helped both people…
and animals, why he grew a beard, and why he was shot and killed. Seven short chapters. For grades K-3. 2009Jane Goodall: a twentieth-century life (Up Close Ser.)
Par Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen. 2008
Biography of the British primatologist born in 1934 who has spent many years in Africa studying chimpanzees in the wild.…
Features her dedication to field research, her marriages, her family, the 1975 kidnapping of Jane's colleagues from Gombe, and her ongoing championing of chimpanzees. Some violence. For grades 6-9. 2008W.E.B. Du Bois: a twentieth-century life (Up Close Ser.)
Par Tonya Bolden. 2008
Biography of African American activist, poet, and scholar William Edward Burghardt Du Bois (1868-1963). Discusses his earning a PhD from…
Harvard University and his commitment to racial equality, justice, and world peace in the context of segregation, the Jim Crow laws, and two world wars. For grades 6-9. 2008The Houdini box
Par Brian Selznick. 2008
From the age of eight, Victor tries to perform Houdini's escape tricks, much to his mother's dismay. His admiration for…
the great magician leads him to inherit a box--supposedly Houdini's, but with the confusing initials "E.W." marked on it. For grades 3-6. 2008Thurgood Marshall: a twentieth-century life (Up Close Ser.)
Par Chris Crowe. 2008
Biography traces the career of the civil rights lawyer and first African American justice on the United States Supreme Court.…
Describes Thurgood Marshall (1908-1993) growing up under segregation and winning the landmark 1954 desegregation case of Oliver Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas. For grades 6-9. 2008David Crockett: hero of the common man (American heroes series #5)
Par Bill Groneman. 2005
Alamo historian examines the myth and legend of David Crockett (1786-1836) to portray the real frontiersman from Tennessee. Discusses his…
character, reputation, and career in the U.S. Congress. Scrutinizes personal accounts and diaries for evidence of Crockett's heroism during the Mexican assault on the Alamo. 2005Jamestown: the first English colony (Building America)
Par Susan Sales Harkins. 2007
Overview of the first English settlement in the New World. Describes the settlers' lack of preparation for the 1607 cross-Atlantic…
journey, illnesses, starvation, and interactions with Native Americans. Profiles historical figures and traces Jamestown's growth and disappearance in 1699, as residents moved to other towns. For grades 4-7. 2007Discusses Harriet Tubman's life (1820-1913), escape from slavery, heroic trips back into slave states to conduct others to freedom, and…
dangerous role as a spy for the Union during the Civil War. Explains her work in the context of the abolitionist movement. For grades 6-9. 2006Super Bowl!: 40 years of championship history
Par Stephanie True Peters. 2005
A forty-year history of football's championship games and players. Highlights memorable plays, from the first Super Bowl in 1967 through…
the 2006 game. Discusses triumphs, defeats, and team stars. Includes lists of game results and teams with multiple wins. For grades 4-7. 2006Dare to dream!: 25 extraordinary lives
Par Sandra McLeod Humphrey. 2005
Biographical sketches of people who showed moral, physical, or spiritual courage to achieve their goals. Profiles athletes, doctors, politicians, writers,…
lawyers, and entertainers including Eleanor Roosevelt, Norman Vincent Peale, Maya Angelou, Sandra Day O'Connor, Ben Carson, Bill Cosby, and Sammy Sosa. For grades 5-8. 2005African heroes (Black stars #8)
Par James Haskins. 2005
Minibiographies of twenty-seven leaders on the African continent. Covers heroes from ancient empires, men who led the struggle against European…
incursion, and outstanding people of the twentieth century, such as Haile Selassie, Jomo Kenyatta, Kwame Nkrumah, Nelson Mandela, and Kofi Annan. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2005Maritcha: a nineteenth-century American girl
Par Tonya Bolden. 2004
Biography of Maritcha Rémond Lyons (1848-1929), an African American girl who fought to attend the town's only high school--an all-white…
one. Describes her family and childhood in New York and Rhode Island before, during, and after the Civil War. Based on Lyons's memoir. For grades 4-7 and older readers. 2005