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Par Anita Croy. 2007
An overview of the third-largest country in South America. Describes Peru's variety of landscapes--coastal, mountain, and jungle--and its climate, plants…
and animals, government, economy, and people. Discusses the Inca and other early civilizations, the Spanish conquest, and Peru's modern blend of cultures. For grades 3-6. 2007Par Beth S Wenger. 2007
Companion piece to a 2008 PBS television series uses first-person accounts to examine the history, social integration, ethnic relations, and…
cultural assimilation of Jews in America from 1654 to 2008. Profiles individuals such as Abraham Kohn, a 1840s peddler who voiced the initial disappointment felt by many Jewish immigrants. 2007Par Mario Polèse. 2021
Le portrait du peuple québécois que je propose ici, à la différence de ce qu'on lit trop souvent, est celui…
d'un peuple éminemment résilient, habile, qui à travers les hauts et les bas de son histoire a toujours (ou presque) su faire les bons choix comme société. Peu de peuples peuvent en dire autantPar Susan Campbell Bartoletti. 2005
Traces the Hitler Youth movement's development during the period 1926 to 1945, when it indoctrinated German children and teens in…
Nazi ideology and loyalty to Hitler. Features personal accounts of members such as Elisabeth Vetter, who betrayed her own parents for objecting to Hitler. Violence. For grades 6-9. 2005Par Antonia Fraser. 2006
Royal biographer, author of The Lives of the Kings and Queens of England (BR 15910), researches the life of French…
king Louis XIV (1638-1715). Highlights the influence of his pious mother; his wife, first cousin Maria Teresa of Spain; and his mistresses, including the governess of his illegitimate children. 2006Par Debbie Stoller. 2006
Provides a brief history of crochet, introduces types of hooks and yarns, and explains basic and fancy stitches and finishing…
techniques. Features step-by-step instructions for forty projects ranging from scarves and shawls to hats, bags, seasonal wear (a bikini), accessories, and gifts for babies and homes. 2006Par 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. 2007Par Peter Green. 2007
Classics professor surveys three centuries of ancient Greek history from the era of Philip of Macedon and Alexander the Great…
in 336 B.C.E. to the death of Cleopatra of Egypt in 31 B.C.E. Highlights ruthless leaders, political machinations, and battles that eventually gave way to Roman control. 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. 2006Discusses the beginning of the space age, from the Soviet launch of Sputnik in 1957 to the American astronauts' moon…
landing in 1969, with comments on later developments. Examines the rivalry between the two superpowers and its influence on American society and government policy. For grades 6-9. 2007Par Marjorie Hart. 2007
Eighty-three-year-old author recalls the summer of 1945 when she and Marty, her best friend from the University of Iowa, worked…
as the first female pages at Manhattan's Tiffany & Co. Reminisces about her romance with a navy midshipman and the VJ Day celebration in Times Square. 2007Par Jean H Baker. 2005
Profiles the private and public lives of five women who championed women's right to vote: Lucy Stone, Susan B. Anthony,…
Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Frances Willard, and Alice Paul. Examines the histories and backgrounds that motivated their activism, including their families, friends, lovers, companions, education, and accomplishments. 2005Par Tom Brokaw. 2007
Author of The Greatest Generation (BR 13580), television anchorman Tom Brokaw conducted dozens of personal interviews with baby boomers to…
document the decade of the 1960s. Includes reminiscences about the political, cultural, and socioeconomic meaning of the era and the changes that occurred. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2007Par Nicholas Booth. 2007
Biography of British spy Eddie Chapman (1914-1997), a career criminal imprisoned on a Channel isle when the Nazis captured it…
in 1940. Describes his training as a Nazi spy, his return to England, and his services as an agent for MI5. Some violence and some strong language. 2007Par Conn Iggulden, Hal Iggulden. 2007
Descriptions of games and outdoor activities alternate with historical facts and stories of courage. Includes instructions for tying five basic…
knots, building a go-cart, playing chess, and making crystals. Discusses famous battles and profiles explorers. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2007Par Russell Freedman. 2004
Recounts the life of African American singer Marian Anderson and her "once-in-a-hundred-years" voice. Describes her Philadelphia childhood, intense training, successful…
career in Europe, triumphant return to America, and setbacks caused by racial discrimination. Highlights Anderson's successful 1939 Lincoln Memorial performance for 75,000 fans. Newbery honor winner. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2004Par Norman F Cantor. 2003
Survey of major Mediterranean empires from the birth of the Sumerians around 3500 B.C. in the Tigris-Euphrates valley to the…
fall of the Roman Empire in A.D. 453. Discusses principles of religion, philosophy, politics, health, and law developed in this period and their continuing influence on modern culture. 2003Describes the horrific events in Philadelphia in 1793 when citywide illness prevented Congress from convening. Thousands of people were dying,…
many unattended, and physicians of the time were unsure of the cause or treatment of the yellow-fever outbreak. For grades 6-9. 2003Par Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld. 2007
Explains that fossils of dinosaur footprints found today are the result of tracks made and preserved millions of years ago.…
Includes an activity for making your own fossil handprints or footprints. For grades 2-4. 2007Par Vincent J. Cannato. 2009
Historian examines the history and politics of Ellis Island from 1892-1924, a period when twelve million immigrants were processed there.…
Details the evolution of public policy for admittance into the United States. Includes actual immigration cases of people who were filtered through the system. 2009