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1919: the year that changed America
By Martin W. Sandler. 2019
Explores the major movements of 1919 that changed the country just as World War I came to an end. Covers…
the rise of women's suffrage, the violence of the Red Summer and the Red Scare, and Prohibition. For grades 6-9. 2019The eye that never sleeps: how Detective Pinkerton saved President Lincoln
By Marissa Moss, Jeremy Holmes. 2018
Profiles Allan Pinkerton (1819-1884), whose curiosity led him to uncover the work of coin counterfeiters and then forgers in Chicago.…
Pinkerton's successes led him to establish the Pinkerton Agency, a group of trained detectives, that not only solved cases but protected President Lincoln from a devious plot. For grades 2-4. 2018Jacques cousteau: ocean explorer (Voices Leveled Library)
By Linda Barr. 2018
Jacques Cousteau was born in France in 1910. Though he didn't go to college, his love for the ocean and…
film led him to become a great ocean explorer. Cousteau won Academy Awards for his films, invented undersea machines and cameras, and created TV showsSteve jobs, steve wozniak, and the personal computer
By Tod G. Smith. 2020
Stonewall: a building, an uprising, a revolution
By Rob Sanders, Jamey Christoph. 2019
Describes the 1969 Stonewall riots in New York City, which sparked the gay liberation movement in the United States, and…
details the history of LGBTQ+ rights since the riots. For grades 2-4. 2019Recounts the struggle for LGBT equality through personal stories and firsthand accounts. Chronicles the movement's key events, profiles civil rights…
mavericks, and highlights contributions from famous LGBT individuals and organizations. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2016Disaster strikes!: the most dangerous space missions of all time
By Jeffrey Kluger. 2019
Explores twelve space missions that went wrong, from the sinking of the space capsule on the Liberty Bell 7 mission…
in 1961 to problems on the International Space Station in 2013. Some strong language. For grades 4-7 and older readers. 2019The Stonewall Riots: coming out in the streets
By Gayle E. Pitman. 2019
Recounts the history of the Stonewall riots, a series of spontaneous demonstrations by members of the gay (LGBTQ+) community in…
reaction to a police raid that took place on June 28, 1969, at the Stonewall Inn in New York City's Greenwich Village. Some violence. For grades 6-9. 2019National parks: a kid's guide to America's parks, monuments and landmarks
By Erin McHugh, Neal Aspinall, Doug Leen, Brian Maebius. 2019
Organized alphabetically by state and territory, this guide explores the wonders of US national parks, plus other famous monuments and…
landmarks. Covers the history, geography, native wildlife and birds, and unique features that make each park special. For grades 4-7. 2019Mummies exposed!: Creepy and True #1 (Creepy and True)
By Kerrie Logan Hollihan. 2019
Uncovers the mysteries behind unearthed human mummies from around the globe, from mutilated bodies preserved in Irish bogs to sacrificed…
children entombed in an Incan burial site on a mountaintop. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2019Bringing down a president: the Watergate scandal
By Elizabeth Levy, Tim Foley, Andrea Balis. 2019
Recounts the administration of President Richard Nixon, the 1972 Watergate break-in, and the cover-up that led to Nixon's resignation. Highlights…
the events, personalities, and issues involved in the scandal, featuring quotes from primary source materials. Some strong language. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2019Women in art: 50 fearless creatives who inspired the world (Women in Science)
By Rachel Ignotofsky. 2019
Profiles fifty pioneering female artists, from Guan Daosheng, a thirteenth-century Chinese poet and painter, to Maya Lin, an American artist…
who designed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC. Discusses the elements and principles of art and design, statistics, and the tools used. For grades 5-8. 2019How Emily saved the bridge: the story of Emily Warren Roebling and the building of the Brooklyn Bridge
By Frieda Wishinsky, Natalie Nelson. 2019
Portrait of Emily Warren Roebling, a well-educated woman in math and science who continued her husband's project of building the…
Brooklyn Bridge, an iconic suspension bridge that connects Brooklyn to Manhattan. For grades K-3. 2019The untold story of Washington's surprise attack: the daring crossing of the Delaware River (What You Didn't Know about the American Revolution Ser.)
By Kathleen Baxter, Danny Kravitz. 2015
Presents the story of General George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River Christmas night 1776. Washington's daring strategic maneuver surprised…
the enemy, boosted the low morale of his exhausted and ill troops, and gave Americans hope that they could win the war. Some violence. For grades 4-7. 2015The poison eaters: fighting danger and fraud in our food and drugs
By Gail Jarrow. 2019
Examines the history of how food was made safer after first examining the gross and dangerous methods employed by factories…
in how they processed and packaged what the public consumed. Discusses the additives used such as borax in sausage and formaldehyde in milk. For grades 5-8. 2019Explores the life of Cleopatra, from her interests in literature, mathematics, and science to her role as a mother and…
as Egypt's queen. Includes activities such as mummifying a hot dog and creating an Egyptian-style necklace. For grades 5-8. 2018Manhattan: mapping the story of an island
By Jennifer Thermes. 2019
Chronicles the rise of Manhattan and recounts its physical, social, and ecological history. Explores the changing dynamics of the island,…
and highlights important moments that helped shape its growth. For grades 3-6 and older readers. 2019Close calls: how eleven US Presidents escaped from the brink of death
By Michael P. Spradlin. 2020
Spies, lies, and disguise: the daring tricks and deeds that won World War II
By Kevin O'Malley, Jennifer Swanson. 2019
History of covert operations deployed by the Allies during World War II, from Churchill's secret warriors to the Navajo code…
talkers. Includes lesser-known failures, such as Operation Vegetarian, a British military plan to infect the cows of Germany with anthrax spores. For grades 5-8. 2019The man who knew everything: the strange life of Athanasius Kircher
By Roxanna Bikadoroff, Marilee Peters. 2017
Short biography of Athanasius Kircher, a 17th-century Jesuit scientist and polymath. Kircher was one of the first scientists to formulate…
theories based on observation, and even lowered himself into Mount Vesuvius to study how volcanoes worked. For grades 4-7. 2017