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By Margret Rettich, Elizabeth D Crawford. 1986
In 1551, Prince Max of Austria married Princess Maria of Spain. One of their wedding presents was an Indian elephant.…
As the procession went from Spain to Vienna, the people came to watch the gigantic beast pass by. Grades K-3. c1986. Uniform title: Soliman der Elefant.By Maxine Trottier. 2004
By Barack Obama. 2010
President Obama praises thirteen American citizens - including Helen Keller, Martin Luther King Jr., and Cesar Chavez - whose contributions…
shaped our country. Expresses hope that these heroes will inspire his daughters and all children to pursue their own unique gifts and build up our nation. Grades K-3. 2010.By Caroline Elkins. 2005
Recovers the lost history of the last days of British colonialism in Kenya. In the aftermath of World War II…
and the triumph of liberal democracy over fascism, the British detained and brutalised hundreds of thousands of Kikuyu - the colony's largest ethnic group - who had demanded their independence. Winner of the 2006 Pulitzer Prize for general non-fiction. Explicit descriptions of sex and violence, some strong language. 2005.By Dave Eggers. 2018
In this honest look at the literal foundation of our country, Dave Eggers investigates a seemingly small trait of America's…
most emblematic statue. What he finds is about more than history, more than art. What he finds in the Statue of Liberty's right foot is the message of acceptance that is essential to an entire country's creation. Grades K-3. 2018.By John Farman. 1998
By John Farman. 1997
By Kate Duke. 1997
During summer vacation, several children spend a day with their friend Sophie, an archaeologist. She explains how these scientists discover…
a place to dig and divide it up, what type of things they look for, and how they carefully uncover the items, log them in on charts, and then study them. For grades K-3By Sigal Samuel. 2021
Osnat was born five hundred years ago—at a time when almost everyone believed in miracles, but very few believed that…
girls should learn to read. Yet Osnat's father was a great scholar whose house was filled with books. And she convinced him to teach her. Then she in turn grew up to teach others, becoming a wise scholar in her own right, the world's first female rabbi! Some say Osnat performed miracles—like healing a dove who had been shot by a hunter! Or saving a congregation from fire! But perhaps her greatest feat was to be a light of inspiration for other girls and boys, to show that any person who can learn might find a path that none have walked beforeBy Jonah Winter, A. G. Ford. 2013
An illustrated tribute to the 35th president's White House years, published to coincide with the fiftieth anniversary of his assassination,…
offers insight into JFK's cultural significance to everyday Americans. For grades K-3. 2013By 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. 2019By Dave Eggers, Shawn Harris. 2017
Presents the history of the Statue of Liberty, which was first erected in Paris and then disassembled and shipped to…
New York City in 1885. Highlights the iconic statue's raised right foot to illustrate that freedom and liberty require action. For grades K-3. 2017By Walter Dean Myers, Floyd Cooper. 2017
Biography of Frederick Douglass (1818-1895) explores the role of literacy and how it shaped his youth while he was a…
slave. Recounts his journey to freedom, and his life as a leader of the abolitionist movement, a celebrated writer, an esteemed speaker, statesman, and a social reformer. For grades 2-4. 2017By Cheryl Harness. 2014
Explains how flags have been used throughout history to represent cultures. Includes the colonial era, the Revolutionary War, and the…
War of 1812. Features an American flag timeline and a glossary. For grades 2-4. 2014By Peter Sís, Peter Sis. 2014
A biography of French writer and aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Antoine was one of the first pilots to deliver mail…
by plane, and he wrote of the adventures that later influenced his book The Little Prince (DB 44071). For grades 3-6 and older readers. 2014By Stephen Gilpin, M. G. King. 2010
Account of librarian RoseAleta Laurell, who climbed onto the roof of the Dr. Eugene Clark Library in Lockhart, Texas--and stayed…
there for a whole week! Details RoseAleta's determination to raise the twenty thousand dollars needed to give the library a fun and fully stocked children's section. For grades K-3. 2010By Adrienne Sylver, Elwood H. Smith. 2010
Overview of the hot dog. Discusses its popularity in sports stadiums, lists famous hot-dog stands, and covers named topping combinations,…
such as the Chicago Dog. Includes recipes and fun food facts. For grades 2-4. 2010By Sally Wern Comport, Tina Nichols Coury. 2012
By Meghan McCarthy. 2010
Describes the efforts of Walter Diemer, a young accountant who worked at a candy and gum factory in 1920s Philadelphia,…
to discover a recipe for gum that could stretch to blow bubbles. Includes additional facts about gum. For grades K-3. 2010By Rachel Bright. 2022
A heart-tingling story featuring Love Monster, who now appears in his own animated television show on CBeebies! It's Present Day…
in Cutesville, and Love Monster is on the lookout for something shiny for someone wonderful. But wonderful, shinyful things can be VERY expensive... What is a Love Monster to do? A heart-warming remember-the-important-things-in-life story about how presents don't have to cost the earth to mean the world!