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Shackles from the deep: tracing the path of a sunken slave ship, a bitter past, and a rich legacy (Nat Geo - History (us) Ser.)
By National Geographic Kids, Michael H. Cottman. 2017
Pulitzer Prize-winning author shares the wonders of diving, detective work, and the discovery of the remnants of the slave ship…
Henrietta Marie, while shedding light on the history of slavery. For grades 6-9. 2017Esquivel!: space-age sound artist
By Susan Wood, Duncan Tontiuh. 2016
Biography of Mexican musician Juan García Esquivel, who as a young boy sated his curiosity about music wherever he could,…
and all on his own. His music became a fusion of sounds and styles that turned into something utterly unique. For grades K-3. 2016The legendary Miss Lena Horne
By Carole Boston Weatherford, Elizabeth Zunon. 2017
Profiles the life of the actress and civil rights activist Lena Horne. Describes her early years living with her mother…
on the road and with her grandmother in Brooklyn. Highlights her artistic achievements as she paved the way as an African American actress and singer. For grades 2-4. 2017The Whydah: a pirate ship feared, wrecked, and found
By Martin W. Sandler. 2017
In 1984, the pirate ship the Whydah was found, nearly three hundred years after it sank in a storm off…
the coast of Cape Cod in 1717. Previously used by Captain Price as an infamous slave-trading ship, the vessel was taken over by pirate Black Sam Bellamy. For grades 6-9. 2017Jason and the Argonauts: the first great quest in Greek mythology
By Robert Byrd. 2016
A recounting of the legend of Greek hero Jason, the gifted Argonauts, and their dangerous quest to retrieve the magical…
Golden Fleece--said to have been sent by the Gods of Olympus. For grades 3-6. 2016Muddy: The Story Of Blues Legend Muddy Waters
By Evan Turk, Michael Mahin. 2016
When the beat was born: DJ Kool Herc and the creation of hip hop
By Theodore Taylor, Laban Carrick Hill. 2013
Short biography of Clive Campbell, also known as DJ Kool Herc, who spun records and created an innovative style of…
playing music to make the breaks of the musical interludes between verses longer for dancing. John Steptoe New Talent Award. For grades 2-4. 2013The music in George's head: George Gershwin creates Rhapsody in blue
By Suzanne Slade, Stacy Innerst. 2016
Short biography of composer George Gershwin (1898-1937), from his early infatuation with music as a child prodigy to the creation…
of his musical masterpiece Rhapsody in Blue. For grades K-3. 2016First flight around the world: the adventures of the American fliers who won the race
By Tim Grove, National Air and Space Museum. 2015
An account of the 1924 race among six nations--Argentina, France, Great Britain, Italy, Portugal, and the United States--to be the…
first to circumnavigate the globe by airplane. Describes the efforts of the U. S. team as they struggled to overcome limited resources, hazardous weather, and foreign cultures. For grades 5-8. 2015Let your voice be heard: the life and times of Pete Seeger
By Anita Silvey. 2016
Trombone Shorty
By Bryan Collier, Troy Andrews. 2015
Autobiography of music prodigy Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews, who was leading his own band by age six. Today this Grammy-nominated…
artist headlines the legendary New Orleans Jazz Fest. Coretta Scott King Award. For grades K-3 and older readers. 2015Ada's violin: the story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay
By Sally Wern Comport, Susan Hood. 2016
Recounts the story of Ada's dream to play music in Cateura, a small town built on a landfill in Paraguay.…
Favio Chávez, an engineer and musician, recycled garbage into musical instruments and taught the kids to play, eventually earning global recognition. For grades K-3. 2016Moonshot: the flight of Apollo 11 (Journeys 2014)
By Brian Floca. 2009
The boy who became Buffalo Bill: growing up Billy Cody in Bleeding Kansas
By Andrea Warren. 2015
An exploration of the adventurous life of William Frederick Cody (1846-1917), who became the legendary Wild West entertainer. Discusses family…
tragedies, a move to Kansas, riding for the Pony Express, military service, and his popular touring show "Buffalo Bill's Wild West."Some violence. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 201510 ships that rocked the world (World of tens)
By Kim Rosen, Gillian Richardson. 2015
Profiles ten ships that influenced human history. Explores maritime adventures from the voyages led by Commander Zheng He's Chinese treasure…
ships in the fifteenth century to the twenty-first-century Somali pirate hijacking of the Saudi Arabian supertanker Sirius Star. For grades 4-7 and older readers. 2015A beginner's guide to immortality: from alchemy to avatars
By Maria Birmingham, Josh Holinaty. 2015
Chronicles humanity's attempts to cheat death through elixirs or other magical substances. Highlights key individuals who were believed to be…
immortal and the mysteries surrounding their actual age, including fourteenth-century French scholar Nicolas Flamel, who is said to have created the mythical philosopher's stone. For grades 3-6. 201510 plants that shook the world (World of Tens)
By Kim Rosen, Gillian Richardson, Vladyana Krykora. 2013
Profiles ten plants that influenced human history through their impact on trade, medicine, knowledge-sharing, and more. Highlights cacao, cinchona, corn,…
cotton, papyrus, pepper, potato, rubber, sugarcane, and tea. For grades 4-7 and older readers. 2013John Muir wrestles a waterfall
By Julie Danneberg, Jamie Hogan. 2015
Recounts the adventure of naturalist John Muir, when he explored a waterfall in Yosemite Valley, California, in April 1871. Interspersed…
with clips of his life as a self-taught scientist, writer, and founder of the Sierra Club. For grades 3-6. 2015Leontyne Price: voice of a century
By Carole Boston Weatherford, Raul Colón. 2014
Short biography of acclaimed African American opera singer Mary Violet Leontyne Price. Born in Mississippi in 1927, Leontyne broke down…
racial barriers with her performances at the Metropolitan Opera House, Italy's La Scala opera house, and on television. For grades 2-4. 2014Journey through space: Star Wars (DK readers. 2, Beginning to read alone)
By Ryder Windham. 2015
Fictional guide to the Star Wars galaxy, including profiles of planets and members of the Jedi High Council. Also includes…
information on various alien races and a glossary. For grades K-3. 2015