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By Toni Morrison. 2004
An account of the thoughts and feelings of children involved in school desegregation. Provides background to the 1954 groundbreaking Brown…
v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision and the movement to eliminate racist laws. For grades 3-6. 2004By Shirley-Raye Redmond. 2003
In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson sends explorers Lewis and Clark across the country to map the land and bring back…
plants and animals. The men capture a prairie dog and send it to Washington for everyone to see. Beginning Reader. For grades 2-4. 2003By Martyn Bramwell. 2000
Describes the geography, population, and industry of the countries located in northern and western Asia: Turkey, Cyprus, Syria, Lebanon, Israel,…
Jordan, Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Oman, and Asian Russia. For grades 5-8. 2000By Bill Gutman. 2002
By Kimberly Holt. 1998
Louisiana, 1950s. Twelve-year-old Tiger Ann Parker begins to feel embarrassed in front of the other kids about the "slowness" of…
her parents. Her grandmother is the one who keeps the family intact. After Granny dies, Tiger has a chance to move to the city with her sophisticated aunt, but she is reluctant to abandon the parents who love her. For grades 6-9By April Sayre. 1999
By April Sayre. 1998
Describes the unique geographical characteristics of the North American continent including its waterways, weather, plants, and animals. Discusses the northern…
lands of Canada and Alaska, as well as Mexico and its links to Central America and the Caribbean. Also covers the lower forty-eight states. For grades 5-8. 1998By April Sayre. 1998
Surveys geographical characteristics of the European continent, including its flora and fauna, nine climate types, variations in landscape, and waterways.…
Discusses environmental concerns and sources of pollution. For grades 5-8. 1998By A. G Smith. 1997
A history of how people learned to identify their physical location in the world. Traces the development of maps from…
birch bark and clay tablets dated 2300 B.C. to the techniques of aerial photography. Follows navigational skills from Eratosthenes's astronomical experiments to the discovery of the compass and the use of satellites. For grades 5-8By Martyn Bramwell. 2000
By Martyn Bramwell. 2000
By Martyn Bramwell. 2000
By Martyn Bramwell. 2000
By April Sayre. 1999
By Martyn Bramwell. 2001
Brief information on the geography, population, and economy of the continents of Australia and Antarctica as well as the numerous…
islands in the Pacific Ocean that lie in the Southern Hemisphere. For grades 5-8. 2000By April Sayre. 1999
By Martyn Bramwell. 2000
Basic information on the geography, population, and industry of countries located in southern and eastern Asia: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei,…
Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Macao, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. For grades 5-8. 2000By Suzanne Freeman. 1996
Mia Veery did not like living in Beirut; she wanted to come back to the United States and be a…
typical 1962 American teenager in an ordinary family. When her parents disappear at sea, Mia and her two older half sisters go to live with Aunt Kit in Tennessee. There Mia finds being "typical" is not easy. For grades 6-9By Isaac Asimov. 1979
Presents the history of the discovery and early explorations of the Antarctic region, including the race to the South Pole.…
Also describes the geography of the region. For grades 5-8 and older readersBy Laurence Pringle. 1992
Antarctica, the fifth largest continent, is often called the "White Continent" because it is covered with snow and ice. The…
author describes the discovery and exploration of Antarctica, its geological history and natural history, and its great value as a natural laboratory for science. He also discusses prospects for the future well-being of the continent in the light of new treaties. For grades 4-7 and older readers