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A short biography of Jesse James, who formed his own gang of robbers and murderers with his brother, Frank, in…
1866, focusing on banks, stagecoaches, and trains. He became an outlaw due to guerrilla warfare tactics employed during the Civil War. For grades 4-7 and older readers. Spanish language. 2004Short biography of Alexander Hamilton, who was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He was a statesman,…
lawmaker, writer of the Federalist Papers, and first secretary of the treasury under George Washington, who was recently featured in the famed Broadway play Hamilton. For grades 4-7 and older readers. Spanish language. 2004A short biography of George Washington, perhaps the most famous Founding Father of the United States. He was the commander-in-chief…
of the Continental Army and the first president of the United States. For grades 4-7 and older readers. Spanish language. 2004By Magdalena Alagna. 2004
A short biography of Wyatt Earp, a lawman in the "Wild West" of the late 1800s. He is remembered for…
a gunfight at the O. K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona, where he and his brothers confronted a group of outlaws and only Wyatt came through unscathed. For grades 4-7 and older readers. Spanish language. 2004An award-winning author examines the relationship between President Garfield and his assassin, Guiteau, and relates the gruesome details of Garfield's…
slow and agonizing death that lasted eighty days. Jarrow reveals the medical mistakes made, including the faulty diagnoses and outdated treatments that led to the president's demise. YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2021By Barb Rosenstock, Elizabeth Baddeley. 2020
Presents the life of the former first lady, describing how she defied historical conventions by asking questions, marrying against expectations,…
volunteering during the Revolutionary War, and representing the new nation as the president's wife. For grades K-3. 2020By Connie Schofield-Morrison. 2021
By Chris Newell. 2021
By Russell Freedman. 2013
In 1723 Ben Franklin arrived in Philadelphia as a poor and friendless seventeen-year-old who had run away from his family…
and an apprenticeship in Boston. Sixty-two years later he stepped ashore in nearly the same spot but was greeted by cannons, bells, and a cheering crowd, now a distinguished statesman, renowned author, and world-famous scientist. Freedman's riveting story of how a rebellious apprentice became an American icon through brilliance, hard work, and an endless supply of innovative ideas. Unrated. For grades 4-7By Leah Henderson, Floyd Cooper. 2021
Today is a special day. Eli knows it's important if he's allowed to miss one second of school, his "hard-earned…
right." Inspired by true events and told through the eyes of a young boy, this is the deeply moving story about what is regarded as the first Memorial Day on May 1, 1865. Eli dresses up in his best clothes, Mama gathers the mayflowers, Papa straightens his hat, and together they join the crowds filling the streets of Charleston, South Carolina, with bouquets, crosses, and wreaths. Abolitionists, missionaries, teachers, military officers, and a sea of faces Black, Brown, and White, they march as one and sing for all those who gave their lives fighting for freedom during the Civil War. With poignant prose and celebratory, powerful illustrations, A Day for Rememberin' shines light on the little-known history of this important holiday and reminds us never to forget the people who put their lives on the line for their country. For grades K-3By Bethany Hegedus, Kyung Eun Han. 2020
Covers the inspiring life of humanitarian Jimmy Carter, the thirty-ninth president of the United States and a Nobel Prize winner.…
Includes an author's note, timeline, and additional resources. For grades K-3. 2020By Suzanne Slade, Don Tate. 2020
The history of the exhibition basketball team, the Harlem Globetrotters, a group of one-finger ball-spinning, rapid-fire mini-dribbling, skilled athletes, expert…
players, and electrifying performers, all rolled into one. For grades K-3. 2020By Jan Wahl, Morgana Wallace. 2019
Covers the pioneering scientific work and inspiring courage of Hedy Lamarr, the famous Hollywood actress who fought against old-fashioned parents,…
a domineering husband, prejudice, and stereotypes to become an accomplished inventor whose work helped pave the way for many of the communications technologies we enjoy today. For grades 2-4. 2019By Jeff Lantos. 2021
By Deborah Hopkinson. 2022
"As a hurricane gathered in the Caribbean, blue skies covered Galveston, Texas. Scientists knew a storm was coming. But none…
of them were able to prepare Galveston for the force of the hurricane that hit on September 8, 1900. The water from the storm surge pulled houses off their foundations, and the winds toppled telephone poles and trees like toothpicks. And amid the chaos, Galveston's residents did all they could to rescue one another. From the meteorologists tracking the storm, to the ordinary people who displayed extraordinary bravery...from the inequitable effects of the disaster, to the science of hurricanes and weather: Acclaimed Sibert Honor author Deborah Hopkinson brings voices from history to life in this fast-paced, wide-ranging narrative of the deadliest hurricane in American history." -- Provided by publisherBy Steve Dougherty. 2011
"Describes the Japanese surprise attack on the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, which resulted in the deaths of…
more than 2,000 American officers and servicemen and an immediate declaration of war on Japan." -- Provided by publisherBy Madison Moore. 2021
"Today, the NBA is around 74 percent Black but when basketball first started to catch on, it wasn't easy for…
Black people to play. They couldn't enter segregated YMCAs or attend privileged colleges. So Black Americans made their own spaces, playing in dance halls before the dancing started, and eventually forming teams called the Black Fives. More than Just a Game celebrates the history of basketball from a Black perspective, revealing how it changed Black communities and how they made the sport into what it is today." -- Provided by publisherBy Daniel James Brown. 2016
Daniel James Brown's robust book tells the story of the University of Washington's 1936 eight-oar crew and their epic quest…
for an Olympic gold medal, a team that transformed the sport and grabbed the attention of millions of Americans. Adapted for young readers. For junior and senior high readers. UnratedBy Bret Corbin. 2015
Visit a most extraordinary children's summer camp in Vermont operating during the 1920s and 1930s where the attendees built the…
castles and life-sized, sea-worthy pirate ships where they lived for the summer and played. Learn how these talented youth experienced the ultimate boyhood fantasy by building a huge pirate ship and living on it during extended voyages across Lake Champlain, New York, and Canada. For grades 6-9By Marc Tyler Nobleman, Melissa Iwai. 2018
The devastating Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, in 1941, drew the United States into World War II. Few know…
that several months later, Japanese pilot Nobuo Fujita dropped bombs on the mainland, outside a small town in Oregon. But the bombings were only the beginning of Fujita's story. Twenty years later, he returned to Oregon, this time to apologize. This true tale is a dramatic and moving account of reconciliation after war. For grades 2-4