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Betsy Ross and the silver thimble: Ready-to-Read Level 2 (Ready-to-Read Childhood of Famous Americans #Level 2)
By Stephanie Greene, Diana Magnuson. 2002
Young Betsy Ross is upset when her brother tells her that she cannot make furniture because she is a girl.…
Betsy wants to prove that she can do whatever he can, but she ends up proving something to herself instead. For grades 2-4Coretta Scott: poetry
By Ntozake Shange, Kadir Nelson. 2009
Examines the life of Martin Luther King's wife, Coretta, who in her own right, was a civil rights pioneer who…
experienced the injustices of the segregated South and who continued her husband's mission after his assassination. For preschool-grade 2Healthy foods from A to Z: Comida sana de la A a la Z
By Renée Comet, Stephanie Maze. 2012
Colorful healthy food icons of apples to zucchini are arranged in alphabetical order portraying various facial emotions. Vocabulary is in…
English and Spanish and includes a nutritional glossary. For preschool-grade 2I am Jackie Robinson (Ordinary people change the world)
By Brad Meltzer, Christopher Eliopoulos. 2015
Jackie Robinson always loved sports, especially baseball. But he lived at a time before the Civil Rights Movement, when the…
rules weren't fair to African Americans. Even though Jackie was a great athlete, he wasn't allowed on the best teams just because of the color of his skin. Jackie knew that sports were best when everyone, of every color, played together. For grades K-3Mind your manners, Alice Roosevelt!
By Leslie Kimmelman, Adam Gustavson. 2009
A brief, fictionalized account of what life was like for Theodore Roosevelt during his political career, with his oldest daughter,…
Alice, a strong-willed and somewhat wild young woman, who loved to do things that shocked the public, even when she lived in the White House. For grades 2-4Mary Walker wears the pants: the true story of the doctor, reformer, and Civil War hero
By Cheryl Harness, Carlo Molinari. 2013
Presents the life and accomplishments of the first female doctor in the United States who served on the Union side…
in the Civil War and was awarded the Medal of Honor for her service. For grades 2-4Clara and Davie: the true story of young Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross
By Patricia Polacco. 2014
Of thee I sing: a letter to my daughters
By Barack Obama, Loren Long. 2010
In a letter to his daughters, Barack Obama reflects on the traits of thirteen groundbreaking Americans, such as Georgia O'Keeffe,…
Jackie Robinson, and George Washington, and shares how children embody them. For grades K-3Dewey: there's a cat in the library!
By Vicki Myron, Bret Witter, Steve James. 2009
Dewey the cat, who finds a new home at the Spencer Library when librarian Vicky Myron finds him in the…
return box, learns that young visitors like to chase him, pull his tail, and give him tight hugs, but he soon realizes that, despite the demands, helping people is what he does best. For grades K-3In the winter of 1775, a bookseller named Henry Knox drags fifty-nine canons from New York's Fort Ticonderoga across 300…
hilly and snowy miles, delivering them to an imperiled General Washington in Boston. This lively picture book depicts one of the most remarkable achievements of the Revolutionary War. For grades K-3. 2013Of thee I sing: a letter to my daughters
By Barack Obama, Loren Long. 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. For grades K-3. 2010Parks for the people: How Frederick Law Olmsted designed America
By Elizabeth Partridge. 2022
National Book Award finalist Elizabeth Partridge reveals the life and work of Frederick Law Olmsted, the designer of Central Park,…
the United States Capitol building's landscape, and more. Nobody could get Frederick Law Olmsted to sit still. He was filled with energy, adventure, and dreams of changing the world. As a boy, he found refuge in the peace and calm of nature, and later as an adult, he dreamed of designing and creating access to parks for a growing and changing America. When New York City held a contest for the best park design for what would become Central Park, Olmsted won and became the father of landscape architecture. He went on to design parks across America, including Yosemite National Park and even the grounds for the United States Capitol. National Book Award finalist Elizabeth Partridge brings her renowned lyricism and meticulous research to the visionary who brought parks to the peopleThe world at his fingertips: a story about Louis Braille (Carolrhoda creative minds biography)
By Barbara O'Connor. 1997
A biography of Frenchman Louis Braille (1809-1852), who was accidentally blinded as a child and who as a teenager developed…
an alphabet of raised dots. Relates his struggle to gain government backing for the reading and writing system that is now called "braille" in his honor. For grades 3-6. 1997Fatal purity: Robespierre and the French Revolution
By Ruth Scurr. 2006
Biography of lawyer Maximilien Robespierre (1758-1794), a leader of the French Revolution who became a victim of the Reign of…
Terror, which he instigated. Posits that Robespierre's advocacy of the death penalty was psychologically motivated and uses primary sources to document his life. Violence. 2006The buried book: the loss and rediscovery of the great Epic of Gilgamesh
By David Damrosch. 2007
Chronicles the history of The Epic of Gilgamesh (DB 19137), a three-thousand-year-old Mesopotamian tale recorded on clay tablets believed to…
be lost in the seventh century B.C.E. Describes the text's origins, loss, 1840 excavation, and decoding. Provides detailed analysis of the poem and discusses its impact on modern literature. 2006Salad people and more real recipes: a new cookbook for preschoolers and up
By Mollie Katzen. 2005
A beginner's cookbook of twenty easy-to-assemble dishes for young chefs, with set-up instructions for the adult helper. Covers safety tips…
and cooking hints for food projects like Tiny Tacos, Crunchy Fruity Granola, Polka Dot Rice, and Egg Salad. For preschool-grade 2 and older readers. 2005Onward: a photobiography of African-American polar explorer Matthew Henson (Photobiographies)
By Dolores Johnson. 2006
Biography of Matthew Henson (1866-1955), the adventuresome son of sharecroppers, who traveled with Admiral Robert E. Peary to Nicaragua in…
1887 and to the North Pole in 1909. Discusses Henson's rise from manservant to trusted expeditionary, the effect on his family life, and delayed professional recognition. For grades 5-8. 2006Touching the sky: the flying adventures of Wilbur and Orville Wright
By Louise Borden, Peter M. Fiore, Trish Marx. 2003
Biographies of the Wright brothers and a description of their extraordinary achievements, mostly two events of September 1909. As Wilbur…
Wright dazzled New Yorkers with a spectacular flying demonstration, Orville set amazing flight records at an exhibition in Germany. Includes an aviation timeline. For grades 2-4. 2003Magnificent voyage: an American adventurer on Captain James Cook's final expedition
By Laurie Lawlor. 2002
An account of English explorer James Cook's last voyage--begun in 1776 to search for the Northwest Passage--that led to the…
discovery of the Hawaiian Islands and Cook's grisly murder. Based on the journals of John Ledyard, a twenty-four-year-old American marine who joined the trip. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2002A picture book of Louis Braille (Picture Book Biographies)
By David A Adler, David A. Adler, John C. Wallner, Alexandra Wallner, John Wallner. 1997
Presents the life of the nineteenth-century Frenchman who was accidentally blinded as a child. Louis Braille originated the raised dot…
system of reading and writing used throughout the world by visually impaired individuals. For grades K-3. 1997