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The boo-boos that changed the world: a true story about an accidental invention (really!)
By Barry Wittenstein. 2018
Earle Dickson and his new bride Josephine begin their lives together. The end. (Not really. There's more.) Josephine has a…
proclivity for injuring herself. Earle attaches cotton to long strips of adhesive tape, telling Josephine to cut off a length when she needs one. Since Earle works as a cotton buyer at Johnson and Johnson, he shares his idea. They're a big hit. The end. (Again, not really!) After a few false starts (much like the hilarious "the end"s in this story), the Band-Aid is developed and becomes a massive hit. The end. (Really.). Grades K-3. 2018.Does a hippo say ahh? (Early experiences)
By Emily Bolam, Fred Ehrlich. 2003
Important moments in childhood are depicted lightly, but effectively, in a funny question-and-answer format. Does a hippo go to the…
doctor? Does a zebra? Everything young readers need to know to prepare for a check-up with their doctors is laid out humorously and realistically. Grades K-3. 2003.Passage to freedom: the Sugigara story
By Ken Mochizuki. 2003
Mochizuki tells the story of how Chiune Sugihara saved thousands of Jewish refugees from the Holocaust while he was a…
diplomat in Lithuania in the early 1940's. When Japan refused his request to issue visas to the refugees Sugihara went ahead and wrote the visas anyway, allowing thousands of people to escape the country and Nazi persecution. Grades K-3 and older readers. 2003.Knights in shining armor
By Gail Gibbons. 1995
Germs: fact and fiction, friends and foes
By Lesa Cline-Ransome, James Ransome. 2017
¡El gallo que no se callaba!: The rooster who would not be quiet!
By Eugene Yelchin, Carmen Agra Deedy. 2017
En este cuento bilingüe, el alcalde de La Paz--un pueblo ruidoso--instituye nuevas leyes que prohíben todo canto. Pero un gallo…
valiente decide que debe cantar, independientemente del castigo. Para los grados K-3. Español/InglésWho says women can't be doctors?: the story of Elizabeth Blackwell
By Marjorie Priceman, Tanya Lee Stone. 2013
Short biography of the first female American doctor, Elizabeth Blackwell (1821-1910). Explains society's limitations on women's occupations during the 1800s.…
Describes Elizabeth's determination to break down those barriers--even after receiving twenty-eight rejection letters from medical schools. For grades K-3. 2013The librarian of Basra: a true story from Iraq
By Jeanette Winter. 2005
Alia Muhammed Baker is the librarian in Basra, Iraq. For fourteen years, her library has been a meeting place for…
those who love books. Until now. Now Alia fears that the library and the 30,000 books within it will be destroyed forever. In a war-stricken country where civilians, especially women, this true story about a librarian's struggle to save her community's priceless collection of books reminds us all how throughout the world, the love of literature and the respect for knowledge know no boundaries. For preschool-grade 2The secret project
By Jonah Winter, Jeanette Winter. 2017
At a former boy's school in the remote desert of New Mexico, the world's greatest scientists have gathered to work…
on the "Gadget," an invention so dangerous and classified they cannot even call it by its real name. For grades K-3. 2017Nubs: the true story of a mutt, a marine & a miracle
By Kirby Larson, Brian Dennis, Mary Nethery, Major Brian Dennis. 2009
Chronicles the friendship between Marine Major Brian Dennis and Nubs, a pack leader of wild dogs in Iraq who bonded…
with Dennis, but when Dennis was relocated seventy miles away and could not bring the dog with him, Nubs traveled across the freezing desert to find his human friend. For grades K-3An engaging biography based on the incredible true story of a Jewish refugee who pioneered home video games and launched…
a worldwide obsession. Do you ever wonder how video gaming was invented? What came before your PlayStation or Xbox? This is the story of Ralph Baer, a refugee from Nazi Germany, who used his skills—and a lot of ingenuity and persistence—to make life a little more fun. Television was new when Ralph returned from serving in World War II, but he didn't settle for watching TV. He knew it could be even more fun if you could play with it. He tinkered and tested, got help and rejected, but with perseverance and skill, he made his vision come true! This is the inspiring story of a fearless inventor who made TV video games a realityI'm tougher than diabetes!
By Alden R. Carter, Alden R Carter, Carol S. Carter. 2001
Natalie explains her disorder--diabetes--and what she must do every day to keep her blood sugar at a safe level. She…
tells how her parents and sister help her and how supportive her classmates are. Includes a section of frequently asked questions and answers on diabetes. For grades 3-6. 2001Dentist = El dentista (People in my community)
By Jacqueline Laks Gorman, Tatiana Acosta, Guillermo Gutiérrez. 2002
Describe el trabajo del dentista y cómo el dentista ayuda a la gente. Explica qué se puede esperar cuando se…
visita al dentista. Para niños preescolares hasta el grado 2. Edición bilingüe en inglés y españolHilde and Eli, children of the Holocaust: Children of the Holocaust
By David A Adler, David A. Adler, Karen Ritz. 1994
Hilde was the daughter of a German shop owner and Eli was the son of a Czechoslovakian rabbi. Using information…
from surviving family members, the author describes how the lives of Hilde and Eli were affected by Hitler's coming to power in 1933. For grades 3-6 and older readersSmoke and ashes: the story of the Holocaust
By Barbara Rogasky. 1988
The author seeks to explain how the Holocaust came about by examining the roots of anti-Semitism, the Nazis' plan for…
extermination of Jews, and the step-by-step execution of that plan. For junior and senior high and older readersThe boy who followed his father into auschwitz: A true story retold for young readers
By Jeremy Dronfield. 2023
This powerful, moving middle grade adaptation of the adult international bestselling narrative nonfiction book The Boy Who Followed His Father…
into Auschwitz shines a light on the true story of two brothers who experienced the atrocities of the Holocaust in very different ways. Fritz Kleinmann was fourteen when the Nazis took over Vienna. Kurt, his little brother, was eight. Under Hitler's brutal regime, their Austrian-Jewish family of six was cruelly torn apart. Taken to Buchenwald concentration camp, Fritz and his Papa, Gustav, underwent hard labor and starvation. Meanwhile, Kurt made the difficult voyage, all alone, to America, to escape the war. When Papa was ordered to the infamous Auschwitz concentration camp, Fritz—desperate not to lose his beloved father—insisted he must go too. Together, they endured countless atrocities to survive. Jeremy Dronfield authentically and accurately captures this family tale of bravery, love, hope, and survival with the help of extensive research and primary sources like Gustav's diary and interviews with family members. Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobookTwenty-one steps: guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
By Jeff Gottesfeld, Matt Tavares. 2021
A tribute to the unidentified fallen soldiers and the Tomb Guard, a special military unit that keeps vigil at the…
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. The sentinels have respectfully guarded and honored the nameless soldiers around the clock since midnight on July 2, 1937. For grades 2-4 and older readers. 2021Cochise: jefe apache (Grandes personajes en la historia de los Estados Unidos)
By Larissa Phillips, Eida de la Vega. 2004
Life story of the Apache chief who led his people against Spanish, Mexican, and US troops in the 1860s. Many…
of his offensives were carried out in retribution for attacks on his family and his Chiricahuan people. For grades 4-7 and older readers. Spanish language. 2004A short biography of the West Point graduate and Civil War general who participated in the Battles of Antietam and…
Gettysburg. He is perhaps best known for his part in the disastrous Indian War Battle of the Little Big Horn in 1876, where he lost his life. For grades 4-7 and older readers. Spanish language. 2004Miep and the most famous diary: the woman who rescued Anne Frank's diary
By Meeg Pincus. 2019
When the Frank family and others are found and arrested during World War II, Miep Gies hides young Anne's papers…
from the Nazis and later is instrumental in having her beloved friend's diary published. For grades K-3. 2019