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Little Green: Growing Up During the Chinese Cultural Revolution

by Chun Yu

I was born in a small city near the East Sea,

when the Great Cultural Revolution began.

My name is Little Green,

my country Zhong Guo, the Middle Kingdom.

When I was ten years old,

our leader had died and the revolution...


Wild Boy: The Real Life of the Savage of Aveyron

by Mary Losure & Timothy Basil Ering

What happens when society finds a wild boy alone in the woods and tries to civilize him? A true story from the author of The Fairy Ring. One day in 1798, woodsmen in southern France returned from the forest...


Grandma Panda's China Storybook: Legends, Traditions and Fun

by Mingmei Yip

Grandma Panda is a wonderful teacher, a wonderful storyteller—and a wonderful cook! Her grandchildren Baobao and Lingling love staying with her every summer, because at Grandma Panda’s house each day is an...


The Emancipation Proclamation, Lincoln, and Slavery Through Primary Sources

by Carin T. Ford

"If slavery is not wrong, nothing is wrong." When Abraham Lincoln said this, many Americans did not agree. Most of them lived in the South, where their economy depended on slave labor. In 1861, the year Lincoln...


The Civil War's African-American Soldiers Through Primary Sources

by Carin T. Ford

The Civil War began as a struggle to reunite a divided nation, and it became a fight to end slavery. For African-American soldiers, the cause was always greater-freedom. African Americans had been enslaved in...


The Underground Railroad and Slavery Through Primary Sources

by Carin T. Ford

In 1619, the first African slaves arrived in America. More than two hundred years later, African-American slaves continued to suffer under the cruelest and harshest conditions in the South. Slaves tried to escape,...


Explore Native American Cultures!: With 25 Great Projects

by Anita Yasuda & Jennifer K. Keller

Packed with fascinating stories about the America's first peoples, this children’s activity book uses humor and hands-on projects to outline Native Americans ways of life, beliefs, festivals, technology, and...


The New Big Book of U.S. Presidents: Fascinating Facts about Each and Every President, Including an American History Timeline

by Todd Davis & Marc Frey

Information about each president's term in office, and the major political issues of each era.


In Disguise!: Undercover with Real Women Spies

by Ryan Ann Hunter & Jeanette Little

Investigate real-life adventures of espionage in this collection of impressive and inspiring profiles.

Spanning more than 300 years and numerous countries, In Disguise! details the lives of some of history’s...


American Indians and African Americans of the American Revolution-Through Primary Sources

by Jr. John Micklos

When the American Revolution began, thousands of people rushed to join the fight-on both sides. For many, choosing which side to fight for was difficult. Half a million black slaves lived in the thirteen colonies....


Inca: Discover the Culture and Geography of a Lost Civilization with 25 Projects

by Lawrence Kovacs & Farah Rizvi

Revealing legends and legacies, this activity book is a fun-filled review of the continent-sprawling ancient Inca culture. The activities, combined with an attractive layout, engage learners on a journey along...


Courage Has No Color, The True Story of the Triple Nickles: America's First Black Paratroopers

by Tanya Lee Stone

They became America's first black paratroopers. Why was their story never told? Sibert Medalist Tanya Lee Stone reveals the history of the Triple Nickles during World War II. World War II is raging, and thousands...


Geronimo: Young Warrior

by George E. Stanley & Meryl Henderson

In this illustrated biography, young Apache Goyahkla and his friend play games in their village that will prepare him for his role as a hunter and warrior—and the place he will hold in history as Geronimo,...


A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin

by Jen Bryant & Melissa Sweet

As a child in the late 1800s, Horace Pippin loved to draw: He loved the feel of the charcoal as it slid across the floor. He loved looking at something in the room and making it come alive again in front of...


You Never Heard of Willie Mays?!

by Jonah Winter & Terry Widener

According to Booklist in a starred review, "the Say Hey Kid had style to spare, and so does this irrepressible book."

He hit 660 home runs (fourth best of all time), had a lifetime batting average of .302, and...


Lincoln's Grave Robbers

by Steve Sheinkin

A true crime thriller -- the first book for teens to tell the nearly unknown tale of the brazen attempt to steal Abraham Lincoln's body! The action begins in October of 1775, as Secret Service agents raid the...


I Am #6: Harriet Tubman

by Grace Norwich & Ute Simon

A straightforward biography about Harriet Tubman's struggles and success for both civil and women's rights. With a forward-thinking attitude, Harriet Tubman escaped slavery and risked her life countless times...


A Kid's Guide to Arab American History: More Than 50 Activities

by Yvonne Wakim Dennis & Maha Addasi

Many Americans, educators included, mistakenly believe all Arabs share the same culture, language, and religion, and have only recently begun immigrating to the United States. A Kid’s Guide to Arab American...


Double Victory: How African American Women Broke Race and Gender Barriers to Help Win World War II

by Cheryl Mullenbach

“Allow all black nurses to enlist, and the draft won’t be necessary. . . . If nurses are needed so desperately, why isn’t the Army using colored nurses?”

 

“My arm gets a little sore slinging a shovel...


Thurgood Marshall

by Montrew Dunham

The childhood of civil rights hero and Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall comes to life in this engaging biography. Whenever Thurgood Marshall got into trouble at school, the principal would make him sit...