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T is for Time

Written by Marie Smith and Roland Smith and Illustrated by Renee Graef
Got a minute? This book introduces an alphabet of scientific history related to telling time. Read...
1st - 5th
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Rad American Women A-Z Rebels Trailblazers and Visionaries Who Shaped Our History . . . and Our Future!

Written by Kate Schatz and Illustrated by Miriam Klein Stahl
Readers will enjoy colorful and hip potraitures of 26 American women from the 18th through 21st...
3rd - 11th
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Lincoln and Kennedy A Pair to Compare

Written by Barretta and Gene and Illustrated by Barretta
President Abraham Lincoln grew up in a one-room log cabin. President John F. Kennedy was raised in...
1st - 5th
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Sitting Bull: Lakota Warrior and Defender of His People

Written by S. D. Nelson
Sitting Bull (c. 1831–1890) was one of the greatest Lakota/Sioux warriors and chiefs who ever lived...
3rd - 7th
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The First Step: How One Girl Put Segregation on Trial

Written by Susan E. Goodman
In 1847, an African American girl named Sarah Roberts attended school in Boston. One day she was...
1st - 4th
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The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights

Written by Steve Sheinkin
An astonishing civil rights story from Newbery Honor winner and National Book Award finalist Steve...
3rd - 9th
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The Youngest Marcher

Written by Cynthia Levinson and Illustrated by Vanessa Brantley-Newton
Meet the youngest known child to be arrested for a civil rights protest in Birmingham, Alabama, 1963...
K - 5th
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Ice Mummy

Written by Mark Dubowski and Cathy East Dubowski
In 1991, two tourists hiking in the Alps saw something very odd sticking out of the snow. At first...
2nd - 4th
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The Kid Who Invented the Popsicle: And Other Surprising Stories about Inventions

Written by Don L. Wulffson
What's the story behind some of your favorite inventions? From sundaes to Mickey Mouse, learn the...
3rd - 7th
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The Television (Tales of Invention)

Written by Louise and Richard Spilsbury
Learn all about the key people and discoveries behind the invention of the television.
3rd - 5th
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La pistolera Annie Oakley/Annie Oakley Sharpshooter (Read It Readers En Espanol: Tall Tales Green)

Written by Eric Blair and Illustrated by Micah Chambers-Goldberg
This book for beginner readers provides the story of Annie Oakley, and explains how she became a...
K - 4th
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100 Most Awesome Things On The Planet

Written by Anna Claybourne
As a follow up to the 100 Most Dangerous Things on the Planet (10/08) and the 100 Most Disgusting...
3rd - 7th
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Ultimate Weird But True: 1,000 Wild & Wacky Facts And Photos

Written by Ed. National Geographic
Get ready for even more zany weird-but-true fun with 1,000 all-new wacky facts, photos, and too...
3rd - 7th
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Into the Unknown: How Great Explorers Found Their Way by Land, Sea, and Air

Written by Stewart Ross and Illustrated by Stephen Biesty

Ready to relive some of the most daring voyages of all time? Unfold these spectacular cross sections...

3rd - 7th
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Cities of the World Memory Game

Written and Illustrated by David Dean
Sharpen your memory skills and discover some of the world's greatest cities and buildings.
K - 5th
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Timelines of Everything

Written by DK
Explore an illustrated history of the world through timelines for kids. From dinosaurs and Vikings...
3rd - 7th
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DKfindout! World War II

Written by Brian Williams
Discover World War II facts and hear from people who lived through the war that shaped the modern...
1st - 4th
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DKfindout! Vikings

Written by Philip Steele
Meet Viking warriors and explorers in this children's book full of photographs and illustrations...
1st - 4th
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DKfindout! Ancient Rome

Written by Peter Chrisp
From the creators of DK findout!, the free online resource for kids, comes an exciting new book...
1st - 4th
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DKfindout! Castles

Written by DK
This children's history book has everything you need to know about medieval castles, including...
1st - 4th
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DKfindout! Pirates

Written by E.T. Fox
Learn all about dastardly pirates in this children’s book full of photographs and illustrations...
1st - 4th
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DKfindout! Stone Age

Written by Klint Janulis
Travel back in time to the Stone Age in this children’s book full of photographs and illustrations...
1st - 4th
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DKfindout! World War I

Written by Brian Williams
Celebrate the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I with this children’s book full of...
1st - 4th

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