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Lincoln: A Photobiography
Written by
Russell Freedman
A biography of Abraham Lincoln told in illustrations and photographs. The book spans Lincoln’s life...
5th - 8th
Little House in the Big Woods
Written by
Laura Ingalls Wilder
and Illustrated by
Garth Williams
The first in a series of books by Laura Ingalls Wilder about pioneer life. The family of Ma, Pa...
3rd - 7th
A Gathering of Days: A New England Girl's Journal, 1830-1832
Written by
Joan W. Blos
A novel about New England between 1830 and 1832, written in the form of a journal by a girl named...
3rd - 7th
Hey Charleston!: The True Story of the Jenkins Orphanage Band
Written by
Anne F. Rockwell
and Illustrated by
Colin Bootman
What happened when a former slave took beat-up old instruments and gave them to a bunch of orphans...
2nd - 5th
Now or Never!—54th Massachusetts Infantry’s War to End Slavery
Written by
Ray Anthony Shepard
Here is the riveting dual biography of two little-known but extraordinary men in Civil War history...
5th - 12th
Searching for Sarah Rector: The Richest Black Girl in America
Written by
Tonya Bolden
Sarah Rector was once famously hailed as “the richest black girl in America.” Set against the...
3rd - 7th
Shadow Catcher: How Edward S. Curtis Documented American Indian Dignity and Beauty
Written by
Michael Burgan
At the turn of the 20th century, photographer Edward S. Curtis devoted his life to learning all he...
5th - 7th
Step Right Up: How Doc and Jim Key Taught the World about Kindness
Written by
Donna Janell Bowmen
and Illustrated by
Daniel Minter
William "Doc" Key had a special way with animals. Growing up an enslaved child in Tennessee, Doc was...
3rd - 6th
Two Miserable Presidents Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You about the Civil War
Written by
Steve Sheinkin
and Illustrated by
Tim Robinson
That Congressman, Preston Brooks, was ready to attack Senator Charles Sumner of Massachusetts over...
4th - 8th
Which Way to the Wild West? Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You about Westward Expansion
Written by
Steve Sheinkin
and Illustrated by
Tim Robinson
With a storyteller's voice and attention to the details that make history real and interesting...
5th - 9th
This Is Our Constitution: Discover America with a Gold Star Father
Written by
Khizr Khan
Our Founding Fathers created the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights as a blueprint for American...
5th - 8th
I Am: Harriet Tubman
Written by
Grace Norwich
and Illustrated by
Ute Simon
With a forward-thinking attitude, Harriet Tubman escaped slavery and risked her life countless times...
3rd - 5th
DK Life Stories: Martin Luther King Jr.
Written by
Laurie Calkhoven
In this kids' biography, discover the amazing story of Martin Luther King Jr., whose powerful words...
3rd - 7th
DK Life Stories: Albert Einstein
Written by
Wil Mara
In this kids' biography, follow the remarkable life story of Albert Einstein, whose legendary genius...
3rd - 7th
Helen Keller (DK Life Stories)
Written by
Libby Romero
In this kids' biography, discover the inspiring story of Helen Keller, who overcame the odds by...
3rd - 7th
DK Life Stories: Katherine Johnson
Written by
Ebony Joy Wilkins
In this kids' biography, discover the inspiring story of Katherine Johnson, famed NASA mathematician...
3rd - 7th