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Hand in Hand: An American History Through Poetry

Written by Lee Bennett Hopkins and Illustrated by Peter M. Fiore
This anthology presents American history through poems from a diverse group of writers.
K - 7th

We the Kids: The Preamble to the Constitution of the United States

Written by David Catrow
A discussion of the Preamble of the Constitution oriented to kids as a way to bring about...
K - 3rd

That Book Woman

Written by Heather Henson and Illustrated by David Small
In the 1930s, the Pack Horse Librarians traveled high up into the Appalachian Mountains to lend...
Pre-K - 3rd

A Picture Book of Eleanor Roosevelt

Written by David A. Adler and Illustrated by Robert Casilla
An introduction to the life and times of Eleanor Roosevelt told in words and pictures. Eleanor was a...
1st - 4th

Susan B. Anthony: Fighter for Freedom and Equality

Written by Suzanne Slade and Illustrated by Craig Orback
A biography of Susan B. Anthony who worked with Elizabeth Cady Stanton in the struggle to win women...
K - 4th

The Ballot Box Battle

Written and Illustrated by Emily Arnold McCully
The year was 1880. The place was Tenafly, New Jersey. Cordelia lived next door to Elizabeth Cady...
Pre-K - 2nd

Rent Party Jazz

Written by William Miller and Illustrated by Charlotte Riley-Webb
It's the 1930s in New Orleans. Sonny and his mother are barely getting by, and then his mother loses...
1st - 4th

The Coal Thief

Written by Alane Adams and Illustrated by Lauren Gallegos
It's the 1920s in Pennsylvania. When Georgie wakes up to find out that there is no coal to heat his...
Pre-K - 3rd

The House That Jane Built

Written by Tanya Lee Stone and Illustrated by Kathryn Brown
This is the story of Jane Addams, who transformed her house in Chicago into a community center...
1st - 4th

Mountain Chef: How One Man Lost His Groceries, Changed His Plans, and Helped Cook Up the National Park Service

Written by Annette Bay Pimentel and Illustrated by Rich Lo
The true story of a Chinese American mountain man who fed thirty people for ten days in the...
1st - 4th

Seeds of Freedom: The Peaceful Integration of Huntsville, Alabama

Written by Hester Bass and Illustrated by E.B. Lewis
Mention the civil rights era in Alabama and most people recall images of terrible violence. But for...
K - 3rd

Fly Guy Presents: The White House

Written and Illustrated by Tedd Arnold
Fly Guy and Buzz head to the White House to learn about all of its famous residents. From the early...
K - 2nd

Midnight Teacher: Lilly Ann Granderson and Her Secret School

Written by Janet Halfmann and Illustrated by London Ladd
Lilly Ann Granderson, who was enslaved, secretly learned to read and write as a child and passed on...
K - 3rd

Something Happened In Our Town: A Child's Story of Racial Injustice

Written by Marianne Celano, PhD, ABPP and Marietta Collins and Illustrated by Jennifer Zivoin
Emma and Josh heard that something happened in their town. A Black man was shot by the police. "Why...
Pre-K - 3rd

Meet President Barack Obama (Scholastic News Nonfiction Readers)

Written by Laine Falk
History, democracy, and citizenship are represented in American symbols explored in these colorful...
1st - 3rd

Martin & Mahalia

Written by Andrea Davis Pinkney and Illustrated by Brian Pinkney
They were each born with the gift of gospel.

Martin's voice kept people in their seats, but also...

1st - 5th

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