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Hoop Genius: How a Desperate Teacher and a Rowdy Gym Class Invented Basketball

Written by John Coy and Illustrated by Joe Morse
What can you do with a bunch of rowdy college boys in the winter when it’s cold outside? John...
2nd - 6th
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15177

Marching With Aunt Susan: Susan B. Anthony and the Fight for Women's Suffrage

Written by Claire Rudolf Murphy and Illustrated by Stacey Schuett
It’s 1896, and women in America don’t have the right to vote in elections. Follow along with one...
1st - 5th
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15238

Days to Celebrate

Written by Lee Bennett Hopkins and Illustrated by Stephen Alcorn
A month-by-month guide to special days of the year. Discover poems recognizing holidays and seasons...
3rd - 7th
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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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15387

All-of-a-Kind-Family

Written by Sydney Taylor and Illustrated by Helen John
The story of an immigrant Jewish family living in New York's Lower East Side at the turn of the...
3rd - 7th
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Locomotive

Written and Illustrated by Brian Floca
This exquisitely illustrated book makes trains come to life in sound and color as it tells the...
Pre-K - 5th
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16037

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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16309

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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16522

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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16510

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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16504

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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16548

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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16627

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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16633

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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17033

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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17117

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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17116

Hidden Figures (Young Readers' Edition)

Written by Margot Lee Shetterly
Before John Glenn orbited the earth, or Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, a group of dedicated...
3rd - 7th
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17114

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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17135

Judy Moody Declares Independence

Written by Megan McDonald
When a visit to Boston spurs Judy's interest in Revolutionary heroes and heroines, she's soon on a...
1st - 4th
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17320

Earth! My First 4.54 Billion Years

Written by Stacy McAnulty and Illustrated by David Litchfield
"Hi, I’m Earth! But you can call me Planet Awesome." Prepare to learn all about Earth from the...
Pre-K - 3rd
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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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17338

Finding the Music

Written by Jennifer Torres and Illustrated by Renato Alarcao
A young Latina girl accidentally breaks her grandfather's vihuela and searches for someone in the...
1st - 3rd
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Malala's Magic Pencil

Written by Malala Yousafzai and Illustrated by Kerascoet
Malala wishes for a magic pencil—to make everyone happy, to erase the smell of garbage from her city...
K - 3rd

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