Written by Dave Eggers

Learn more about the Statue of Liberty and the powerful message of acceptance that is found in her right foot.

K - 3rd

Written by Jabari Asim

When he’s put in charge of caring for his family’s chickens, young John Lewis—who aspires to become a preacher—finds that the flock makes an ideal congregation.

K - 3rd

Written by Laban Carrick Hill

Dave was more than a slave—he was a craftsman and a poet. He engraved his pottery with poems that...

K - 4th

Written by Kelly Starling Lyons

This book is about a young boy named Tosh who helps his aging grandmother remember the family...

K - 3rd

Written by Monica Edinger

Magulu is only nine years old when she is taken by slave traders and brought to the Americas. She...

5th - 6th

Written by Kelly Starling Lyons

Written to commemorate the Emancipation Proclamation, this is the story of a little girl, her...

1st - 3rd

Written by Jacqueline Briggs Martin

A former basketball star turned farmer has a vision to feed millions of people by starting farms in...

K - 2nd

Written by Lee Bennett Hopkins

This anthology presents American history through poems from a diverse group of writers.

4th - 6th

Written by Bill Wise

This book tells the story of Louis Sockalexis, one of the first American Indian players in Major League Baseball.

Written by Doreen Rappaport

This story of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. told using his own “big words.”

1st - 3rd

Written by Russell Freedman

A biography of Abraham Lincoln told in illustrations and photographs. The book spans Lincoln’s...

5th - 8th

Written by David Catrow

A discussion of the Preamble of the Constitution oriented to kids as a way to bring about...

K - 3rd

Written by Mildred D. Taylor

The story is about the Logan family, who live in Mississippi during the Depression. The family...

6th - 10th

Written by Laura Ingalls Wilder

The first in a series of books by Laura Ingalls Wilder about pioneer life. The family of Ma, Pa,...

3rd - 7th

Written by Heather Henson

In the 1930s, the Pack Horse Librarians traveled high up into the Appalachian Mountains to lend...

Pre-K - 3rd

Written by Suzanne Slade

A biography of Susan B. Anthony who worked with Elizabeth Cady Stanton in the struggle to win women...

K - 4th

Written by Emily Arnold McCully

The year was 1880. The place was Tenafly, New Jersey. Cordelia lived next door to Elizabeth Cady...

Pre-K - 2nd

Written by David A. Adler

An introduction to the life and times of Eleanor Roosevelt told in words and pictures. Eleanor was...

1st - 4th

Written by Eloise Greenfield

An illustrated biography of Mary McLeod Bethune, the daughter of former slaves who wanted nothing...

1st - 5th

Written by Robert Coles

The story of Ruby Bridges, the first African-American child to attend an all-white school in New...

Pre-K - 3rd

Written by Peter Golenbock

Jackie Robinson joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1940s, becoming the first African American on a...

Pre-K - 3rd

Written by David A. Adler

The story of Rosa Parks, who refused to give up her seat to a white person in Montgomery, Alabama...

1st - 4th

Written by Carole Boston Weatherford

Connie is only eight years old, but as an African-American little girl living in the south in the...

Pre-K - 3rd

Written by David A. Adler

An introduction to the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., from his childhood to his assassination....

Pre-K - 3rd