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. . . If You Grew Up With Abraham Lincoln
by Ann McGovern
The author shows what it would be like to live in the same places that Lincoln lived - Kentucky and Indiana, a prairie town, and the city of Springfield, Illinois.
- Topic 19th-Century History
- Age Groups Preschool, Early Elementary: K-3
- Book Type Nonfiction
- Award
- Publisher Holiday House, 1989, New York, NY
A Picture Book of Eleanor Roosevelt
by Adler, David A.
A brief account of the life and accomplishments of Eleanor Roosevelt.
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Topics
Women's History,
19th-Century History,
20th-Century History - Age Groups Early Elementary: K-3, Late Elementary: 4-6
- Book Type Nonfiction
- Award
- Publisher Holiday House, 1991, New York, NY
A Picture Book of Florence Nightingale
by Adler David
A picture book about the life of Florence Nightingale, a nurse who was dedicated to making hospitals clean and efficient. Through her life's work, she helped to make nursing an important and respected profession.
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Topics
Women's History,
19th-Century History - Age Groups Preschool, Early Elementary: K-3
- Book Type Fiction
- Award
- Publisher Holiday House, 1992, New York, NY
A Picture Book of Frederick Douglass
by David Adler
A biography of the man who, after escaping slavery, became an orator, writer, and leader in the abolitionist movement in the nineteenth century.
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Topics
African American History,
19th-Century History - Age Group Early Elementary: K-3
- Book Type Nonfiction
- Award
- Publisher Holiday House, 1993, New York, NY
A Picture Book of Sojourner Truth
by David Adler
A chronological telling of Sojourner Truth's life.
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Topics
African American History,
Women's History,
19th-Century History - Age Group Early Elementary: K-3
- Book Type Nonfiction
- Award
- Publisher Holiday House, 1994, New York, NY
Award Key
- Caldecott Medal
- Most distinguished American picture book for children (annually).
- Newberry Medal
- Most distinguished contribution to American literature for children (annually).
- Coretta Scott King Award
- Distinguished books by authors and illustrators of African descent which promote an understanding and appreciation of the American dream (annually).
- Golden Kite Award
- Outstanding examples of text, illustration, fiction and nonfiction (four awards annually).
- Scott O'Dell Historical Fiction Award
- Outstanding work of historical fiction published by a U.S. publisher set in the New World.
