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Sparrow Jack
by Mordicai Gerstein
In 1868, John Bardsley, an immigrant from England, brought one thousand sparrows from his home country back to Philadelphia, where he hoped they would help save the trees from the inch-worms that were destroying them. Based on a true story.
- Topic 19th-Century History
- Age Groups Early Elementary: K-3, Late Elementary: 4-6
- Book Type Nonfiction
- Award
- Publisher Frances Foster Books/Farrar Straus Firoux, 2003, New York, NY
Spirit of Steam, The
by Withuhn, William L.
An illustrated account of steam railroading.
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Topics
19th-Century History,
20th-Century History - Age Group High School
- Book Type Nonfiction
- Award
- Publisher Smithmark, 1995, New York, NY
Streams to the River, River to the Sea
by O'Dell, Scott
This novel brings to life the mysterious Shoshone girl Sacagawea, interpreter and guide for Lewis and Clark. Told from Sacagawea's point of view, this is an honest, unsparing account of Indian life and the approaching whites.
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Topics
Native American History,
Women's History,
19th-Century History - Age Groups High School, Adult
- Book Type Fiction
- Award Scott O'Dell Historical Fiction Award
- Publisher Houghton Mifflin, 1986, Boston, MA
Sylvia Stark A Pioneer
by Scott, Victoria and Jones, Ernest
Chronicles the life of a woman who was born a slave in Missouri in 1839, moved with her family to California, and later lived on a small island off the coast of British Columbia until she was 105.
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Topics
African American History,
Women's History,
19th-Century History,
20th-Century History - Age Groups Late Elementary: 4-6, Middle School
- Book Type Nonfiction
- Award
- Publisher Open Hand Publishing, Inc., 1991, Seattle , WA
Tale of Two Teddies: The First Teddy Bears Tell Their True Stories, A
by Bart, Kathleen
The origin of the teddy bear and the influence of Teddy Roosevelt.
- Topic 19th-Century History
- Age Groups Late Elementary: 4-6, Middle School
- Book Type Nonfiction
- Award
- Publisher Portfolio Press, 2005, 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.
