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Alice Ramsey's Grand Adventure
by Young, Richard and Judy Drockry (w/Rex Ellis)
The true story of a group of women that took a 59 day car trip from New York to San Francisco in 1909.
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Topics
African American History,
Women's History,
20th-Century History - Age Groups Early Elementary: K-3, Late Elementary: 4-6
- Book Type Nonfiction
- Award
- Publisher Houghton Mifflin, 1997, New York, NY
Along Came the Model T! How Henry Ford Put the World on Wheels
by Quackenbush, Robert
A biography of the inventor Henry Ford.
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Topics
19th-Century History,
20th-Century History - Age Groups Late Elementary: 4-6, Middle School
- Book Type Nonfiction
- Award
- Publisher Parent's Magazine Press, 1978, New York, NY
Amelia and Eleanor Go For A Ride
by Pam Munoz Ryan
The true story of the night when good friends Amelia Earhart and Eleanor Roosevelt shared a daring moonlit flight in Amelia's plane and a swift, open-aired spin in Eleanor's car.
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Topics
Women's History,
20th-Century History - Age Groups Preschool, Early Elementary: K-3
- Book Type Fiction
- Award
- Publisher Scholastic, 1999, New York, NY
Amelia Bedelia Means Business
by Parish, Herman
Amelia Bedelia wants a wonderful new bike, but her Mom says it’s too expensive. This means Amelia Bedelia must find her own way to earn the money she needs. Come along with Amelia Bedelia on her first job!
- Topic 20th-Century History
- Age Groups Early Elementary: K-3, Late Elementary: 4-6
- Book Type Fiction
- Award
- Publisher Greenwillow Books, 2013, New York, NY
American Dragons
by Yep, Laurence
Yep brings together 25 talented writers, each with a different story about the Asian American experience.
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Topics
Asian Pacific American History,
20th-Century History - Age Groups Middle School, High School, Adult
- Book Type Fiction
- Award
- Publisher Harper Collins, 1995, 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.
