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Sky Boys: How They built the Empire State Building
by Hopkinson, Deborah
Hopkinson chronicles the construction of the Empire State building through the eyes of a young boy.
- Topic 20th-Century History
- Age Groups Preschool, Early Elementary: K-3
- Book Type Fiction
- Award
- Publisher Schwartz & Wade, 2006, New York, NY
Pueblo Storyteller
by Hoyt-Goldsmith, Diane
Though the narrative of a young Cochiti Pueblo girl, readers learn traditions of the Native American culture including how pottery, instruments and food are created, as well as some traditional folklore.
- Topic Native American History
- Age Groups Early Elementary: K-3, Late Elementary: 4-6
- Book Type Fiction
- Award
- Publisher Holiday House, 1991, New York, NY
Sebastian's Trumpet
by Imai Miko
Three little bears receive musical instruments for their birthday and learn to play them.
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Topics
African American History,
20th-Century History - Age Groups Preschool, Early Elementary: K-3
- Book Type Fiction
- Award
- Publisher Candlewick Press, 1995, Cambridge, MA
Ballet for Martha: Making Appalachian Spring
by Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan
Take a peek behind the scenes of one of America's modern masterpieces: Appalachian Spring. This book tells the story of the three artists who collaborated to create it.
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Topics
Women's History,
20th-Century History - Age Groups Early Elementary: K-3, Late Elementary: 4-6
- Book Type Nonfiction
- Award
- Publisher Roaring Brook Press, 2010, New York, NY
Bobo's Magic Wishes
by Janet Palazzo-Craig
In this traditional Puerto Rican folktale, a farmer, Juan Bobo, catches a magical horse but lets him go in exchange for seven wishes.
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Topics
Latino History,
19th-Century History - Age Groups Preschool, Early Elementary: K-3
- Book Type Fiction
- Award
- Publisher Troll, 1996, United States
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.
