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American First Ladies: Their Lives and Their Legacy

by Gould, Lewis L.

A detailed biographical resource that presents personality traits, health issues, friends, habits, and quotations about the First Ladies, from Martha Washington to Hillary Clinton which details the impact these women have had on our American history.  

  • Topics Women's History,
    18th-Century History,
    19th-Century History,
    20th-Century History
  • Age Groups High School, Adult
  • Book Type Nonfiction
  • Award
  • Publisher Taylor and Francis books, 2001, London, England

Angelina's Island

by Jeanette Winter

Every day, Angelina dreams of her home in Jamaica and imagines she is there, until her mother finds a wonderful way to convince her that New York is now their home.  

  • Topics African American History,
    20th-Century History
  • Age Groups Preschool, Early Elementary: K-3
  • Book Type Nonfiction
  • Award
  • Publisher Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2007, New York, NY

Annie and the Old One

by Miles, Miska

A little Navajo girl learns about her family culture as her elderly grandmother teaches her about their beliefs.  

  • Topics Native American History,
    20th-Century History
  • Age Group Late Elementary: 4-6
  • Book Type Fiction
  • Award Newberry Medal
  • Publisher Little, Brown and Co., 1971, Boston, 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.  

  • 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

Baseball Saved Us

by Ken Mochizuki

Told by a Japanese American boy, this story shows how baseball made life in the internment camps more bearable for many Japanese Americans. This first-person narrative candidly exposes the hardships that Japanese Americans experienced before, during, and after internment.  

  • Topics Asian Pacific American History,
    20th-Century History
  • Age Group Early Elementary: K-3
  • Book Type Fiction
  • Award Scott O'Dell Historical Fiction Award
  • Publisher Lee & Low Books, Inc., 1993, New York, NY
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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.

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