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Lucky Ears the True Story of Ben Kuroki
by Lukesh, Dr. Jean A.
A young reader's biography of Ben Kuroki, a Nebraska-born, Japanese American who fought very hard to become an American aerial gunner and a hero during World War II.
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Topics
Asian Pacific American History,
20th-Century History - Age Groups Late Elementary: 4-6, Middle School
- Book Type Nonfiction
- Award
- Publisher Fieldmouse Productions, 2010, Palmer, NE
Mr. Lincoln's Way
by Polacco, Patricia
Story of a young bully who learns lessons of tolerance.
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Topics
African American History,
Native American History,
Latino History,
Asian Pacific American History,
20th-Century History - Age Group Late Elementary: 4-6
- Book Type Fiction
- Award
- Publisher Philomel, 2001, New York, NY
Rails across America
by Withuhn, William L., ed.
A pictorial chronology of the growth of the railroad system.
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Topics
African American History,
Asian Pacific American History,
19th-Century History,
20th-Century History - Age Group High School
- Book Type Nonfiction
- Award
- Publisher Smithmark, 1993, New York, NY
Remembering Manzanar: Life in a Japanese Relocation Camp
by Cooper, Michael L.
A close look at life in Manzanar Relocation Camp through diaries, journals, memoirs, photographs, and news accounts
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Topics
Asian Pacific American History,
20th-Century History - Age Groups Late Elementary: 4-6, Middle School
- Book Type Nonfiction
- Award
- Publisher Clarion/Houghton Mifflin, 2002, New York, NY
So Far From the Sea
by Eve Bunting
A young girl and her family visit her grandfather's grave at Manzanar War Relocation Camp to say good-bye one last time. Color and black-and-white illustrations bring to life the story of the internment of Japanese Americans.
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Topics
Asian Pacific American History,
20th-Century History - Age Group Early Elementary: K-3
- Book Type Fiction
- Award Coretta Scott King Award
- Publisher Clarion Books, 1985, 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.
