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The Bracelet
by Yoshiko Uchida
Emi, a young Japanese American, realizes that although she is forced to leave her home and school, she will always have the memories of her friends in her heart.
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Topics
Asian Pacific American History,
20th-Century History - Age Group Early Elementary: K-3
- Book Type Fiction
- Award
- Publisher Paperstar, 1993, New York, NY
African-American Folktales
by Young, Richard and Judy Drockry (w/Rex Ellis)
Collection of African-American folktales from Africa, the Caribbean, and South America.
- Topic African American History
- Age Groups Late Elementary: 4-6, Middle School
- Book Type Fiction
- Award
- Publisher August House Publishers, 1993, Atlanta, GA
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
How the Second Grade Got $8,205.50 to Visit the Statue of Liberty
by Zimelman, Nathan
The second graders of Newton Barnaby School are on a mission! They need to earn enough money for a class trip to the Statue of Liberty. Follow the tale in the very own words of Susan Olson, treasurer and reporter of the second grade class.
- Topic 20th-Century History
- Age Group Early Elementary: K-3
- Book Type Fiction
- Award
- Publisher Albert Whitman and Company, 1992, Park Ridge, IL
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.
