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America Is--
by Borden, Louise
Celebrates the diversity of America, the land of the free, where millions of people from many different walks of life share the lakes, mountains, prairies, forests, and deserts that make up this great country.
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- Age Groups Preschool, Early Elementary: K-3
- Book Type Nonfiction
- Award
- Publisher Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2002, New York, NY
American Safari, An
by Brandenburg, Jim
A photographical look at wildlife on the prairie.
- Topic
- Age Group Late Elementary: 4-6
- Book Type Nonfiction
- Award
- Publisher Walker and Co., 1995, New York, NY
Wagon Wheels
by Brenner, Barbara
An African-American family moves to Kansas after the Civil War to create a new life.
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Topics
African American History,
19th-Century History - Age Group Late Elementary: 4-6
- Book Type Fiction
- Award
- Publisher Harper Trophy, 1993, New York, NY
Lightship
by Brian Floca
A picture book that describes the role of the lightship and its crew.
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Topics
19th-Century History,
20th-Century History - Age Group Early Elementary: K-3
- Book Type Nonfiction
- Award
- Publisher Atheneum Books, 2007, New York, NY
Through My Eyes: Ruby Bridges
by Bridges, Ruby
A photographical memoir or Ruby Bridges' integration experience.
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Topics
African American History,
20th-Century History - Age Groups Late Elementary: 4-6, Middle School
- Book Type Nonfiction
- Award
- Publisher Scholastic, 1999, 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.