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A Time of Troubles
by Van Raven, Pieter
The novel is appropriately grim and conveys the hopes and disillusionments of families migrating to California during the Depression. Van Raven's descriptions of such things as the labor of orange picking or the emptiness of the dusty and forlorn great plains are on target as is his telling of the disintergration of a father and son's relationship.
- Topic 20th-Century History
- Age Groups Middle School, High School, Adult
- Book Type Fiction
- Award Scott O'Dell Historical Fiction Award
- Publisher Atheneum, 1990, New York, NY
A Voice in the Wilderness: The Story of Anna Howard Shaw
by Don Brown
Anna Howard Shaw was a pioneer in the fight for woman suffrage. Her childhood on the frontier influenced her belief in woman's equality with men.
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Topics
Women's History,
20th-Century History - Age Groups Preschool, Early Elementary: K-3
- Book Type Fiction
- Award
- Publisher Houghton Mifflin, 2001, Boston, MA
A Weed is a Flower: The Life of George Washington Carver
by Aliki
Brief text and pictures present the life of the man, born a slave, who became a scientist and devoted his entire life to helping the South improve its agriculture.
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Topics
African American History,
19th-Century History,
20th-Century History - Age Group Late Elementary: 4-6
- Book Type Nonfiction
- Award
- Publisher Aladdin Paperbacks, 1965, New York, NY
A-tisket, a-tasket
by Ella Fitzgerald and Van Alexander
An illustrated picture book of Ella Fitzgerald’s rendition of the nursery rhyme. Cut paper, mixed media and computer techniques form the city-scape backgrounds.
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Topics
African American History,
Women's History,
20th-Century History - Age Group Early Elementary: K-3
- Book Type Fiction
- Award
- Publisher Philomel Books, 2003, New York, NY
Aaron Copland (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Composers)
by Mike Venezia
Get to know Aaron Copland, great American composer of the 20th-century in this richly illustrated biography.
- Topic 20th-Century History
- Age Groups Early Elementary: K-3, Late Elementary: 4-6
- Book Type Nonfiction
- Award
- Publisher Scholastic, 1995, 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.
