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The Smithsonian Book of the First Ladies: Their Times, Lives, and Issues
by Mayo, Edith
With a foreword by Hillary Rodham Clinton, The Smithsonian Book of the First Ladies: Their Lives, Times, and Issues presents highlights from the lives of all 43 First Ladies.
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Topics
Women's History,
18th-Century History,
19th-Century History,
20th-Century History - Age Groups High School, Adult
- Book Type Nonfiction
- Award
- Publisher H. Holt, 1996, New York, NY
The Stormy Adventure of Abbie Burgess, Lighthouse Keeper
by Roop, Peter and Roop, Connie
The story of Abbie Burgess, daughter of the Matinicus Rock lighthouse keeper and her experience tending the lights while her father is away. Told in graphic novel format.
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Topics
Women's History,
19th-Century History - Age Groups Late Elementary: 4-6, Middle School
- Book Type Fiction
- Award
- Publisher Graphic Universe, 2010, New York, NY
The Storyteller's Candle
by Gonzalez, Lucia
During the early days of the Great Depression, NYC's first Puerto Rican librarian, Pura Belpre, introduceds the public library to immigrants living in El Barrio and hosts the neighborhood's first Three King's Day fiesta.
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Topics
Latino History,
Women's History,
20th-Century History - Age Groups Early Elementary: K-3, Late Elementary: 4-6, Middle School
- Book Type Fiction
- Award
- Publisher Children's Book Press, 2008, San Francisco, CA
The White House, An Illustrated History
by Grace, Catherine O'Neill
A beautiful book filled with fascinating details and illustrations about our nation's most important residence. The book artfully covers the long history of the White House and offers behind-the-scenes insights into how it lives, breathes, and operates today.
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Topics
Women's History,
18th-Century History,
19th-Century History,
20th-Century History - Age Groups Late Elementary: 4-6, Middle School
- Book Type Nonfiction
- Award
- Publisher Scholastic Reference, 2003, New York, NY
When Jessie Came Across the Sea
by Amy Hest
A thirteen-year-old Jewish orphan reluctantly leaves her grandmother and immigrates to New York City, where she works for three years sewing lace and earning money to bring Grandmother to the United States, too.
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Topics
Women's History,
19th-Century History - Age Group Late Elementary: 4-6
- Book Type Nonfiction
- Award
- Publisher Candlewick Press, 1997, Cambridge, MA
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.
