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The Matchlock Gun
by Edmonds, Walter D.
In 1756 New York state was still a British colony and the French and Indians were still a threat to those living there. This story is the tale of a young man's challenges when left home to protect his family.
- Topic 18th-Century History
- Age Groups Late Elementary: 4-6, Middle School
- Book Type Fiction
- Award Newberry Medal
- Publisher Putnam Juvenile, 1998, New York, NY
Barefoot: Escape on the Underground Railroad
by Edwards, Pamela Duncan
The story of a slave's escape on the underground railroad.
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Topics
African American History,
19th-Century History - Age Group Early Elementary: K-3
- Book Type Fiction
- Award
- Publisher Harper Collins, 1997, New York, NY
The Vejigante and the Folk Festivals of Puerto Rico
by Edwin Fontánez
An entertaining tool for discovering Puerto Rico's rich vejigante tradition - beautiful coloring activities and informative historical notes illuminate the style and symbolism of Puerto Rico's folk festivals.
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Topics
Latino History,
20th-Century History - Age Groups Preschool, Early Elementary: K-3
- Book Type Nonfiction
- Award Newberry Medal
- Publisher Exit Studio, 1996, Arlington, VA
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
A Fence Away From Freedom: Japanese Americans and World War II.
by Ellen Levine
Japanes Americans reflect on their years spent in internment camps as children or young adults. They discuss the process of being forced from their homes, and their ability to make the prisons more livable despite oppressive conditions.
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Topics
Asian Pacific American History,
20th-Century History - Age Groups Middle School, High School, Adult
- Book Type Nonfiction
- Award Caldecott Medal
- Publisher G.P. Putman's Sons, 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.
