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Miss Bridie Chose a Shovel
by Leslie Connor
Miss Bridie emigrates to America in 1856 and chooses to bring a shovel, which proves to be a useful tool throughout her life.
- Topic 19th-Century History
- Age Group Early Elementary: K-3
- Book Type Nonfiction
- Award
- Publisher Houghton Mifflin, 2004, Boston, MA
Mr. Lincoln's Whiskers
by Karen B. Winnick
In this true story, young Grace Bedell writes to Abraham Lincoln and asks him to grow a beard so that he can win more votes, become president, and abolish slavery. After following her advice and winning the election, Lincoln stops by to thank Grace on his way to Washington D.C.
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Topics
Women's History,
19th-Century History - Age Groups Preschool, Early Elementary: K-3
- Book Type Nonfiction
- Award Caldecott Medal
- Publisher Boyds Mills Press, 1996, Honesdale, PA
Multicultural Portrait of Immigration, A
by Press, Petra
An account of immigration from the 1600s to present.
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Topics
18th-Century History,
19th-Century History,
20th-Century History - Age Group Middle School
- Book Type Nonfiction
- Award
- Publisher Benchmark Books, 1996, New York, NY
Now Let Me Fly: The Story of a Slave Family
by Johnson, Dolores
The story of a young African girl who is kidnapped and sold into slavery.
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Topics
African American History,
19th-Century History - Age Group Late Elementary: 4-6
- Book Type Fiction
- Award
- Publisher Aladdin, 1997, New York, NY
Out From This Place
by Hansen, Joyce
The sequel to "Which Way Freedom," this story follows slave Easter, and addresses the adversity that freed slaves often encountered after their escape.
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Topics
African American History,
19th-Century History - Age Groups Late Elementary: 4-6, Middle School
- Book Type Fiction
- Award
- Publisher Econo-Clad Books, 1988, 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.
