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Little House…
by Wilder, Laura Ingalls
Series based on true events on the life of Laure Ingalls Wilder growing up on the plains.
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Topics
19th-Century History,
20th-Century History - Age Groups Late Elementary: 4-6, Middle School
- Book Type Fiction
- Award Newberry Medal
- Publisher Harper Collins, 2000, New York, NY
Lookin' for Bird in the Big City
by Robert Burleigh
A story of Miles Davis as a teenager searching for Charlie Parker in New York City.
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Topics
African American History,
20th-Century History - Age Group Early Elementary: K-3
- Book Type Fiction
- Award
- Publisher Harcourt, Inc., 2001, New York, NY
Love to Langston
by Tony Medina
Written in the art form Hughes cherished most, this biography in verse captures glimpses of the poet's world through his voice as author-poet Tony Medina imagines it.
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Topics
African American History,
20th-Century History - Age Group Late Elementary: 4-6
- Book Type Fiction
- Award
- Publisher Lee & Low Books, Inc., 2002, New York, NY
Lucky Ears the True Story of Ben Kuroki
by Lukesh, Dr. Jean A.
A young reader's biography of Ben Kuroki, a Nebraska-born, Japanese American who fought very hard to become an American aerial gunner and a hero during World War II.
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Topics
Asian Pacific American History,
20th-Century History - Age Groups Late Elementary: 4-6, Middle School
- Book Type Nonfiction
- Award
- Publisher Fieldmouse Productions, 2010, Palmer, NE
M. L. K.: The Journey of a King
by Bolden, Tonya
Bolden brings readers close to the great leader, Martin Luther King, and to the civil rights movement through detailed historical analysis and extensive notes.
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Topics
African American History,
20th-Century History - Age Groups Late Elementary: 4-6, Middle School
- Book Type Nonfiction
- Award
- Publisher Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2007, 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.
