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Michelle
by Hopkinson, Deborah
Hopkinson captures the inspiring story of the first African American First Lady in a picture-book biography.
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Topics
African American History,
Women's History,
20th-Century History - Age Groups Early Elementary: K-3, Late Elementary: 4-6
- Book Type Nonfiction
- Award
- Publisher Katherine Tegen Books, 2009, New York, NY
Miles Davis
by Crisp, George R.
This biography follows the career and life of Miles Davis:from his childhood to adulthood and his musical growth along the way.
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Topics
African American History,
20th-Century History - Age Groups Late Elementary: 4-6, Middle School, High School
- Book Type Nonfiction
- Award
- Publisher Franklin Watts, 1997, New York, NY
Miss Lady Bird's Wildflowers How a Frist Lady Changed America
by Appelt, Kathi
A biography of Lady Bird Johnson, who, as the wife of President Lyndon Johnson, reminded citizens about the importance of conserving natural resources and promoted the beautification of cities and highways by planting wildflowers.
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Topics
Women's History,
20th-Century History - Age Groups Early Elementary: K-3, Late Elementary: 4-6
- Book Type Nonfiction
- Award
- Publisher Harper Collins Publishers, 2005, New York, NY
Mississippi Morning
by Vander Zee, Ruth
The setting of this book is Mississippi in 1933, and the drama of racist cruelty and a white child's loss of innocence is elemental. A sad and poignant story about a period in American history, and on a more personal level, a son's disillusionment.
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Topics
African American History,
20th-Century History - Age Groups Early Elementary: K-3, Late Elementary: 4-6, Middle School
- Book Type Fiction
- Award
- Publisher Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, 2004, Grand Rapids, MI
Model T: How Henry Ford Built a Legend
by Weitzman, David
An account of Henry Ford's manufacturing techniques of the Model T roadster.
- Topic 20th-Century History
- Age Group Late Elementary: 4-6
- Book Type Nonfiction
- Award
- Publisher Crown, 2002, 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.