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Bobbin Girl, The
by McCully, Emily Arnold
This children's book explores the treatment of laborers in factories and the courage of women to stand up for what they deserve.
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Topics
Women's History,
19th-Century History - Age Group Late Elementary: 4-6
- Book Type Fiction
- Award
- Publisher Dial Books, 1996, New York, NY
Bobo's Magic Wishes
by Janet Palazzo-Craig
In this traditional Puerto Rican folktale, a farmer, Juan Bobo, catches a magical horse but lets him go in exchange for seven wishes.
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Topics
Latino History,
19th-Century History - Age Groups Preschool, Early Elementary: K-3
- Book Type Fiction
- Award
- Publisher Troll, 1996, United States
Bull Run
by Fleishman, Paul
Fleishman's depiction of the first Civil War battle relies on individual voices to give a human face to history. The result is at once intimate and sweeping, a heartbreaking and remarkably vivid portrait of the Civil War and war itself.
- Topic 19th-Century History
- Age Groups Late Elementary: 4-6, Middle School
- Book Type Fiction
- Award Scott O'Dell Historical Fiction Award
- Publisher Harper Collins Publishers, 1995, New York, NY
By the Dawn's Early Light: The Story of the Star-Spangled Banner
by Kroll, Steven
Historic illustrated story of Francis Scott Key's creation of what would become the U.S. National Anthem.
- Topic 19th-Century History
- Age Group Early Elementary: K-3
- Book Type Nonfiction
- Award
- Publisher Scholastic, 2000, New York, NY
Captain of the Planter: the story of Robert Smalls
by Sterling, Dorothy
The story of Robert Smalls who began life as a slave, captained a ship that took his family to freedom, and later became Congressman who worked during the Reconstruction period.
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Topics
African American History,
19th-Century History - Age Groups Middle School, High School
- Book Type Nonfiction
- Award
- Publisher Double Day and Co., 1958, Garden City, 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.
