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Rachel Carson and Her Book That Changed the World
by Lawlor, Laurie
In celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the publication of Silent Spring, here is a biography of Rachel Carson, the pioneering environmentalist. She wrote Silent Spring to wake people up to the harmful impact humans were having on our planet.
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Women's History,
20th-Century History - Age Groups Early Elementary: K-3, Late Elementary: 4-6
- Book Type Nonfiction
- Award
- Publisher Holiday House, 2012, New York, NY
Great Migration: An American Story, The
by Lawrence, Jacob
An artistic account of the migration of African-Americans North during the civil war.
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African American History,
19th-Century History - Age Group High School
- Book Type Fiction
- Award
- Publisher Harper Trophy, 1995, New York, NY
A Place Where Sunflowers Grow
by Lee-Tai, Amy
A child searches for hope and kindness to draw for her art class in the Topaz Internment Camp
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Asian Pacific American History,
20th-Century History - Age Group Early Elementary: K-3
- Book Type Fiction
- Award
- Publisher Children's Book Press, 1996, San Francisco, CA
Buffalo
by Lepthien, Emilie U.
A history of the presence of buffalo in America.
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- Age Group Early Elementary: K-3
- Book Type Nonfiction
- Award
- Publisher Children's Press, 1989, Chicago, IL
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
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.
