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When the Children Marched: The Birmingham Civil Rights Movement
by Mayer, Robert H.
This deliberate and detail-oriented book focuses on the tremendous efforts made by the civil rights workers to end segregation in Birmingham, AL, and the impact of their actions on American views of race relations.
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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 Enslow Publishers, 2008, Berkeley Heights, NJ
Who Was Eleanor Roosevelt?
by Thompson, Gare
A biography of a woman who served as First Lady for the longest time, and who was the first President's wife to speak out about important issues.
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Topics
Women's History,
20th-Century History - Age Group Middle School
- Book Type Nonfiction
- Award
- Publisher Grosset and Dunlap, 2004, New York, NY
Wilma Rudolph
by Victoria Sherrow
A picture book that tells the story of athlete Wilma Rudolph, her struggle against polio, and her encounters growing up with discrimination.
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Topics
African American History,
Women's History,
20th-Century History - Age Group Late Elementary: 4-6
- Book Type Nonfiction
- Award
- Publisher Carolrhoda Books, Inc., 2000, Minneapolis, MN
With Courage and Cloth: Winning the Fight for A Woman's Right to Vote
by Bausum, Ann
Bausum peels back the layers of the story of the women's suffrage movement, exposing grit, fiery determination, and radical tactics. After covering the importance of familiar names, she devotes the bulk of the book to the events of 1906 to 1920, when a new group of young women emerged who were willing to truly suffer for suffrage.
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Topics
Women's History,
20th-Century History - Age Groups Middle School, High School, Adult
- Book Type Nonfiction
- Award
- Publisher National Georgraphic Society, 2004, Washington, DC
You Never Heard of Sandy Koufax?
by Winter, Jonah
This picture-book biography of a pitching ace is a real treat. Much about this private man has been a mystery, so Winter focuses on how the gifted young athlete went from unpredictable to otherworldly in such a short time. Koufax spent his early years with the Brooklyn Dodgers, where he was either warming the bench or walking batters.
- Topic 20th-Century History
- Age Groups Early Elementary: K-3, Late Elementary: 4-6, Middle School
- Book Type Nonfiction
- Award
- Publisher Schwartz & Wade Books, 2009, 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.
