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Esperanza Rising
by Ryan, Pam Muñoz
A little girl experiences the hardship of immigrating to a new country where she no longer has the status of a Mexican princess, but a Californian laborer.
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Latino History,
20th-Century History - Age Group Middle School
- Book Type Fiction
- Award
- Publisher Scholastic, 2000, New York, NY
Under the Blood Red Sun
by Salisbury, Graham
Torn between his love of all things American and the traditional ways of his parents and grandparents, a young Japanese American comes of age during the political upheaval of WWII.
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Topics
Asian Pacific American History,
20th-Century History - Age Groups Late Elementary: 4-6, Middle School
- Book Type Fiction
- Award Scott O'Dell Historical Fiction Award
- Publisher Yearling, 1995, New York, NY
N. C. Wyeth's Pilgrims
by San Souci, Robert
This book provides a readable account of the Pilgrim's journey aboard the Mayflower and their first year in New England. The illustrations, by American artist N.C. Wyeth, are taken from his murals of Plymouth Colony commissioned in 1940 by the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company in New York.
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- Age Groups Early Elementary: K-3, Late Elementary: 4-6, Middle School
- Book Type Nonfiction
- Award
- Publisher Chronicle Books, 1991, San Francisco, CA
Driving around the U.S.A.: Automobiles in American Life
by Sandler, Martin W
A historical account of the impact of the automobile on society.
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Topics
19th-Century History,
20th-Century History - Age Group Late Elementary: 4-6
- Book Type Nonfiction
- Award
- Publisher Oxford University Press, 2003, New York, NY
Riding the Rails in the U.S.A.: Trains in American Life
by Sandler, Martin W
An exploration of the impact of trains on American life.
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Topics
19th-Century History,
20th-Century History - Age Group Late Elementary: 4-6
- Book Type Nonfiction
- Award
- Publisher Oxford University Press, 2003, 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.
