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Cabin Faced West, The
by Fritz, Jean
The story of a young girl's adjustment to life in the wilderness.
- Topic 18th-Century History
- Age Groups Late Elementary: 4-6, Middle School
- Book Type Fiction
- Award
- Publisher Puffin, 1987, New York, NY
Caesar Rodney's Ride The Story of an American Patriot
by Cheripko, Jan
The story of Caesar Rodney, who was determined to sign the Declaration of Independence.
- Topic 18th-Century History
- Age Groups Early Elementary: K-3, Late Elementary: 4-6
- Book Type Fiction
- Award
- Publisher Boyds Mills Press, 2004, Honesdale, PA
Colonial Voices Hear Them Speak
by Winters, Kay
Different colonial Bostonians introduce themselves through Kay Winter's poems or free-verse vignettes that describe their work and their feelings about the current political situation on December 16, 1773. The poems are enhanced by historical notes and a glossary.
- Topic 18th-Century History
- Age Groups Early Elementary: K-3, Late Elementary: 4-6, Middle School
- Book Type Fiction
- Award
- Publisher Penguin Group, 2008, New York, NY
Coming to America: The Story of Immigration
by Maestro, Betsy
An illustrated chronology of immigration over the course of American history.
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Topics
18th-Century History,
19th-Century History,
20th-Century History - Age Group Late Elementary: 4-6
- Book Type Nonfiction
- Award
- Publisher Scholastic, 1996, New York, NY
Dear Benjamin Banneker
by Andrea Davis Pinkney
Banneker, an 18th-century astronomer and mathematician, was a free African American who corresponded with Thomas Jefferson about ending slavery.
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Topics
African American History,
18th-Century History - Age Group Early Elementary: K-3
- Book Type Nonfiction
- Award
- Publisher Voyager Books, 1998, 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.
