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The Little Chapel That Stood
by Curtiss, A. B.
St. Paul's Chapel, across the street from the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center, survived the 9-11 blast and served as a service depot for rescuers.
- Topic 20th-Century History
- Age Groups Late Elementary: 4-6, Middle School
- Book Type Nonfiction
- Award
- Publisher OldCastle Publishing, 2003, Escondido, CA
A Picture Book of Frederick Douglass
by David Adler
A biography of the man who, after escaping slavery, became an orator, writer, and leader in the abolitionist movement in the nineteenth century.
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Topics
African American History,
19th-Century History - Age Group Early Elementary: K-3
- Book Type Nonfiction
- Award
- Publisher Holiday House, 1993, New York, NY
A Picture Book of Sojourner Truth
by David Adler
A chronological telling of Sojourner Truth's life.
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Topics
African American History,
Women's History,
19th-Century History - Age Group Early Elementary: K-3
- Book Type Nonfiction
- Award
- Publisher Holiday House, 1994, New York, NY
The Journal of Ben Uchida
by Denenberg, Barry
The story of a 12 year old prisoner in one of America's Japanese internment camps during World War II
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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 Scholastic, 1999, New York, NY
Lighthouses and Keepers
by Denis Noble
A full history of lighthouses, lightships, buoys, fog signals and the boats and people who tend them. including maps and photographs.
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Topics
19th-Century History,
20th-Century History - Age Groups High School, Adult
- Book Type Nonfiction
- Award
- Publisher Naval Institute Press, 2004, Annapolis, MD
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.
