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Up before day break : cotton and people in America
In this stunning nonfiction volume, award-winning author Deborah Hopkinson weaves the stories of slaves, sharecroppers, and mill workers into a tapestry illuminating the history of cotton in America. In UP BEFORE DAYBREAK, acclaimed author Deborah Hopkinson captures the voices of the forgotten men, women, and children who worked in the cotton industry in America over the centuries. The voice…
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- 9780545019903
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- 120 pages : illustration ; 21 cm
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- 331.7 HOP
John Adams speaks for freedom
John Adams didn't enjoy traveling. He much preferred to stay home with his wife and children. But John Adams also had a dream: He wanted to see the thirteen colonies free from English rule. He wanted to see the creation of a new country -- the United States of America. John Adams did whatever was needed to make his dream come true.
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- 068986907X
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- 31 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
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- Ready-to-Read 3 Stories of Famous Americans
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- 923 ADA
Susan B. Anthony : fighter for women's rights
Like other girls of her time Susan B. Anthony learned how to cook and sew. But unlike most girls she also received an education. She learned reading, writing, and arithmetic. She was also taught that girls and women could do anything boys and men could do-if only they were allowed. So Susan set out to change the laws. She fought for a woman's right to own property, hold down a job, and, most im…
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- 9780689869099
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- 31 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
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- Ready-to-Read : Stories of Famous Americans
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- 923 ANT
Under the bodhi tree : a story of the buddha
Who was the Buddha? Once upon a time in ancient India, a prince was born. His name was Siddhartha, and one day he would inherit a powerful kingdom. His father tried to protect him from the suffering and hardship beyond the palace walls, but just like children everywhere, the prince longed to see the world. Under the Bodhi Tree is the story of a boy and his journey for understanding that e…
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- 9781683641537
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 23 cm
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- 294.363 HOP
Under the quilt of night
From the award-winning duo behind the bestselling Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt comes the stunning, richly illustrated sequel about a young enslaved girl who follows a quilt’s message to freedom. When night falls, and all is quiet, a slave girl starts to run. She follows the moon into the woods, leading her loved ones away from their master under the quilt of night. Guided by the stars…
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- 9780689877001
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- 34 pages : illustration ; 27 cm
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A letter to my teacher
Dear Teacher, Whenever I had something to tell you, I tugged on your shirt and whispered in your ear. This time I'm writing a letter. So begins this picture book about a girl who prefers running and jumping to listening and learning and the teacher who gently inspires her. From stomping through creeks on a field trip to pretending to choke when called upon to read aloud, this book's young heroi…
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- 9780375868450
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- 34 pages : illustration ; 23 cm
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Sweet Clara and the freedom quilt
The story of a young slave who dreams of one day being reunited with her mother makes a quilt with a secret map to help her and other slaves escape to the north.
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- 9780590424851
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- 40 pages : illustration ; 26 cm
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