African-Americans in the thirteen colonies

Using many photographs, this is a simple overview of the part played by African Americans during the formative years of the colonial period. The freedom sought by so many Europeans who came to America was not shared with many Africans & their descendants. The brief descriptions in this book tell of slavery as well as the limited freedoms of free blacks. Phillis Wheatley, Jean Baptiste Pointe du…

Al Capone does my shirts

Moose Flannagan moves with his family to Alcatraz so his dad can work as a prison guard and his sister, Natalie, can attend a special school. But Natalie has autism, and when she's denied admittance to the school, the stark setting of Alcatraz begins to unravel the tenuous coping mechanisms Moose's family has used for dealing with her disorder. When Moose meets Piper, the cute daughter of the…

Sacajawea : the story of Bird Woman and the Lewis and Clark Expedition

Sacajawea, a Shoshoni Indian interpreter, peacemaker, and guide, and William Clark alternate in describing their experiences on the Lewis and Clark Expedition to the Northwest.

Little women

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ISBN/ISSN

0861632931

Collation

32 pages : illustration ; 29 cm

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Neil Armstrong : first man on the Moon

Bring history home and meet some of the world's greatest game changers! Get inspired by the true story of the first person to ever walk on the moon. This biography series is for kids who loved Who Was? and are ready for the next level. On July 20, 1969, the whole world was watching Neil Armstrong. He was the first person ever to set foot on the moon! But how did he achieve such an amazing fe…

....if you were there when they signed the Constitution

If you were there when they signed the Constitution you would see --Why the Constitution is called a miracle. --The first big argument. --What was missing from the Constitution. This books takes you behind the locked doors of Philadelphia's State House during the history-making summer of 1787. You will meet the key delegates and find out what is going on.

Tornadoes!

Describes the work of two people who study tornadoes in the Midwest by discovering and following them.

Under our skin : kids talk about race

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ISBN/ISSN

082341325X

Collation

30 pages : illustration ; 26 cm

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305.8 BIR

The Constitution

Describes the need for unification in a growing country and discusses the problems and decisions of the men who drafted the Constitution of the United States.

If your name was changed at Ellis Island

If your name were changed at Ellis Island--Would everyone in your family travel together?--How long would you stay at Ellis Island?--Would your name be changed? This book tells you what it was like if when Ellis Island was opened in 1892 as a center for immigrants coming to live in America.