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1) Presidents
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English
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Offers information about America's most influential political office and details on the men who have filled it.
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English
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This eye-opening and engaging history of the worker actions that brought us weekends, pay equality, desegregation, an end to child labor and more documents how the labor movement has shaped America and how it intersects with many of the major issues facing modern teens.
3) Hershey
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English
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"What a sweet treat! This title is packed with the history of The Hersey Company through narrative nonfiction, informative sidebars, Fun Facts, and more.".
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Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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JEF - Black Voices (Children)
JEF - Poetry - April (Children)
MCL - Coretta Scott King Award - Illustrator
JEF - Poetry - April (Children)
MCL - Coretta Scott King Award - Illustrator
Description
"A picture book in verse that threads together past and present to explore the legacy of slavery during a classroom lesson"--
7) Trains
Author
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
All aboard for a fun and fascinating exploration of the many kinds of trains and what they do. There are also clear definitions and "cool things about trains" that new readers will enjoy discovering.
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Language
English
Description
Traces the history of the women's suffrage movement in the United States and United Kingdom, describing important milestones and the contributions of such key figures as Millicent Garrett Fawcett, Susan B. Anthony, and Sojourner Truth.
10) Parker Brothers
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Series
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Engaging images accompany information about Parker Brothers. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 8"--
12) The weavers
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Language
English
Description
Presents background information on cloth making in the colonies and describes the various techniques involved.
14) Women scientists
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1991.
Language
English
Description
Profiles the lives and achievements of ten American women scientists, including Annie Jump Cannon, Margaret Mead, and Rachel Carson.
15) The shoemakers
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Language
English
Description
Surveys the history and technique of shoemaking in colonial America.
16) The doctors
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Language
English
Description
Traces the early development of medicine in colonial America and discusses some of the methods and medications used at that time for treating illness.
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Activist Belva Lockwood never stopped asking herself the question; Are women not worth the same as men? She had big dreams and didn't let anyone stand in her way--not her father, her law school, or even the U.S. Supreme Court. She fought for equality for women in the classroom, in the courtroom, and in politics.
18) The shipbuilders
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Language
English
Description
Traces the history of shipbuilding in the American colonies and describes each step in the building of an eighteenth-century ship.
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Relates the story of the 19th Amendment and the nearly eighty-year fight for voting rights for women, covering not only the suffragists' achievements and politics, but also the private journeys that led them to become women's champions.
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