Category Archives: History

Truce by Jim Murphy

Posted on January 22, 2010 by

Scholastic2009 ISBN: 978-0-545-13049-3 Format: NonFiction Rating: excellent Grade: 5 – 9 CurriculumFramework: History Genre: Non-fiction, World War I Christmas is widely regarded as a time when magical, impossible wishes come true. One of the most extraordinary instances of Christmas magic … Continue reading →

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Ellis Island: Coming to the Land of Liberty by Raymond Bial

Posted on July 30, 2009 by

HoughtonMifflin 2009 ISBN: 978-0-618-99943-9 Format: NonFiction Rating: good Grade: 4 – 7 CurriculumFramework: History Genre: Social Sciences Ellis Island was the main portal into America for millions of immigrants from 1892 until just after World War I. In this slim … Continue reading →

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Pharaoh's Boat by David Weitzman

Posted on July 1, 2009 by

HoughtonMifflin2009 ISBN: 978-0-547-05341-7 Format: NonFiction Rating: excellent Grade: 4 – 8 CurriculumFramework: History Genre: Non-fiction In 1954, workmen at the Great Pyramid at Giza found a stone boundary wall. Behind it, archaeologists were stunned to discover a well-preserved boat built … Continue reading →

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I'll Pass For Your Comrade: Women Soldiers in the Civil War by Anita Silvey

Posted on April 9, 2009 by

HoughtonMifflin2008 ISBN: 978-0-618-57491-1 Format: NonFiction Rating: good Grade: 5 – 8 With excerpts from first-person accounts, vintage photographs and etchings children’s literature expert Anita Silvey explores the many roles that women played in the Civil War focusing particularly on those … Continue reading →

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Taj Mahal by Elizabeth Mann

Posted on February 25, 2009 by

Illus: Witschonke, Alan Firefly2008 ISBN: 978-1-931414-20-3 Format: NonFiction Rating: excellent Grade: 5 – 8 CurriculumFramework: History Elizabeth Mann has produced another outstanding offering in her Wonders of the World series. Shah Jahan, who ruled the Mughal (Mogul) Empire in mid-1600′s … Continue reading →

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A Taste of Colored Water by Matt Faulkner

Posted on September 30, 2008 by

SimonSchuster2008 ISBN: 978-1-4169-1629-1 Format: PictureBook Fiction Rating: excellent Grade: grade 4-6 CurriculumFramework: History Matt Faulkner is primarily an illustrator who tells two stories in this book. One is the text narration by a rural southern girl who sets out to … Continue reading →

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The Wall by Peter Sis

Posted on July 29, 2008 by

FSG2007 ISBN: 978-0-374-34701-7 Format: PictureBook NonFiction Rating: excellent Grade: 5 and up CurriculumFramework: History Before reading The Wall, I wondered what all the fuss was about. How did one slim volume garner so many kudos Sibert Medal, Caldecott Honor, BBYA, … Continue reading →

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On My Journey Now: Looking at African-American History through the Spirituals by Nikki Giovanni

Posted on April 14, 2008 by

Candlewick2007 ISBN: 978-0-7636-2885-7 Format: NonFiction Rating: good Grade: 5 – 8 CurriculumFramework: History In short, accessible chapters, poet and author Nikki Giovanni describes the role of spirituals in the lives of Africans brought to America as slaves. She shows how … Continue reading →

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