Showing 1–4 of 4 titles

• Audience: Younger
• Genre: History
• Genre: US History

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  Locomotive

  By Brian Floca

  Accompany a family on an unforgettable weeklong train trip from Omaha to Sacramento in 1869. Flowing, detailed blank verse text and warm, thoroughly researched illustrations fuel the adventure. ALL ABOARD! for this stunning aural and visual celebration of early rail travel.

  • Nonfiction, History, US History
  • Randolph Caldecott Medal 2014 (Medal Winner), Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal 2014 (Honor Title)
  • Younger
  • ISBN: 9781416994152
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  The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read

  By Rita Lorraine Hubbard (Author), Oge Mora (Illustrator)

  Mary Walker was born into slavery in 1848. After a lifetime of hard work, and as the remaining survivor of her family, she realizes a goal of learning to read at 116 years of age. 

  • Nonfiction, History, US History, Biography
  • Notable Children's Books 2021
  • Younger
  • ISBN: 9781524768287
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  Paper Son: The Inspiring Story of Tyrus Wong, Immigrant and Artist

  By Julie Leung, Chris Sasaki (Illustrator)

  As a boy, Wong Geng Yeo assumed a fake identity to immigrate to the U.S., eventually becoming a Disney artist.

  • Nonfiction, History, US History
  • Notable Children's Books 2020
  • Younger
  • ISBN: 9781524771874
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  Todos Iguales / All Equal: Un Corrido De Lemon Grove / A Ballad of Lemon Grove

  By Christy Hale

  This bilingual picturebook depicts the events of the Lemon Grove Incident, the first successful school desegregation case in the U.S.

  • Nonfiction, History, US History
  • Notable Children's Books 2020
  • Younger
  • ISBN: 9780892394272