Showing 1–6 of 6 titles

• List: Notable Children's Books
• Genre: Biography
• Genre: US History
• Award year: 2017

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  Blood Brother: Jonathan Daniels and His Sacrifice for Civil Rights

  By Rich Wallace, Sandra Neil Wallace

  Jonathan Daniels devoted his life to helping others, leading him to stand up and march for civil rights. Through journal entries, letters, and insight, readers experience his heartfelt fight for human rights.

  • Nonfiction, History, US History, Biography
  • Notable Children's Books 2017
  • Older
  • ISBN: 9781629790947
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  I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark

  By Debbie Levy, Elizabeth Baddeley (Illustrator)

  Discover the life of Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in this picture-book biography about how one small yet powerful woman persisted against great odds.

  • Nonfiction, History, US History, Biography
  • Notable Children's Books 2017
  • Middle
  • ISBN: 9781481465595
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  In the Shadow of Liberty: The Hidden History of Slavery, Four Presidents, and Five Black Lives

  By Kenneth C. Davis

  The lives of five enslaved people owned by four U.S. presidents reveal the contradictions of a land founded upon the idea of freedom.

  • Nonfiction, History, US History, Biography
  • Notable Children's Books 2017
  • Older
  • ISBN: 9781627793117
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  Preaching to the Chickens: The Story of Young John Lewis

  By Jabari Asim, E. B. Lewis (Illustrator)

  Civil rights leader and Georgia Congressman John Lewis grew up in rural Alabama. Emulating preachers at church, young John literally fed and ministered to his farmyard congregation of chickens.

  • Nonfiction, History, US History, Biography
  • Notable Children's Books 2017
  • Middle
  • ISBN: 9780399168567
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  Presenting Buffalo Bill: The Man Who Invented the Wild West

  By Candace Fleming

  Fleming digs for truth behind the myth of showman William "Buffalo Bill" Cody, the development of the Wild West, and the treatment of the American Indians during late nineteenth century.

  • Nonfiction, History, US History, Biography
  • Notable Children's Books 2017
  • Older
  • ISBN: 9781596437630
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  Step Right Up: How Doc and Jim Key Taught the World about Kindness

  By Donna Janell Bowman, Daniel Minter (Illustrator)

  Born a slave, William “Doc” Key, became a self-taught veterinarian. With much kindness, he raised a remarkable horse, named Jim Key, which he taught to answer questions, spell, and write.

  • Nonfiction, History, US History, Biography
  • Notable Children's Books 2017
  • Middle
  • ISBN: 9781620141489