History - United States - State & Local
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American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793
$21.99 Add to cartPowerful and riveting, this Newbery Honor-winning narrative describes the illness known as yellow fever, the toll it took on the nation’s capital–and the eventual triumph over the disease.
Long before
- Author: Murphy, Jim
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: June 23 2003
- ISBN10: 0395776082
- Language: English
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Super Cities! Chicago
$14.99 Add to cartSometimes the coolest places are right outside your front door. Learning about Chicago’s interesting and unique culture has never been so super fun!
Did you know that Chicago’s Home Insurance Building
- Series: Super Cities #3
- Author: Shulman, Mark
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: November 01 2021
- ISBN10: 146719851X
- Language: English
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N Is for Nutmeg: A Connecticut Alphabet
$18.99 Read moreAs one of the 13 original colonies, the state of Connecticut has played a pivotal role in our nation’s history — from its Revolutionary War figures such as Nathan Hale to its captains of industry and… [more below]
- Series: Discover America State by State (Hardcover)
- Author: Grodin, Elissa D.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: September 01 2003
- ISBN10: 1585361240
- Language: English
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Manhattan: Mapping the Story of an Island
$22.99 Add to cartTold in dazzling maps and informative sidebars, critically acclaimed author-illustrator Jennifer Thermes’s Manhattan explores the 400+ year history of Manhattan Island.
From before its earliest settl- Author: Thermes, Jennifer
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: August 06 2019
- ISBN10: 1419736558
- Language: English
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Pirates of the Carolinas for Kids
$12.95 Add to cartFrom Blackbeard to female pirates Anne Bonny and Mary Read, the stories behind some infamous buccaneers and their way of life are revealed. Learn why they became pirates and how they found their treas
- Series: Carolinas for Kids
- Author: Zepke, Terrance
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 72
- Publish Date: November 01 2009
- ISBN10: 1561644595
- Language: English
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When You Look Out the Window: How Phyllis Lyon and del Martin Built a Community
$15.95 Read moreWhen You Look Out the Window tells the story of Phyllis Lyon and Del Martin, one of San Francisco’s most well-known and politically active lesbian couples.
Describing the view from Phyllis and Del’s- Author: Pitman, Gayle E.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: June 05 2017
- ISBN10: 1433827360
- Language: English
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2nd Grade U.S. History: Native Americans to Early Settlers
$13.99 Add to cartWhy is it important to know who the early settlers were? To trace our culture and traditions, of course This educational book presents what would otherwise be a boring subject for young children. The… [more below]
- Author: Baby Professor
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: August 22 2015
- ISBN10: 1682601455
- Language: English
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My Mighty Journey: A Waterfall’s Story
$18.95 Add to cartI am
a powerful
waterfall.
I listen.
I pay attention.
I have a long memory.
You might find it hard to believe,
but I have moved through time.
My Mighty Journey is the story of the only major water… [more below]- Author: Coy, John
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: October 01 2019
- ISBN10: 1681340089
- Language: English
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Lighthouses of the Carolinas for Kids
$14.95 Add to cartA lively text, rich in pictures, tells the history and lore of the lighthouses along the Carolina shores–from Currituck Lighthouse at the top of North Carolina to the Haig Point Lighthouses at the bo
- Series: Carolinas for Kids
- Author: Zepke, Terrance
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: November 01 2009
- ISBN10: 1561644293
- Language: English
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Super Cities!: Seattle
$39.99 Add to cartSometimes the coolest places are right outside your front door. Learning about Seattle’s interesting and unique culture has never been so super fun!
Did you know about the Seattle Underground right be
- Series: Super Cities!
- Author: Buckley, James, Jr.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 98
- Publish Date: November 01 2021
- ISBN10: 1540250636
- Language: English
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Young Andrew Jackson in the Carolinas:: A Revolutionary Boy
$14.99 Add to cartBefore he was Old Hickory” and the “People’s President,” Andrew Jackson came of age in the Waxhaw region of the Carolinas during the turmoil of the Revolutionary War. Young Andy Jackson faced uncommon… [more below]
- Author: Hunsicker, Jennifer
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: August 19 2014
- ISBN10: 1626193592
- Language: English
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Four Streets and a Square: A History of Manhattan and the New York Idea
$29.99 Read moreFrom a Sibert Medalist comes the epic story of Manhattan–a magical, maddening island “for all” and a microcosm of America.
A veteran nonfiction storyteller dives deep into the four-hundred-year hist- Author: Aronson, Marc
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 440
- Publish Date: December 03 2021
- ISBN10: 0763651370
- Language: English
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The Snow Walker
$7.99 Read moreOne morning in March 1888, twelve-year-old Milton Daub awoke to find the world buried in snow. The blizzard was like nothing Milton and his neighbors in the Bronx had ever seen. No one dared go out in
- Series: On My Own History
- Author: Wetterer, Charles M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: December 01 1995
- ISBN10: 087614959X
- Language: English
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Surviving the Journey: The Story of the Oregon Trail
$8.99 Read moreImagine leaving your home and moving across the country to a new life on the unknown frontier. That’s exactly what thousands of people did in the mid 1800s when they traveled along the Oregon Trail, c… [more below]
- Series: Adventures on the American Frontier
- Author: Kravitz, Danny
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: July 01 2014
- ISBN10: 1491401923
- Language: English
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F Is for First State: A Delaware Alphabet
$18.99 Read moreAs the first state to ratify the United States Constitution, Delaware rightfully earned its nickname of “First State.” Though small in size, it is a treasure trove of history (Fort Delaware), inventio
- Series: Discover America State by State (Hardcover)
- Author: Crane, Carol
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: June 01, 2005
- ISBN10: 1585361542
- Language: English
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N Is for Our Nation’s Capital: A Washington DC Alphabet
$17.95 Read moreBursting with history like no other city in the world, Washington DC is a tribute to the United States, its people and even the world. Monuments spot the landscape, tourists spot the monuments and the… [more below]
- Series: Discover America State by State (Hardcover)
- Author: Smith, Roland
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: April 15 2005
- ISBN10: 1585361488
- Language: English
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The Nantucket Sea Monster: A Fake News Story
$11.99 Add to cartJUNIOR LIBRARY GUILD SELECTION
2018 National Council of Teacher’s of English (NCTE) Notable Children’s Book in Language Arts
A NON-POLITICAL FAKE NEWS STORY FOR KIDS: EXAMPLE OF 1ST AMENDMENT FREE PRESS
- Author: Pattison, Darcy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 34
- Publish Date: September 12 2017
- ISBN10: 1629440833
- Language: English
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N Is for Natural State: An Arkansas Alphabet
$18.99 Add to cartDiscover the unspoiled beauty of Arkansas in N is for Natural State: An Arkansas Alphabet. Acansa is the Sioux Indian name for the state we know today as Arkansas and this begins our alphabet journey…. [more below]
- Series: Discover America State by State (Hardcover)
- Author: Shoulders, Michael
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: October 01 2003
- ISBN10: 1585360678
- Language: English
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L Is for Last Frontier: An Alaska Alphabet
$17.95 Read moreUnrivaled by any other state for sheer size, Alaska is a land of mystery and wonder to many Americans. Bordered by water on three sides, it remains a remote and last frontier…until now. L is for Las… [more below]
- Series: Discover America State by State (Hardcover)
- Author: Crane, Carol
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: March 13 2002
- ISBN10: 1585360201
- Language: English
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Y Is for Yellowhammer: An Alabama Alphabet
$18.99 Read moreTravel across the diverse state of Alabama and meet its famous sons and daughters, from legendary football coach Bear Bryant to the remarkable Helen Keller and civil rights activist Rosa Parks. Visit … [more below]
- Series: Discover America State by State (Hardcover)
- Author: Crane, Carol
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: September 01 2003
- ISBN10: 1585361186
- Language: English
