History - United States - State & Local
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Who’s Got Mail?: The History of Mail in America
$22.99 Read moreA fascinating history of the US Post Office for kids, from acclaimed author Linda Barrett Osborne
“In America, one of the first things done in a new State is to have the mail come.” –Alexis de Toquev- Author: Osborne, Linda Barrett
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: May 02 2023
- ISBN10: 1419758969
- Language: English
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A is for Arches: A Utah Alphabet
$18.99 Add to cart“We’ll start with Utah’s arches, made from wind, frost, and rain. Nature’s rocky sculptures — an art that can’t remain.” From H is for Handcarts to Z is for Zion National Park, A is for Arches presen… [more below]
- Series: Discover America State by State (Hardcover)
- Author: Hall, Becky
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: August 01 2003
- ISBN10: 1585360961
- Language: English
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P Is for Potato: An Idaho Alphabet
$18.99 Add to cartContinuing the great Discover American State By State series is P is for Potato: An Idaho Alphabet. That’s right, Idaho! Sleeping Bear Press explores the lush land and rich history of a state so often… [more below]
- Series: Discover America State by State (Hardcover)
- Author: Steiner, Stan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: March 11 2005
- ISBN10: 1585361550
- Language: English
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T Is for Tar Heel: A North Carolina Alphabet
$18.99 Add to cartFrom the Appalachian Mountains to the Outer Banks, readers will be delighted to discover the beautiful state of North Carolina in “T is for Tarheel”. Explore the Biltmore mansion, with its 255 rooms,
- Series: Discover America State by State (Hardcover)
- Author: Crane, Carol
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: October 01, 2003
- ISBN10: 1585360821
- Language: English
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P Is for Pelican: A Louisiana Alphabet
$18.99 Read moreFrom its festive Mardi Gras parades to its wildlife-filled swamps, Louisiana is a state of great diversity. P is for Pelican: A Louisiana Alphabet is an alphabet book that introduces readers young and… [more below]
- Series: Discover America State by State (Hardcover)
- Author: Prieto, Anita C.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: November 01 2003
- ISBN10: 1585361372
- Language: English
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B Is for Badger: A Wisconsin Alphabet
$18.99 Add to cartThe intriguing facts and faces, history and places of Wisconsin are revealed to readers young and old in B is for Badger: A Wisconsin Alphabet. From its leaders in fine arts and architecture (Georgia … [more below]
- Series: Discover America State by State (Hardcover)
- Author: Wargin, Kathy-Jo
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: May 13 2004
- ISBN10: 1585361356
- Language: English
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The Edmund Fitzgerald: The Song of the Bell
$18.99 Add to cartLeaving port from Superior, Wisconsin on a sunny November day, the crew of the Edmund Fitzgerald is looking forward to a routine crossing of deep Lake Superior. Heading for a port in Cleveland, the gi… [more below]
- Series: True Story
- Author: Wargin, Kathy-Jo
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: September 01 2003
- ISBN10: 1585361267
- Language: English
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C Is for Cowboy: A Wyoming Alphabet
$18.99 Add to cartCatch a glimpse of all the wonders Wyoming has to offer in C is for Cowboy: A Wyoming Alphabet. This alphabet journey begins “A is for Altitude of mountains that soar, the Grand Tetons rise straight f… [more below]
- Series: Discover America State by State (Hardcover)
- Author: Gagliano, Eugene
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: July 01 2003
- ISBN10: 158536097X
- Language: English
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The Great Fire
$14.99 Add to cartJim Murphy’s Newbery Honor Book available for the first time in paperback.
The Great Fire of 1871 was one of most colossal disasters in American history. Overnight, the flourshing city of Chicago was t… [more below]
- Author: Murphy, Jim
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: October 01 2006
- ISBN10: 439203074
- Language: English
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Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre
$17.99 Add to cartWinner of the Coretta Scott King Book Awards for Author and Illustrator
A Caldecott Honor Book
A Sibert Honor Book
Longlisted for the National Book Award
A Kirkus Prize Finalist
A Boston Globe-H
- Author: Weatherford, Carole Boston
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: February 02, 2021
- ISBN10: 1541581202
- Language: English
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Small Shoes, Great Strides: How Three Brave Girls Opened Doors to School Equality
$19.99 Add to cartLeona Tate, Gail Etienne, and Tessie Prevost didn’t set out to make history. But when these three Black first graders stepped into the all-white McDonogh No. 19 Public School in New Orleans on Novembe
- Author: Nelson, Vaunda Micheaux
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: November 07, 2023
- ISBN10: 1728419239
- Language: English
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B Is for Blue Crab: A Maryland Alphabet
$18.99 Add to cartLocated just below the Mason-Dixon line, Maryland is flavored with both northern and southern culture and tradition. Defined by the largest estuary in the United States (The Chesapeake Bay), Maryland’… [more below]
- Series: Discover America State by State (Hardcover)
- Author: Menendez, Shirley C.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: September 22 2004
- ISBN10: 1585361607
- Language: English
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H Is for Hoosier: An Indiana Alphabet
$18.99 Add to cartIndiana is called the Hoosier State and its people are known as Hoosiers, although historians don’t really know why. They do, however, have several ideas about the origins of the famous nickname. Chil… [more below]
- Series: Discover America State by State (Hardcover)
- Author: Reynolds, Cynthia Furlong
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: September 19 2001
- ISBN10: 1585360414
- Language: English
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The Nantucket Sea Monster: A Fake News Story
$25.99 Add to cartA JUNIOR LIBRARY GUILD SELECTION
2018 National Council of Teacher’s of English (NCTE) Notable Children’s Book in Language Arts
Do you believe everything you read in the newspaper?
Early in August 1937, a
- Author: Pattison, Darcy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 34
- Publish Date: September 12 2017
- ISBN10: 1629440825
- Language: English
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L Is for Lone Star: A Texas Alphabet
$18.99 Read moreThere are enough special people, wildlife, and natural wonders in the Lone Star State to fill several alphabet books, and Sleeping Bear Press has picked out the finest to represent Texas in L is for L… [more below]
- Series: Discover America State by State (Hardcover)
- Author: Crane, Carol
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: September 19 2001
- ISBN10: 1585360198
- Language: English
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E Is for Enchantment: A New Mexico Alphabet
$18.99 Add to cartNew Mexico rightly earns its nickname “Land of Enchantment” with natural treasures such as the White Sands National Monument, Carlsbad Caverns, and the Gila National Forest. But more than a beautiful … [more below]
- Series: Discover America State by State (Hardcover)
- Author: James, Helen Foster
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: July 30 2004
- ISBN10: 1585361534
- Language: English
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P Is for Palmetto: A South Carolina Alphabet
$18.99 Add to cartP is for Palmetto is a collection of evocative pages of watercolor that covers this beautiful southeastern state from A to Z. Carol Crane captures the diverse features of South Carolina with her flowi… [more below]
- Series: Discover America State by State (Hardcover)
- Author: Crane, Carol
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: October 01 2002
- ISBN10: 1585360473
- Language: English
