History - United States - 20th Century
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Kids on the March: 15 Stories of Speaking Out, Protesting, and Fighting for Justice
$16.95 Read moreFrom the March on Washington to March for Our Lives to Black Lives Matter, the powerful stories of kid-led protest in America. Kids have always been activists. They have even launched movement… [more below]
- Author: Long, Michael
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: March 23 2021
- ISBN10: 164375100X
- Language: English
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The Supreme Court and Us
$17.99 Add to cartTwo kids learn about the Supreme Court with the help of key figures from US history.
Ada and Bea are on a tour of Washington, DC, learning all about the US Supreme Court, from its founding in 1789 to- Author: Mihaly, Christy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: March 01 2022
- ISBN10: 0807576646
- Language: English
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Picturing a Nation: The Great Depression’s Finest Photographers Introduce America to Itself
$24.99 Add to cartA National Book Award winner mines photographic gold to show–and tell–the story of the Great Depression.
In an exquisitely curated volume of 140 full-color and black-and-white photographs, Martin W- Author: Sandler, Martin W.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: November 23 2021
- ISBN10: 1536215252
- Language: English
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Fighting for the Civil Rights Act of 1964: A History Seeking Adventure
$34.65 Read moreYOU are fighting for equity and equal rights during the turbulent 1960s. How will you take part in this historic battle? Will you join the Freedom Riders to fight segregation on buses? Will you sit in… [more below]
- Series: You Choose: Seeking History
- Author: Smith, Elliott
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: January 01 2024
- ISBN10: 166905828X
- Language: English
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A Storm Too Soon (Young Readers Edition): A Remarkable True Survival Story in 80-Foot Seas
$14.99 Read moreA spellbinding tale of maritime disaster, survival, and an absolutely daring rescue from Michael J. Tougias, the author of The Finest Hours, which is now a major motion picture.
When a forty-seven-fo- Series: True Rescue
- Author: Tougias, Michael J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: May 23 2017
- ISBN10: 125011537X
- Language: English
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If You Were a Kid During the Civil Rights Movement (If You Were a Kid)
$7.95 Add to cartFollow along with two girls as they find themselves in the middle of a civil rights demonstration, and find out how the fight for equality changed the country forever.
Joyce Jenkins has recently moved … [more below]
- Series: If You Were a Kid
- Author: Hooks, Gwendolyn
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: February 01 2017
- ISBN10: 0531230988
- Language: English
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The President Has Been Shot!: The Assassination of John F. Kennedy
$18.99 Add to cartA YALSA-ALA Excellence in Young Adult Nonfiction Award Finalist
A breathtaking and dramatic account of the JFK assassination by the New York Times bestselling author of Chasing Lincoln’s Killer.
In his
- Author: Swanson, James L.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: September 24 2013
- ISBN10: 0545490073
- Language: English
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Vaccines Change the World
$19.99 Read more2022 Foreword INDIES Finalist – Juvenile Nonfiction
With its colorful text and illustrations, this book explains the world’s pandemics and the people who helped save us from them with vaccines.
Unlike
- Series: Science in Action
- Author: King-Cargile, Gillian
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: October 27 2022
- ISBN10: 0807584819
- Language: English
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Surviving as a Migrant Worker in the Great Depression: A History Seeking Adventure
$9.99 Read moreYOU are struggling to survive during the Great Depression. As a migrant worker, you travel from place to place hoping to earn enough money to get by. How will you find a way to feed and clothe yoursel… [more below]
- Series: You Choose: Seeking History
- Author: Doeden, Matt
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: January 01 2024
- ISBN10: 1669058107
- Language: English
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1919 the Year That Changed America
$24.99 Add to cartWINNER OF THE 2019 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD
1919 was a world-shaking year. America was recovering from World War I and black soldiers returned to racism so violent that that summer would become known as th- Author: Sandler, Martin W.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: January 08 2019
- ISBN10: 1681198010
- Language: English
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The Voice That Won the Vote: How One Woman’s Words Made History: How One Woman’s Words Made History
$16.99 Read moreIn August of 1920, women’s suffrage in America came down to the vote in Tennessee. If the Tennessee legislature approved the 19th amendment it would be ratified, giving all American women the right to… [more below]
- Author: Boxer, Elisa
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: March 15 2020
- ISBN10: 1534110496
- Language: English
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Migrant Mother: How a Photograph Defined the Great Depression
$9.99 Read moreIn the 1930s, photographer Dorothea Lange traveled the American West documenting the experiences of those devastated by the Great Depression. She wanted to use the power of the image to effect politic… [more below]
- Series: Captured History
- Author: Nardo, Don
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: December 01 2010
- ISBN10: 0756544483
- Language: English
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Justice Rising: 12 Amazing Black Women in the Civil Rights Movement
$18.99 Add to cartA celebration of twelve Black women who were pivotal to the civil rights movement and the fight for justice and equal rights in America. On the Black Caucus American Library Association’s Best of the … [more below]
- Author: Russell-Brown, Katheryn
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: January 10 2023
- ISBN10: 0593403541
- Language: English
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29 Missing: The True and Tragic Story of the Disappearance of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald
$16.95 Read moreOn November 10, 1975, SS Edmund Fitzgerald, a giant freighter, sank with its entire crew of 29 aboard, in one of the most violent storms ever witnessed on Lake Superior. In 29 Missing, Kantar tells th
- Author: Kantar, Andrew
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 50
- Publish Date: June 30 1998
- ISBN10: 0870134469
- Language: English
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How Women Won the Vote: Alice Paul, Lucy Burns, and Their Big Idea
$19.99 Read moreThis is how history should be told to kids–with photos, illustrations, and captivating storytelling.
From Newbery Honor medalist Susan Campbell Bartoletti and in time to celebrate the 100th anniversar
- Author: Bartoletti, Susan Campbell
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 80
- Publish Date: May 19 2020
- ISBN10: 0062841300
- Language: English
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The Singer and the Scientist
$17.99 Read moreIt’s 1937, and Marian Anderson is one of the most famous singers in America. But after she gives a performance for an all-white audience, she learns that the nearby hotel is closed to African American
- Author: Rose, Lisa
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: April 01 2021
- ISBN10: 1541576098
- Language: English
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Hot Dog! Eleanor Roosevelt Throws a Picnic
$16.99 Read moreIn June of 1939, the United States played host to two very special guests. British monarchs King George VI and Queen Elizabeth were coming to America. As it was the first visit ever by reigning Britis
- Author: Kimmelman, Leslie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: February 18, 2014
- ISBN10: 158536830X
- Language: English
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World War II Spies: An Interactive History Adventure
$9.99 Add to cartWar is a time of secrets. Advances in technology during the height of World War II provide new methods for spies to keep secrets, steal information, and destroy enemy plans. You’re about to go under c… [more below]
- Series: You Choose: World War II
- Author: Burgan, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: January 01 2013
- ISBN10: 1620657228
- Language: English
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We’ve Got a Job: The 1963 Birmingham Children’s March
$14.99 Read moreThe inspiring story of the 1963 Birmingham Children’s March as seen through the eyes of four young people at the center of the action.
The 1963 Birmingham Children’s March was a turning point in Ameri- Author: Levinson, Cynthia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 180
- Publish Date: February 03 2015
- ISBN10: 1561458449
- Language: English
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Simeon’s Story: An Eyewitness Account of the Kidnapping of Emmett Till
$14.99 Read moreSkipping Stones Multicultural & International Awareness Books Honor Award
No modern tragedy has had a greater impact on race relations in America than the kidnapping and murder of Emmett Till. A 14-y- Author: Wright, Simeon
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: September 01 2011
- ISBN10: 1569768196
- Language: English
