History - United States - 20th Century
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What Was Woodstock?
$7.99 Add to cartOn August 15, 1969, a music festival called “Woodstock” transformed one small dairy farm in upstate New York into a gathering place for over 400,000 young music fans. Concert-goers, called “hippies,” … [more below]
- Series: What Was?
- Author: Holub, Joan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: January 12 2016
- ISBN10: 0448486962
- Language: English
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What Were the Roaring Twenties?
$7.99 Add to cartFlappers, flag-pole sitting, and the Ford Model T–these are just a few of the things that instantly conjure up a unique era–the Roaring Twenties.
It was the bees’ knees, the cat’s meow. If you’re no- Series: What Was?
- Author: Mortlock, Michele
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: October 16 2018
- ISBN10: 1524786381
- Language: English
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20th Century American History for Kids: The Major Events That Shaped the Past and Present
$9.99 Add to cartHelp kids ages 8 to 12 discover the most historic events of 20th century America
Foster and further an interest in history with this exciting exploration of what was happening in America from 1901 to 2
- Series: History by Century
- Author: Bentley, Andrea
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 120
- Publish Date: October 13 2020
- ISBN10: 1647397901
- Language: English
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Attacked at Sea (Young Readers Edition): A True World War II Story of a Family’s Fight for Survival
$14.99 Add to cartA riveting WWII account of survival at sea from Michael J. Tougias, the author of the New York Times bestseller The Finest Hours.
A Bank Street Best Book of the Year! On May 19, 1942, during WWII, a U- Series: True Rescue
- Author: Tougias, Michael J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: November 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1250853214
- Language: English
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Jack Knight’s Brave Flight: How One Gutsy Pilot Saved the US Air Mail Service
$18.99 Read moreHigh-flying history is brought to life in this suspenseful story of an unknown and daring pilot named Jack Knight, who in 1921 flew his biplane straight into a blizzard over America’s heartland and sa… [more below]
- Author: Esbaum, Jill
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: March 29 2022
- ISBN10: 1684379814
- Language: English
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Witnesses to Freedom: Young People Who Fought for Civil Rights
$10.99 Read moreDescribes the experiences of young Blacks who were involved in significant events in the civil rights movement, including Brown vs. Board of Education, the Montgomery bus boycott, and the sit-in movem… [more below]
- Author: Rochelle, Belinda
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: February 01 1997
- ISBN10: 0140384324
- Language: English
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If You Lived at the Time of Martin Luther King
$7.99 Add to cartIf you lived at the time of Martin Luther King–When did the civil rights movement begin?–Were children involved in civil rights protests?–What was the March on Washington?This book tells you what i… [more below]
- Series: If You…
- Author: Levine, Ellen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 80
- Publish Date: January 01 1994
- ISBN10: 059042582X
- Language: English
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A History of Us: All the People: Since 1945a History of Us Book Ten
$19.98 Add to cartRecommended by the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy as an exemplary informational text.
A History of US is a 10-volume, award-winning series about the birth and devel- Series: History of Us
- Author: Hakim, Joy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: August 12 2010
- ISBN10: 0199735530
- Language: English
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Little Rock Girl 1957: How a Photograph Changed the Fight for Integration
$9.99 Read moreNine African American students made history when they defied a governor and integrated an Arkansas high school in 1957. It was the photo of a young girl trying to enter the school being taunted, haras… [more below]
- Series: Captured History
- Author: Tougas, Shelley
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: June 01 2011
- ISBN10: 0756545129
- Language: English
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Titanic Q&A: 175+ Fascinating Facts for Kids
$11.99 Add to cart100+ Interesting facts about the Titanic for ages 8 to 12
Invite kids to step back in time with this big book of facts about the Titanic. Unlike other Titanic books for kids, Titanic Q&A reveals tons- Series: History Q&A
- Author: Montero, Mary
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 80
- Publish Date: October 12 2021
- ISBN10: 1638786178
- Language: English
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A History of Us: War, Peace, and All That Jazz: 1918-1945a History of Us Book Nine
$19.98 Add to cartRecommended by the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy as an exemplary informational text.
From woman’s suffrage to Babe Ruth’s home runs, from Louis Armstrong’s jazz to … [more below]- Series: History of Us
- Author: Hakim, Joy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: February 09 2007
- ISBN10: 0195327233
- Language: English
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We March
$9.99 Add to cartOn August 28, 1963, a remarkable event took place–more than 250,000 people gathered in our nation’s capital to participate in the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. The march began at the Wash
- Author: Evans, Shane W.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 12 2016
- ISBN10: 1250073251
- Language: English
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Stonewall: A Building. an Uprising. a Revolution
$18.99 Add to cartCelebrate Pride every day with the very first picture book to tell of its historic and inspiring role in the gay civil rights movement, from the author of the acclaimed Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk… [more below]
- Author: Sanders, Rob
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: April 23 2019
- ISBN10: 1524719528
- Language: English
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What Was the March on Washington?
$7.99 Add to cartOn August 28, 1963, more than 200,000 people gathered in Washington, DC, to demand equal rights for all races. It was there that Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech, and it wa… [more below]
- Series: What Was?
- Author: Krull, Kathleen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: February 07 2013
- ISBN10: 0448462877
- Language: English
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What Was the Great Depression?
$7.99 Add to cartOn October 29, 1929, life in the United States took a turn for the worst. The stock market – the system that controls money in America – plunged to a record low. But this event was only the beginning … [more below]
- Series: What Was?
- Author: Pascal, Janet B.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: December 22 2015
- ISBN10: 0448484277
- Language: English
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1960 (Exploring Civil Rights: The Movement)
$11.99 Read moreKey events of the Civil Rights Movement will be brought to life in this exciting and informative new series.
The year 1960 was a turning point in the civil rights movement as young Black men and women
- Series: Exploring Civil Rights
- Author: Castrovilla, Selene
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: January 04 2022
- ISBN10: 1338769782
- Language: English
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National Geographic Readers: Titanic
$5.99 Add to cartGet kids reading with cool information about the subjects that interest them the most. National Geographic Readers are high-interest, exciting, and easy to read. The latest in the series, Titanic is n… [more below]
- Series: Readers
- Author: Stewart, Melissa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: March 27 2012
- ISBN10: 1426310595
- Language: English
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Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family’s Fight for Desegregation
$19.99 Add to cartSeven years before Brown v. Board of Education, the Mendez family fought to end segregation in California schools. Discover their incredible story in Separate Is Never Equal, a picture book from award
- Author: Tonatiuh, Duncan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: May 06, 2014
- ISBN10: 1419710540
- Language: English
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Titanic Q&A: 175+ Fascinating Facts for Kids
$6.99 Add to cart100+ Interesting facts about the Titanic for ages 8 to 12
Invite kids to step back in time with this big book of facts about the Titanic. Unlike other Titanic books for kids, Titanic Q&A reveals tons- Series: History Q&A
- Author: Montero, Mary
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 76
- Publish Date: September 08, 2020
- ISBN10: 1647396808
- Language: English
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Freedom’s Children: Young Civil Rights Activists Tell Their Own Stories
$8.99 Read moreIn this inspiring collection of true stories, thirty African-Americans who were children or teenagers in the 1950s and 1960s talk about what it was like for them to fight segregation in the South-to s
- Author: Levine, Ellen S.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: December 01, 2000
- ISBN10: 0698118707
- Language: English
