Calkins Creek Books
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The Soldier’s Friend: Walt Whitman’s Extraordinary Service in the American Civil War
$18.99 Add to cartWalt Whitman is celebrated as an iconic American poet, but few know of the crucial and heroic role he played tending to the wounded and dying in Civil War hospitals. This nonfiction picture book highl… [more below]
- Author: Golio, Gary
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: September 17 2024
- ISBN10: 1635925878
- Language: English
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The Painter and the President: Gilbert Stuart’s Brush with George Washington
$18.99 Add to cartGeorge Washington hated having his portrait painted, but as president of the United States, he knew his image needed to live on. This nonfiction picture book explores how artist Gilbert Stuart created… [more below]
- Author: Albee, Sarah
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: August 27 2024
- ISBN10: 1662680007
- Language: English
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Call Me Roberto!: Roberto Clemente Goes to Bat for Latinos
$19.99 Add to cartHere is the inspirational story of Major League Baseball player Roberto Clemente–not Bob–who endured years of racism and discrimination to become one of the greatest baseball players of all time.
Ro- Author: Alonso, Nathalie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: August 27 2024
- ISBN10: 1635928117
- Language: English
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Spirit Sleuths: How Magicians and Detectives Exposed the Ghost Hoaxes
$24.99 Add to cartThe latest from acclaimed author Gail Jarrow reveals how magicians–including Harry Houdini and his team of investigators–exposed fake mediums who exploited the vulnerable and gullible in the early t… [more below]
- Author: Jarrow, Gail
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: September 10 2024
- ISBN10: 1662680236
- Language: English
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Swinging Into History: Toni Stone: Big-League Baseball’s First Woman Player
$18.99 Add to cartYoung readers will root for Toni “Tomboy” Stone, the first woman (and the first Black woman) to break into professional baseball–taking over Hank Aaron’s roster spot–in this nonfiction picture book … [more below]
- Author: Swanson, Karen L.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: August 06 2024
- ISBN10: 1635928133
- Language: English
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Ambushed!: The Assassination Plot Against President Garfield
$19.99 Read moreWinner of the 2022 YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award
This thrilling title for young readers blends science, history, and medical mysteries to tell the story of the assassination an- Series: Medical Fiascoes
- Author: Jarrow, Gail
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: October 12 2021
- ISBN10: 1684378141
- Language: English
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To the Front!: Clara Barton Braves the Battle of Antietam
$18.99 Read moreThis powerful tribute to Civil War nurse Clara Barton and her heroic efforts during the Battle of Antietam reveals how she earned the name “The Angel of the Battlefield,” and shows the beginnings of h… [more below]
- Author: Friddell, Claudia
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: March 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1635923220
- Language: English
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Seeking Freedom: The Untold Story of Fortress Monroe and the Ending of Slavery in America
$18.99 Read moreIn this dramatic Civil War story, a courageous enslaved fugitive teams with a cunning Union general to save a Union fort from the Confederates-and triggers the end of slavery in the United States. Thi… [more below]
- Author: Castrovilla, Selene
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: January 04 2022
- ISBN10: 1635925827
- Language: English
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Blood and Germs: The Civil War Battle Against Wounds and Disease
$24.99 Read moreThe science and grisly history of U.S. Civil War medicine, using actual medical cases and first-person accounts by soldiers, doctors, and nurses, is explored in this fascinating nonfiction book for yo… [more below]
- Series: Medical Fiascoes
- Author: Jarrow, Gail
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: October 13 2020
- ISBN10: 1684371767
- Language: English
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The Pig War: How a Porcine Tragedy Taught England and America to Share
$18.99 Add to cartHere is a true story of how the great nations of America and England almost went to war in 1859 over a pig–but learned to share instead.
In 1859, the British and Americans coexist on the small island- Author: Smith, Emma Bland
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: November 10 2020
- ISBN10: 1684371716
- Language: English
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Road Trip!: Camping with the Four Vagabonds: Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, Harvey Firestone, and John Burroughs
$18.99 Read moreJoin Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, Harvey Firestone, and John Burroughs on their pioneering camping trips during the early 1900s in this energetic and entertaining nonfiction picture-book adventure.
Afte- Author: Friddell, Claudia
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: October 11, 2022
- ISBN10: 1684372720
- Language: English
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Skybound!: Starring Mary Myers as Carlotta, Daredevil Aeronaut and Scientist
$18.99 Read moreIn this STEAM picture book, take to the skies with Mary Myers, aka “Carlotta,” an aeronaut and inventor whose careful scientific work improved hot air balloons and our understanding of flight, weather… [more below]
- Author: Ganz-Schmitt, Sue
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: April 16 2024
- ISBN10: 163592815X
- Language: English
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Birmingham Sunday
$10.99 Read moreJane Addams Children’s Honor Book
This nonfiction picture book focuses on Birmingham Sunday, a fateful day and significant pa
NCTE Orbis Pictus Honor Book
Kirkus Reviews Best Children’s Book of the Year- Author: Brimner, Larry Dane
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: September 13 2022
- ISBN10: 163592832X
- Language: English
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Lizzie Demands a Seat!: Elizabeth Jennings Fights for Streetcar Rights
$17.99 Read moreIn 1854, Elizabeth “Lizzie” Jennings, an African American schoolteacher, fought back when she was unjustly denied entry to a New York City streetcar, sparking the beginnings of the long struggle to ga… [more below]
- Author: Anderson, Beth
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 07 2020
- ISBN10: 1629799394
- Language: English
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Blue
$11.99 Read moreA Parents’ Choice Silver Honor Book
With her father on the frontlines of World War II, a young girl gains strength by joining her community’s battle against the 1944 polio epidemic Ann Fay Honeycutt a- Series: Bakers Mountain Stories
- Author: Moyer Hostetter, Joyce
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 200
- Publish Date: August 01 2010
- ISBN10: 1590788354
- Language: English
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Thomas Jefferson Builds a Library
$17.99 Read moreYoung readers of all ages will love this story about President Thomas Jefferson, who found his passion as soon as he learned to read: books, books, and more books!
Before, during, and after the Ameri- Author: Rosenstock, Barb
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 01 2013
- ISBN10: 1590789326
- Language: English
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The Poison Eaters: Fighting Danger and Fraud in Our Food and Drugs
$18.99 Read moreWashington Post Best Children’s Book
Formaldehyde, borax, salicylic acid. Today, these chemicals are used in embalming fluids, cleaning supplies, and acne medications. But in 1900, they were routinely … [more below]- Author: Jarrow, Gail
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: October 15 2019
- ISBN10: 1629794384
- Language: English
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Thomas Jefferson Builds a Library
$9.99 Add to cartYoung readers of all ages will love this story about President Thomas Jefferson, who found his passion as soon as he learned to read: books, books, and more books!
Before, during, and after the Ameri- Author: Rosenstock, Barb
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 24 2023
- ISBN10: 1635928311
- Language: English
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The Music in George’s Head: George Gershwin Creates Rhapsody in Blue
$18.99 Add to cartJunior Library Guild Selection
Booklist Editors’ Top 10 Arts Books for Youth
California Reading Association Eureka! Gold Award
CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young Readers
Parents’ Choice Gold… [more below]- Author: Slade, Suzanne
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: September 13 2016
- ISBN10: 1629790990
- Language: English
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Ethel’s Song: Ethel Rosenberg’s Life in Poems
$17.99 Read moreConvicted of conspiracy to commit espionage for the Soviet Union against the United States, Ethel Rosenberg shares the story of her beliefs, loves, secrets, betrayals, and injustices in this compellin… [more below]
- Author: Krasner, Barbara
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: September 13 2022
- ISBN10: 1635926254
- Language: English
