Forest, Christopher
Summary: "In this book, early fluent readers will learn about the causes, main events, key players, and lasting impacts of immigration through Ellis Island. Interesting photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn about this important part of American history. An infographic enhances understanding of immigration through Ellis Island, and What Do You Think? sidebars encourage...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pogo books are published by Jump! 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 304.8 FORPryor, Shawn
Summary: "On February 1, 1960, four young black men sat down at a Woolworth's lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, and staged a nonviolent protest against segregation. At that time, many restaurants in the South did not serve black people. Soon, thousands of students were staging sit-ins across the South, and within six months, the lunch counter at which they'd first protested was integrated....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint 2022
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2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 975.6 PRYWatson, Bruce
Summary: "In the summer of 1964, as the Civil Rights movement boiled over, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) sent more than seven hundred college students to Mississippi to help black Americans already battling for democracy, their dignity and the right to vote. The campaign was called "Freedom Summer." But on the evening after volunteers arrived, three young civil rights workers went...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seven Stories Press 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 323.1196 WATFaust, Daniel R.
Summary: Located between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in modern-day Iraq, the region known as Mesopotamia (Greek for "between two rivers") is often called the "cradle of civilization." The region is known for the rise of the first cities, as well as the invention of writing. Readers will discover that the various empires of the region, like Babylon and Sumer, made many important contributions to law,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 935 FAUAnderson, Carol (Carol Elaine)
Summary: "This ... young adult adaptation brings her ideas to a new audience. When America achieves milestones of progress toward full and equal black participation in democracy, the systemic response is a consistent racist backlash that rolls back those wins. We Are Not Yet Equal examines five of these moments: The end of the Civil War and Reconstruction was greeted with Jim Crow laws; the promise of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury 2018
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 323 ANDSorell, Traci
Summary: Too often, Native American history is treated as a finished chapter instead of relevant and ongoing. This companion book to the award-winning We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga offers readers everything they never learned in school about Native American people's past, present, and future. Precise, lyrical writing presents topics including: forced assimilation (such as boarding schools), land...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.04 SORCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.04 SORCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Native SorellCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J973.04 SORHolmes, Kirsty
Summary: From early democracy to the Olympics, the contributions of ancient Greece are still very much a part of today's world. However, this ancient civilization dissolved thousands of years ago. How and why did this impressive civilization fall? The answer to that question is found within the pages of this book, written especially for elementary readers. Historical images and important dates support...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Enslow Publishing 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 938 HOLHolmes, Kirsty
Summary: Ancient Egypt is known for powerful pharaohs, hieroglyphics, and a complex mythology. However, their contributions to modern civilization happened centuries ago. So, why didn't the ancient Egyptians thrive longer than they did?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Enslow Publishing 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 932 HOLCherry-Paul, Sonja
Summary: "Adapted from the groundbreaking bestseller Stamped: racism, antiracism and you, this audiobook takes you on a journey from present to past and back again. You'll find out where racist ideas came from, identify how they impact America today, and meet those who have fought racism with antiracism. Along the way, you'll see how you can identify and stamp out racist thoughts in your own life."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J PA 305.8 CHECopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J PA 305.8 CHETieck, Sarah
Summary: Presents basic information about Rhode Island, including important cities, fun facts, and places of interest.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Big Buddy Books, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 974.5 TIEMicklos, John
Summary: "The Louisiana Purchase in 1803 nearly doubled the size of the United States. The U.S. suddenly went from consisting of 17 states along the Atlantic coast to claiming land as far west as present-day Montana. The U.S. government knew little about the terrain there. Was there a water route to the Pacific? President Thomas Jefferson sent William Clark and Meriwether Lewis to find out. With nothing...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint 2022