![The Magic School Bus in the Time of the Dinosaurs](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0590446894.jpg?itok=5ymhwhg4)
Everyone’s favorite science teacher is back as Ms. Frizzle takes her class on a journey into the Mesozoic Era. The Magic School Bus becomes a time machine, giving the students a first-hand look at many dinosaurs and the eras in which they lived. The text and illustrations are blended in this amazing fact and trivia-filled field trip to the past.
The Magic School Bus in the Time of the Dinosaurs
![When the Circus Came to Town](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/006029325X.jpg?itok=aMovHztq)
After being badly scarred by smallpox, Ursula isolates herself in the family stagecoach stop in Whistle, Montana. An unlikely friendship with a cook at the station brings the old Ursula back as she leads the preparations for Chinese New Year in the small town, which is even more isolated than usual by a blizzard. This riveting book explores difficult themes in an accessible way.
When the Circus Came to Town
![Carter G. Woodson: The Father of Black History](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0894903098.jpg?itok=QVpee9jk)
With simplified vocabularies, large print, and plenty of illustrations, this book describes the life and accomplishments of Carter G. Woodson, the man who pioneered the study of African American history. This is one of five biographies in the Great African Americans Series.
Carter G. Woodson: The Father of Black History
![Corn Is Maize: The Gift of the Indians](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0064450260.jpg?itok=X5-Omb0o)
Did you know that corn is a grass? Early American Indian farmers figured out how to cultivate corn and shared their knowledge with the European settlers. Easy to read language and crisp illustrations provide a glimpse into the importance of corn throughout history.
Corn Is Maize: The Gift of the Indians
![At Her Majesty's Request: An African Princess in Victorian England](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0590486691.jpg?itok=onqDF61C)
Sophisticated readers will appreciate how the author uncovered the story of a young African girl who left her native land and became known as Sarah Forbes Bonetta in Queen Victoria’s England. Primary sources are used to reveal this authentic story about a real African princess who met a British queen.
At Her Majesty’s Request: An African Princess in Victorian England
![How Ben Franklin Stole the Lightning](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0688169937.jpg?itok=66ItLcVF)
Benjamin Franklin was amazing. He was a musician, aprinter, a cartoonist, a shopkeeper, an inventor andmore. He figured out how to solve many problems – including how to steal lightening from the sky toprevent it from starting fires in Colonial towns. Conversational text and lighthearted illustrationsintroduce this early American hero to a new generation.
How Ben Franklin Stole the Lightning
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This picture book biography introduces Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, one of Mexico’s most beloved scholars and poets. At the age of three, Juana promised her sister’s teacher that she was “quiet like a turtle” so that she could stay at the school and learn to read. Later, Juana would become a nun and produce poetry that is still learned by children in Mexico today. Handsome, detailed paintings evoke Mexican folk art and tell the story of Juana’s life.
A Library for Juana
![More Than Anything Else](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0531094642.jpg?itok=OaCrF75m)
More than anything else, young Booker T. Washington wanted to read. This fictionalized account of Washington’s early life working in a West Virginia salt mine, and his quest to reach his goal despite great obstacles, is eloquently depicted in text and luminous, dramatic watercolors.
More Than Anything Else
![New York's Bravest](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0375821961.jpg?itok=BlZ7p93X)
When others ran from trouble, eight foot tall Mose Humphreys ran toward it as an extraordinary New York City firefighter. This larger-than-life story is actually a tall tale, an urban legend based on a real firefighter who lived in the 1840s. Text and illustration combine to create a fast-paced celebration of heroism and the man who earned the gratitude of an entire city.
New York’s Bravest
![Sojourner Truth: Ain't I A Woman?](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0590446916.jpg?itok=8Zg_AGVL)
With compassion and historical detail, the McKissacks offer a rich profile of Isabella Van Wagener. Her experiences as both slave and freed slave in New York shaped her mid-life commitment to abolition and women’s rights. At age 46, she received a call to “walk in the light of His truth.” Henceforward, her name was Sojourner Truth and, although she never learned to read or write, the six-foot tall woman became a striking, eloquent spokesperson whose wit, common sense, and candor popularized her with audiences throughout New England and the Midwest.
Sojourner Truth: Ain’t I A Woman?
![Stars and Stripes: The Story of the American Flag](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0060504161.jpg?itok=3ZD1CFDz)
The American flag, known as the Stars and Stripes, is seen everywhere. In this book, lifelike paintings from different perspectives show many landscapes with the flag. Readers learn how the flag came to be the way it is known today, and an afterword dispels the myth that Betsy Ross made the first American flag.
Stars and Stripes: The Story of the American Flag
![Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0679874720.jpg?itok=ZohPeDiS)
Clara is born into slavery but learns an important skill when she becomes a seamstress. Her quilting ability allows Clara to put together directions to escape north to freedom when she overhears a conversation about a route to Canada.
Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt
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After aviator Elizabeth “Bessie” Coleman is lost in a plane crash, those who knew her celebrate her life. Different voices come alive in small portraits and beautifully crafted full-page scenes as individuals tell stories in free verse to present Bessie’s unusual and heroic story. A biographical note extends the introduction to this early aviator.
Talkin’ About Bessie: The Story of Aviator Elizabeth Coleman
![The Last Princess: The Story of Princess Ka’iulani](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0688180205.jpg?itok=0fOZh8Vk)
Hawai’i was once an independent country ruled by a royal family. But, while Princess Ka’iulani was at school in England in the 1800s, the small island nation became part of the United States — and she never got a chance to become queen. This intriguing, quiet, bittersweet story presents a little known period and a real-life princess. It is a well-told and handsome book was created by a mother-daughter team.
The Last Princess: The Story of Princess Ka’iulani
![The Man Who Walked Between the Towers](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0761317910.jpg?itok=yhAUsfws)
Being brave is fun! In 1974, French acrobat Philippe Petit cast a tightrope between the two towers of the World Trade Center and spent an hour walking, dancing and performing high-wire tricks up in the sky. This picture book captures the poetry and magic of the event, using lyrical words and lovely paintings that present the detail, daring and – in two dramatic foldout pages – dizzying drama of Petit’s feat. (2004 Caldecott Medal Winner)
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
![They Called Her Molly Pitcher](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0553112538.jpg?itok=BAGQRNRD)
When her husband followed George Washington into battle during the war for independence, Mary “Molly” Hays followed her husband, gaining the name Molly Pitcher by carrying water to the thirsty men on the battlefield. When she took up her wounded husband’s position firing the cannon, a legend was born. The illustrations depict sturdy figures and fierce battles in this dramatic account.
They Called Her Molly Pitcher
![Togo](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0399233814.jpg?itok=TMpMBPLR)
In 1925, dogsled teams braved a blizzard to carry much-needed diphtheria serum from Anchorage to a besieged Nome, Alaska. One remarkable husky, Togo, covered 350 of the 400 mile journey: this page-turning account dramatizes the exploits of this courageous canine.
Togo
![Under the Royal Palms: A Childhood in Cuba](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0689806310_1.jpg?itok=jiX3uFi3)
In writing about her childhood growing up in Camaguey, Cuba, Alma Flor Ada evokes all the senses. Readers will smell jasmine, coffee, and grandmother’s perfume. They will see the bats flying overhead and hear adults share stories. Companion volume to Where the Flame Trees Bloom.
Under the Royal Palms: A Childhood in Cuba
![America Votes: How Our President Is Elected](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1553370864.jpg?itok=2apzqNWc)
Elections are anything but dull, and participation is very important in a democracy. Just consider what it must be like in places where citizens can’t vote! This playful introduction to presidential elections provides a brief history of voting in the U.S. (including the “chad story”) and encourages young people to get involved.
America Votes: How Our President Is Elected
![Ancient Greece and the Olympics (Magic Tree House Research Guide)](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0375823786.jpg?itok=y26U67-L)
Where and how the Olympics began is explored in this factual companion to Hour of the Olympics (in the Magic Tree House fantasy series in which siblings Annie and Jack time travel). The informational book stands alone or can augment the novel (for 6-9 year olds) as they explore the origins of the Olympics.
Ancient Greece and the Olympics (Magic Tree House Research Guide)
![Dandelions](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0152024077.jpg?itok=z92zJvAj)
When Zoe and her family move to the Nebraska prairie, it is the isolation and sameness of the landscape that depresses her mother most. A simple clump of dandelions planted on the roof of their sod house, however, provides color and hope.
Dandelions
![Dinosaurs Before Dark](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0679824111.jpg?itok=JLxGdKw-)
Time-traveling siblings, Jack and Annie, are celebrating their 20th anniversary in print. Join them on their first fantastic Magic Tree House adventure to the time of dinosaurs. The occasion is celebrated with new illustrations, updated dino info, and a letter from the author.
Dinosaurs Before Dark
![Ms. Frizzle's Adventures: Ancient Egypt](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0590446800.jpg?itok=IErHTaUu)
Imagine traveling to Egypt with the well known and much loved teacher, Ms. Frizzle. Well, the kids join the Friz on a trip to Egypt finding them enmeshed in the goings-on of ancient Egypt — including mummification and building the pyramids. The intermingling of lively text and adroit illustration are well placed in the oversize format.
Ms. Frizzle’s Adventures: Ancient Egypt
![George vs. George: The American Revolution as Seen By Both Sides](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0792269993_0.jpg?itok=bV2Cu8Ud)
The Georges most prominent in early America — England’s George III and America’s George Washington — had much in common even though their politics put them on opposite sides of the issue of independence as well as the Atlantic. Serious information about the men, their struggles, and the times in which they lived is conveyed in an engaging format and light touch that tells of the birth of the United States.