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Elijah Of Buxton (Newbery Honor Book) (Newbery Honor Book)
Christopher Paul Curtis
Scholastic Press
Scholastic Press
Eleven-year-old Elijah is the first child born into freedom in Buxton, Canada, a settlement of runaway slaves just over the border from Detroit. He’s best known in his hometown as the boy who made a memorable impression on Frederick Douglass....
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A Pioneer Sampler: The Daily Life of a Pioneer Family in 1840
Barbara Greenwood
Houghton Mifflin
Houghton Mifflin
In an unusual blend of fiction and nonfiction, A Pioneer Sampler chronicles one year in the lives of the Robinson family. Illustrated historical notes enlarge on the social history and describe activities related to the stories, from churning butter...
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The New Americans: Colonial Times: 1620-1689 (The American Story)
Betsy Maestro
HarperTrophy
HarperTrophy
This ongoing series introduces our country's history to young readers in an appealing picture-book format. Clear, simple texts combine with informative, accurate illustrations to help young people develop an understanding of America's past and...
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Factory Girl
Barbara Greenwood
Kids Can Press
Kids Can Press
At the dingy, overcrowded Acme Garment Factory, Emily Watson stands for eleven hours a day clipping threads from blouses. Every time the boss passes, he shouts at her to snip faster. But if Emily snips too fast, she could ruin the garment and be...
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Gold Rush Fever: A Story of the Klondike, 1898
Barbara Greenwood
Kids Can Press, Ltd.
Kids Can Press, Ltd.
The year is 1898. Over the last decade, North America has been ground down by a depression. Wages are low, jobs are scarce and people are getting desperate. Although Aunt Rachel isn't happy about 13-year-old Tim and his older brother, Roy, heading...
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Mythspring: From the Lyrics and Legends of Canada
Red Deer Press
Red Deer Press
Aurora Award - Best Work in English (Other), Nominee 2007 Aurora Award - Best Short-Form Work in English finalist for: All the Cool Monsters at Once , James Alan Gardner This Ink Feels Like Sorrow , Karin Lowachee What...
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The Wall
Eve Bunting
Clarion Books
Clarion Books
A young boy and his father visit the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
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Canada the Culture (Lands, Peoples, and Cultures)
Bobbie Kalman
Crabtree Publishing Company
Crabtree Publishing Company
A nation built around many cultures, this book shows how multiculturalism helps Canadians better understand their neighbors.
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Magda's Tortillas / Las Tortillas De Magda
Becky Chavarria-Chairez
Arte Publico Press
Arte Publico Press
Even at the advanced age of seven, Magda Madrigal can remember back to when she was a little girl and would watch her abuela making tortillas. Having studied techniques of a master, she now feels confident of her own ability to turn out beautiful,...
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