Classic Tales of Brer Rabbit
• Joel Chandler Harris
LITERATURE •
2004 •
HARD COVER
• 51 PAGES
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
The young readers version of seven folktales, with roots in traditional African stories, about the adventures of B'rer rabbit and friends. The stories are complimented with full-color illustrations by Don Daily. The original stories, collected from South African Americans by Joel Chandler Harris are retold as classic stories of Uncle Remus.
(USS505, $11.95) |
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Who's Saying What in Jamestown, Thomas Savage?
• Jean Fritz
HISTORY •
2007 •
HARD COVER
• 64 PAGES
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
Young Thomas Savage comes to the new world to work as a tranlator between the colonists and the Powhatan speaking Algonquian Indians, but he quickly gets caught up in the rising tensions between the two groups. An illuminating view of our nation's history as Jamestown celebrates its 400th anniversary in 2007.
(USE400, $18.99) |
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Across Five Aprils
• Irene Hunt
LITERATURE •
1987 •
PAPER
• 190 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
Irene Hunt's enduring classic of the Civil War recounts the story of Jethro and his older brothers, who choose to fight on opposite sides during the Civil War. While Jethro grows to adulthood in Illinois (a state neither strictly Yankee nor strictly Reb), his brothers fight and send letters home. Gripping stuff for ages 9-12.
(USA44, $6.99) |
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Eyewitness American Revolution
• Stuart Murray
HISTORY •
2005 •
HARD COVER
• 64 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
The colonial era and American Revolution get the Eyewitness highly visual treatment in this book, which reveals not only the political climate of the times but also the prevailing fashions, foodstuffs and dwellings. Of course the founding fathers figure large. Recommended for kids ages 9-12.
(USA40, $16.99) |
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Eyewitness Civil War
• John Stanchak
HISTORY •
2011 •
HARD COVER
• 64 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
The Civil War gets the big-picture treatment in this Eyewitness book, which features photographs and illustrations of costumes, household appliances, weapons and other artifacts that reveal the climate of the era. Ages 9-12.
(USA46, $16.99) |
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Georgia (From Sea to Shining Sea)
• Pattie Stechschulte
HISTORY •
2000 •
HARD COVER
• 80 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
This book, designed as a library research tool, is a fact-filled, illustrated reference to Georgia's history, economy and culture. Ages 9-12.
(USS259, $30.50) |
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If You Lived at the Time of the Civil War
• Kay Moore
• Anni Matsick
HISTORY •
1994 •
PAPER
• 64 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
One in Scholastic's nonfiction series about daily life and customs throughout history, this one focusing on 1860-65. With colorful illustrations and the kinds of interesting facts that draw young readers in. Ages 9-12.
(USA45, $6.99) |
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If You Lived in Williamsburg in Colonial Days
• Barbara Brenner
• Jenny Williams
HISTORY •
2000 •
PAPER
• 80 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
One in Scholastic's nonfiction series about daily life and customs throughout history, this one focusing on the community of Williamsburg, Virginia prior to the American Revolution. With colorful illustrations and the kinds of interesting facts that draw young readers in. Ages 9-12.
(USA47, $6.99) |
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Legends of the Seminoles
• Betty Mae Jumper
LITERATURE •
1994 •
PAPER
• 96 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
An enjoyable illustrated retelling of Seminole folk tales, intended for both children and adults. These tales are a central part of the oral tradition of the Seminoles.
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Night of the Black Bear, A Mystery in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
• Gloria Skurzynski
LITERATURE •
2007 •
PAPER
• 151 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
While their mother investigates a series of bear attacks in and near Gatlinburg, Tennessee, Jack and Ashley learn about country music and Cherokee people from two new friends, one of whom is keeping a secret.
(USS400, $4.99) |
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Stories from Where We Live, The Gulf Coast
• Sara St. Antoine
• Trudy Nicholson
• Paul Mirocha
LITERATURE •
2006 •
PAPER
• 288 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
An anthology of writings about coastal Texas, Florida and Louisiana -- wonderfully useful as a young person's guide to people, nature and place. It includes Native American myths, poems and songs, historical accounts and modern short stories, as well as black-and-white drawings and maps. Ages 9 to 14.
(USS248, $10.95) |
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Stories from Where We Live, The South Atlantic Coast
• Sara St. Antoine
• Trudy Nicholson
• Paul Mirocha
LITERATURE •
2006 •
PAPER
• 231 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
An anthology of short stories, poems, essays, and historical accounts about the ecoregion spanning the thousand miles from Baltimore to Miami. A charming guide to the people, places, animals and ecology of the region, complete with black-and-white line drawings and maps. Ages 9-12.
(USS378, $10.95) |
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The Complete Tales of Uncle Remus
• Joel Chandler Harris
LITERATURE •
2002 •
HARD COVER
• 815 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
The complete collection of the stories starring B'rer Fox, B'rer Rabbit, and their animal friends, along with the original illustrations are gathered here into one volume.
(USS504, $35.00) |
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The Land
• Mildred D. Taylor
LITERATURE •
2001 •
HARD COVER
• 373 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
Chronologically the first book in Mildred D. Taylor's "Roll of Thunder" series (but written last), this knockout of a novel tells of Paul-Edward Logan, the child of a slave mother and a white father, growing up in Georgia just after the Civil War. Taylor has no equal among children's authors when writing about segregation and racial injustice. Ages 9-12.
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The Tree that Owns Itself and Other Adventure Tales from Georgia's Past
• Loretta Johnson Hammer
• Gail Langer Karwoski
LITERATURE •
1996 •
PAPER
• 149 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
A pleasurable collection of stories, featuring real and fictitious characters in scenes from Georgia's colonial past to the present. Ages 9-12.
(USS262, $8.95) |
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Turn Homeward, Hannalee
• Patricia Beatty
LITERATURE •
1999 •
PAPER
• 193 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
A Civil War fiction in which a 12-year-old girl and her little brother walk from north of the Mason-Dixon line to their family home in Georgia. Lots of period detail.
(USS261, $6.99) |
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Where Was Patrick Henry on the 29th of May?
• Jean Fritz
• Margot Tomes
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
1997 •
PAPER
• 48 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
If only all colonial historians possessed Jean Fritz's flair for characterization, we'd probably think the Stamp Act was the most interesting thing ever. Fritz turns her hand to the life of the orator Patrick Henry, who grew up poor in Virginia and rose high enough to say "Give me liberty, or give me death." Ages 9-12.
(USA43, $6.99) |
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
• Mark Twain
LITERATURE •
1985 •
PAPER
• 336 PAGES
• YOUNG ADULTS
An enormously influential American book, Twain's masterpiece of boyhood adventure is as much about America's growing pains as it is about Huck's coming of age. As crises of adolescence go, Huck's dawning awareness of the slave Jim's humanity is about as big as they come. Ages 12 and up.
(USS41, $7.00) |
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To Kill a Mockingbird
• Harper Lee
LITERATURE •
1960 •
PAPER
• 288 PAGES
• YOUNG ADULTS
Mandatory reading in most American classrooms, this affecting novel-of-conscience remains a humane portrait of the black and white denizens of the American south. It's set in Alabama.
(USS254, $7.99) |
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A Christmas Memory with Audio CD
• Truman Capote
• Beth Peck
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
2006 •
HARD COVER
• 48 PAGES
• FAMILY
Simple and sweet, Truman Capote's autobiographical tale is an enduring classic. Originally published in 1956, this 50th anniversary edition features delightful new illustrations and an accompanying audio version narrated by actress Celeste Holm.
(USS381, $17.95) |
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Harriet and the Promised Land
• Jacob Lawrence
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
1997 •
PAPER
• 40 PAGES
• FAMILY
The wonderful 20th-century American painter Jacob Lawrence wrote and illustrated this tribute to Harriet Tubman, former slave, abolitionist and Underground Railroad escort. The paintings are full-color, reproduced from tempera originals. Ages 4 and up.
(USS257, $7.99) |
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