George Did It
• Suzanne Tripp Jurmain
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
2007 •
PAPER
• 40 PAGES
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
Filled with charming illustrations and fun facts about our first president, this is a great introduction for ages 6-8. While Washington is portrayed in a positive historical light, the book also shows his human side, as he tackles the issues, events and personalities of his time.
(USE480, $6.99) |
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Saving the Liberty Bell
• Megan McDonald
HISTORY •
2005 •
HARD COVER
• 32 PAGES
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
A true story of the American Revolution told by an 11-year-old boy who helped his father hide the Liberty Bell from the British, who wanted to melt it down for gun-metal in 1777. Nicely illustrated. For readers aged 6-8.
(USE482, $17.99) |
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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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Frightful's Mountain
• Jean Craighead George
LITERATURE •
2001 •
PAPER
• 258 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
As she grows through the first years of her life in the Catskill Mountains of New York, a peregrine falcon called Frightful interacts with various humans, including the boy who raised her, a falconer who rescues her, and several unscrupulous poachers, as well as with many animals that are part of the area's ecological balance. In the first years of her life in the Catskill Mountains of New York, a peregrine falcon interacts with several unscrupulous poachers.
(NYS99, $6.99) |
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From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
• E.L. Konigsburg
LITERATURE •
2002 •
PAPER
• 168 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
Two siblings take up residence at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in this classic children's book geared for ages 8-12 (but fun for the whole family). Dodging the guards and sleeping in historic beds have never been so much fun. With a site plan of the museum and black-and-whote drawings of Claudia and Jamie. First published in 1967, Mrs. Konigsburg provides a short afterward for this 35th anniversary edition.
(NYC31, $6.99) |
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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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My Side of the Mountain
• Jean Craighead George
LITERATURE •
2004 •
PAPER
• 192 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
The influential Newbery-winning novel about a kid who really did run away from home and learn to thrive in the wilderness. The tale is memorably set in the Catskills. Nine to 12 year olds will especially enjoy this tale of discovery, adventure -- and growth.
(NYC19, $6.99) |
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Stories from Where We Live, The North Atlantic Coast
• Sara St. Antoine
• Paul Mirocha
• Trudy Nicholson
LITERATURE •
2004 •
PAPER
• 290 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
A substantial anthology of writings about this North American ecoregion, from Newfoundland south to Delaware -- wonderfully useful as a young person's guide to people, nature and place. It includes Native American myths, historical accounts and modern short stories, as well as black-and-white drawings and maps. Ages 9 to 14.
(USE252, $10.95) |
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Will You Sign Here, John Hancock?
• Jean Fritz
• Margot Tomes
• Trina Schart Hyman
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
1999 •
PAPER
• 48 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
Favorite children's author Jean Fritz gamely tells the story of John Hancock. A cheerful, unsanctimonious biography of the man who so boldly signed the Declaration of Independence for middle school readers.
(USA42, $6.99) |
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