Birdie's Lighthouse
• Kimberly Bulcken Root
• Deborah Hopkinson
LITERATURE •
2000 •
PAPER
• 32 PAGES
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
A taut, compelling account of one little girl's brave vigil set on Turtle Island, Maine in 1855. Birdie Holland steps in to save the day when her father, the lighthouse keeper, falls ill. For readers ages 4 to 9.
(USE218, $6.99) |
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Ben Franklin of Old Philadelphia
• Margaret Cousins
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
1987 •
PAPER
• 153 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
The life of Ben Franklin -- inventor, printer, editor, statesman, ambassador, and arguably one of the most important Americans in history -- is depicted with warmth and insight in this biography for ages 9-12.
(USE483, $5.99) |
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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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Homer Price
• Robert McCloskey
LITERATURE •
1943 •
HARD COVER
• 146 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
The first book in McCloskey's endearing the Homer Price series, this collection including the wonderfully illustrated tale of a wildly malfunctioning doughnut machine. This unassuming boy also manages to foil a bank robbery (with the help of his pet skunk). All Homer's adventures are set in Centerburg, a fictional but recognizably New England town. For ages 8-12.
(USE295, $16.99) |
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If You Lived at the Time of the American Revolution
• Kay Moore
• Daniel O'Leary
HISTORY •
1998 •
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 eastern seaboard of the U.S. in the second half of the 18th century. With colorful illustrations and the kinds of interesting facts that draw young readers in. Ages 9-12.
(USA41, $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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Seabird
• Holling C. Holling
LITERATURE •
1978 •
PAPER
• 61 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
Whether you're at the coast or on the ocean, this children's book is excellently appropriate reading. An illustrated classic, it follows the history of American seafaring through the eyes (and adventures) of a carved ivory gull. Across four generations and around the world, by whaler, clipper, steamer and airplane, the gull witnesses life at sea. Ages 9-12.
(OCE79, $11.95) |
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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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The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere
• Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
• Christopher Bing
LITERATURE •
2001 •
HARD COVER
• 40 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
A beautifully illustrated edition of Longfellow's classic poem, featuring scratchboard engravings, maps and facsimile documents (including Revere's own deposition describing his ride). For children 7 to 10.
(BOS18, $18.99) |
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Whale (Eyewitness Books)
• Frank Greenaway
NATURAL HISTORY •
2004 •
HARD COVER
• 72 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
This highly visual overview of whales, dolphins, seals, and other marine mammals, their habitats, means of communication, and biology is geared for 9-12 year olds.
(BST10, $16.99) |
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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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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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You Wouldn't Want to Be an American Colonist, A Settlement You'd Rather Not Start
• Jacqueline Morley
HISTORY •
2004 •
PAPER
• 32 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
Amusing illustrations and fun presentation of facts make this installment in one of our favorite childrens' series a great introduction to American colonial life for kids aged 7-10.
(USE475, $9.95) |
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Looking for Red
• Angela Johnson
LITERATURE •
2003 •
PAPER
• 128 PAGES
• YOUNG ADULTS
An acclaimed novel about bereavement, set in a Cape Cod town. The sea is at the center of the story, for Mike's brother red disappears into it. Ages 10-14.
(USE278, $9.95) |
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Revenge of the Whale, The True Story of the Whaleship Essex
• Nathaniel Philbrick
EXPLORATION •
2004 •
HARD COVER
• YOUNG ADULTS
The tale of the Nantucket whaleship Essex for middleschoolers. This is the ship, rammed and sunk by a whale in 1820, that inspired Moby Dick. Adapted by Philbrick from his best-selling adult book.
(USE315, $16.99) |
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The Sign of the Beaver
• Elizabeth George Speare
LITERATURE •
1984 •
PAPER
• 144 PAGES
• YOUNG ADULTS
A young adult classic. Thirteen-year-old Matt, on his own in the wilds of colonial Maine, learns about friendship and bravery from a young Indian boy. Elizabeth George Speare is among our finest writers of historical fiction for young adults, and this book is a textured, vivid portrait of Maine of long ago. For readers 10 and up.
(USE222, $6.99) |
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