A modern 12 yo African American boy learns about “Affrilachian” history and culture while attending STEM camp in the West Virginia mountains.
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A beautifully illustrated story of how the Native American Lakota first acquired the horse, and its influence on their way of life.
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An Arabian horse is orphaned and grows up to be the prized war horse of a Bedouin sheikh in ninth century Saudi Arabia, told in first person by the horse. This is the 6th book in a sixteen book Horse Diaries series of historical stories told from the horse’s perspective.
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An illustrated comparison of George Washington and King George III in the years leading up to and including the American Revolution, with a particularly balanced presentation of both the British and the American points of view.
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A girl helps her mother sew the huge flag flown over Fort McHenry during the War of 1812. The flag inspired Francis Scott Key to write the poem that became America’s national anthem.
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A girl helps her father raise horses in Bronze Age Crete, which the other village residents don’t understand until the horses prove themselves during an enemy raid. Last book in author’s Minoan Wings trilogy.
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Twelve Native American school children present aspects of Native American history, specifically the detrimental affect of treaties with the U.S. goverment. The refrain “We are still here!” reflects the communities’ resilience and a call for recognition and acknowledgement in modern America.
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A 12 yo girl defies orders to stay inside the fort of the first attempted British colony in North America. She drops a figurine that is later found by a 13 yo Native American girl and they form a secret friendship. Told in verse in alternating perspectives.
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An 8 yo African American girl and her brother embark on a fantastic flying journey and meet Harriet Tubman, who teaches them about Underground Railroad. Illustrated by the author, this is a sequel to Tar Beach, about Ringgold’s childhood in NYC.
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