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Tasunka: A Lakota Horse Legend
The story of how the Native American Lakota first acquired the horse, and its influence on their way of life. The edition I own is bilingual: Lakota and English
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The Biggest (and Best) Flag That Ever Flew
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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George vs. George: The American Revolution as Seen from Both Sides
An illustrated comparison of George Washington and King George III in the years leading up to and including the American Revolution, with particular sensitivity to the British point of view.
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We Are Still Here!: Native American Truths Everyone Should Know
Twelve Native American school children present aspects of Native American history, specifically the detrimental affect of treaties with the U.S. goverment.
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Blue Birds
12 yo girl defies orders to stay inside the fort of the new British colony; when she drops a figurine it is found by a 13 yo Native American and they form a secret friendship. Told in verse in alternating perspectives.
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Aunt Harriet’s Underground Railroad in the Sky
8 yo African American girl and her brother on fatastic flying journey, meet Harriet Tubman who teaches them about Underground Railroad, illustrated with author’s paintings. Sequel to Tar Beach, about author’s childhood in NYC
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The Big Day
Fictionalized picture book story of the day that Agnes Sadler became the first African American woman to vote for the first time in Knoxville.
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The American Story: 100 True Tales from American History
Short non-fiction stories of well-known and obscure people and events from American history
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