by Joanne | Mar 22, 2012 | Non-Fiction
America meant “freedom” to the immigrants of the early 1900s—but a freedom very different from what they expected. Cities were crowded and jobs were scare. Children had to work selling newspapers, delivering goods, and laboring sweatshops. In this...
by Joanne | Mar 22, 2012 | Non-Fiction
Abraham Lincoln stood out in a crowd as much for his wit and rollicking humor as for his height. This Newbery Medal-winning biography of our Civil War president is warm, appealing, and illustrated with dozens of carefully chosen photographs and prints. Russell...
by Joanne | Mar 21, 2012 | Non-Fiction
Introduces readers to the proud young men who inspired a legend — the trail-driving cow herders of the late nineteenth century. – from the publisher 112 pages ISBN-13:978-0395548004 Ages 10-12 Grades 5-7
by Joanne | Mar 20, 2012 | Non-Fiction
Historical photographs show what life was like for pioneer and Indian children growing up in the American West during the late nineteenth century. – from the publisher 104 pages 978-0395547854 Ages 8-11
by Joanne | Mar 17, 2012 | Non-Fiction
Examines the importance of the buffalo in the lore and day-to-day life of the Indian tribes of the Great Plains and describes hunting methods and the uses found for each part of the animal that could not be eaten. – from the publisher 50 pages ...
