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24 books with the same feel
Include books by the same authorBrave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers' Strike of 1909
Michelle Markel
An illustrated account of immigrant Clara Lemlich's pivotal role in the influential 1909 women laborer's strike describes how she worked grueling hours to acquire an education and support her family before organizing a massive walkout to protest the unfair working conditions in New York's garment district.
The Secret Subway
Shana Corey · 40 pages
"In 1870, Alfred Ely Beach invents New York's first underground train"--
Fireboat: The Heroic Adventures of the John J. Harvey
Maira Kalman · 40 pages
A fireboat, launched in 1931, is retired after many years of fighting fires along the Hudson River, but is saved from being scrapped and then called into service again on September 11, 2001.
The Book Itch: Freedom, Truth, & Harlem's Greatest Bookstore
Vaunda Micheaux Nelson · 32 pages
Relates the story of the National Memorial African Bookstore, founded in Harlem by Louis Michaux in 1939, as seen from the perspective of Louis Michaux Jr., who met famous men like Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X while helping there.
Sit-In: How Four Friends Stood Up by Sitting Down
Andrea Davis Pinkney
It was February 1, 1960.They didn't need menus. Their order was simple.A doughnut and coffee, with cream on the side.This picture book is a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the momentous Woolworth's lunch counter sit-in, when four college students staged a peaceful protest that became a defining moment in the struggle for racial equality and the growing civil rights movement. Andrea Davis Pi
Thank You, Sarah: The Woman Who Saved Thanksgiving
Laurie Halse Anderson · 40 pages
George Washington's Teeth
Deborah Chandra, Madeleine Comora · 40 pages
A rollicking rhyme portrays George Washington's lifelong struggle with bad teeth. A timeline taken from diary entries and other nonfiction sources follows.
Mesmerized: How Ben Franklin Solved a Mystery that Baffled All of France
Mara Rockliff · 48 pages
Discover how Benjamin Franklin s scientific method challenged a certain Dr. Mesmer s mysterious powers in a whimsical look at a true moment in history. Paris had been enamored by Dr. Franz Mesmer's ability to cure ailments by staring into a person's eyes and waving a wand. However, when scientist and politician Ben Franklin came to Paris, he used the scientific method to demonstrate what was happ
Jazz Day: The Making of a Famous Photograph
Roxane Orgill · 60 pages
When Esquire magazine planned an issue to salute the American jazz scene in 1958, graphic designer Art Kane pitched a crazy idea: how about gathering a group of beloved jazz musicians and photographing them? He didn t own a good camera, didn t know if any musicians would show up, and insisted on setting up the shoot in front of a Harlem brownstone.
They Were Strong and Good
Robert Lawson · 68 pages
They Were Strong and Good is a book by Robert Lawson that won the Caldecott Medal for excellence in American children's literature in 1941. It tells the story of Lawson's family: where they came from, how they met, what they did, where they lived. "None of them," Lawson says in the preface, speaking of his ancestors, "were great or famous, but they were strong and good." [1][1] [1]: http://
Here Comes the Garbage Barge!
Jonah Winter
In the spring of 1987, the town of Islip, New York, with no place for its 3,168 tons of garbage, loads it on a barge that sets out on a 162-day journey along the east coast, around the Gulf of Mexico, down to Belize, and back again, in search of a place willing to accept and dispose of its very smelly cargo.
The Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch
Chris Barton
"A picture book biography of John Roy Lynch, one of the first African-Americans elected into the United States Congress"--Provided by publisher.
Parrots Over Puerto Rico
Cindy Trumbore, Susan L. Roth · 45 pages
This book is a combined history of the Puerto Rican parrot and the island of Puerto Rico, describing how the Puerto Rican parrot has been protected and managed to save the parrots from endangered status. This illustrated book provides a combined history of the Puerto Rican parrot and the island of Puerto Rico, highlighting current efforts to save the Puerto Rican parrot by protecting and managing
So You Want to Be President?
Judith St. George, David Small · 52 pages
Presents an assortment of facts about the qualifications and characteristics of U.S. presidents, from George Washington to Bill Clinton.
Those Rebels, John and Tom
Barbara Kerley
John Adams and Thomas Jefferson were very different. John was short and stout. Tom was tall and lean. John was argumentative and blunt. Tom was soft-spoken and polite. John sometimes got along with almost no one. Tom got along with just about everyone. But these two very different gentlemen did have two things in common: they both cared deeply about the American colonies, and neither cared much fo
Sarah Morton's Day: A Day In The Life Of A Pilgrim Girl
Kate Waters · 32 pages
George Washington
Ingri d'Aulaire, Edgar Parin d'Aulaire · 55 pages
A simple biography of Washington, telling of the major events in his life and stressing the upbringing that endowed him with the qualities of leadership.
Benjamin Franklin
Ingri d'Aulaire · 48 pages
A biography of the witty author, scientist, and statesman who helped with the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution and became the first ambassador of the United States of America.
Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Méndez and Her Family's Fight for Desegregation
Duncan Tonatiuh · 40 pages
"Years before the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling Brown v. Board of Education, Sylvia Mendez, an eight-year-old girl of Mexican and Puerto Rican heritage, played an instrumental role in Mendez v. Westminster, the landmark desegregation case of 1946 in California" --
Abe's Honest Words: The Life of Abraham Lincoln
Doreen Rappaport · 48 pages
Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters
Barack Obama · 40 pages
"In this tender, beautiful letter to his daughters, President Barack Obama has written a moving tribute to thirteen groundbreaking Americans and the ideals that have shaped our nation. From the artistry of Georgia O'Keeffe, to the courage of Jackie Robinson, to the patriotism of George Washington, President Obama sees the traits of these heroes within his own children, and within all of America's