Kids Book Index
Walker, Sally M
More than 2,000 passengers were on board the steamboat Sultana in April 1865 as it traveled up the Mississippi. The majority of them were Union soldiers recently released from Confederate prison camps heading north to be mustered out of the army.
Trudy’s Big Swim: How Gertrude Ederle Swam the English Channel and Took the World by StormSue MacyOn the morning of August 6, 1926, Gertrude Ederle stood in her bathing suit on the beach at Cape Gris-Nez, France, and faced the churning waves of the English Channel.Historical People, Places, and EventsOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Before She Was HarrietLesa Cline-RansomeBefore She Was Harriet is a 2017 children's picture book written by Lesa Cline-Ransome and illustrated by James Ransome, first published by Holiday House.Five to NineLexile 701LATOS 4.5On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Girl Who Ran: Bobbi Gibb, the First Woman to Run the Boston MarathonPoletti, Frances, and Kristina Yee; Illustrated by Susanna ChapmanThe first time Bobbi Gibb watches as hundreds of runners stream along the streets during the Boston Marathon, she knows she wants to join them.Historical People, Places, and EventsOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details