Kids Book Index
John Florio, Ouisie Shapiro
Boxer Joe Louis was a hero to African Americans. When he faced Max Schmeling, the pride of Nazi Germany, Louis became a hero to white Americans too.
O Captain, My Captain: Walt Whitman, Abraham Lincoln and the Civil WarRobert BurleighDramatic, lyrical, and beautifully illustrated, author Robert Burleigh and artist Sterling Hundley’s picture book O Captain, My Captain tells the story of one of America’s greatest poets and how he was inspired by one of America’s greatest presidents.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Fighting for the Forest: How FDR’s Civilian Conservation Corps Helped Save AmericaP. O’Connell PearsonIn an inspiring middle grade nonfiction work, P. O’Connell Pearson tells the story of the Civilian Conservation Corps—one of Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s New Deal projects that helped save a generation of Americans.When Franklin D. Roosevelt took office in March 1933, the United States was on the brink of economic collapse and environmental…Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Warrior Queens: True Stories of Six Ancient Rebels Who Slayed HistoryVicky Alvear ShecterFollow the campaigns of six queens who, during the period from 1492 B.C.E. to 269 C.E., led their armies to fight for their countries.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details