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From the Publisher: In 1838, settlers moving west forced the great Cherokee Nation, and their chief John Ross, to leave their home land and travel 1,200 miles to Oklahoma. An epic story of friendship, war, hope, and betrayal.Sku: 9780679890522
The Trail of Tears
By: Joseph Bruchac$7.99 -
From Beautiful Feet Books: "A brief yet penetrating look at the price that was paid during the terrible winter of 1778. Excellent for a K/3 study, yet a book that would be insightful for all ages. "Sku: 9781893103498
The Winter at Valley Forge
By: James E. Knight$9.50 -
Catch a glimpse of pre-Civil War Quaker life as Hannah and her family go to Meeting and to market, host a gathering of Friends, and enjoy ice skating and other pastimes.Sku: 9780836191066
Thee, Hannah
By: Marguerite de Angeli$27.50 -
Laura is teaching school, and it's terrifying! Most of the students are taller than she is, and she must sleep away from home for the first time. Laura is miserable, but the money is needed to keep Mary in a college for the blind. And every Friday—no matter what the weather—Almanzo Wilder arrives to take Laura home to her family for the weekend.Sku: 9780060581879
These Happy Golden Years (Color)
By: Laura Ingalls Wilder$17.50 -
"None of them were great or famous, but they were strong and good. They worked hard and had many children. They all helped to make the United States the great nation that it now is. Let us be proud of them and guard well the heritage they have left us." Awarded the Caldecott Medal in 1941, They Were Strong and Good is a classic book that follows the path of one family’s journey through American history.Sku: 9780670699490
They Were Strong and Good
By: Robert Lawson$24.99 -
In 1860, with North and South about to be divided by war, East and West were united through an extraordinary venture -- the Pony Express. Over the course of ten days in April, eighty riders and five hundred horses delivered mail between California and Missouri -- a mission that took three weeks by stagecoach.Sku: 9780689851216
They’re Off
By: Cheryl Harness$11.99 -
"This is Thanksgiving, a time to remember the friendships and freedoms we all share together."Sku: 9780064438506
This is the Feast
By: Diane Z. Shore$12.50 -
From the author’s website: Thomas Jefferson loved books, reading, and libraries, and he started accumulating books as a young man. This original and lyrical picture-book biography tells the story of how Jefferson’s vast book collections helped to create the world’s largest library, the Library of Congress in Washington, DC.Sku: 9781590789322
Thomas Jefferson Builds a Library
By: Barb Rosenstock$23.99 -
The Muldie boys and their father have come a long way to Kansas. But when Daddy moves on, the three boys must begin their own journey. They must learn to care for one another and face the dangers of the wilderness alone.Sku: 9780064440523
Wagon Wheels
By: Barbara Brenner$7.25 -
Wee Gillis is a quick study, and he soon picks up what his elders can teach him. And yet he is unprepared when the day comes for him to decide, once and for all, whether it will be the lowlands or the highlands that he will call his home.Sku: 9781590172063
Wee Gillis
By: Munro Leaf$24.95 -
From the Publisher: Newbery Honor author Jean Fritz makes Patrick Henry's history come alive! Patrick Henry wasn't particularly well spoken. As a lawyer, he mumbled through some of his early cases. But when the issue was freedom, Patrick Henry was transformed into a natural orator. Jean Fritz makes history come alive as she chronicles the life of a man who moved a nation.Sku: 9780698114395
Where was Patrick Henry on the 29th of May?
By: Jean Fritz$11.99 -
From the Publisher: 'This lively biography, by Newbery Honor-winning author Jean Fritz, is a nice, personal look at a leader and his times. In early America, when all the men wore ruffled shirts and rode grandly on horseback, one man refused to follow suit. He was the rebel leader Sam Adams, a plainspoken gent who scorned ruffles, refused to ride a horse, and had little regard for the King.'Sku: 9780698114166
Why Don’t You Get a Horse, Sam Adams?
By: Jean Fritz$8.50 -
This is the story of a Norwegian boy growing up pre-WWII who learns about freedom and the value of defending that right, and eventually becomes a WWII flyer. Beautifully illustrated in the excellently detailed manner usual to the D'Aulaires.Sku: 9781893103788
Wings for Per
By: Ingri and Edgar D'Aulaire$24.50