Children’s / Teenage general interest: History and the past

From the time she was a young child, Willa Cather had a gift with words and she loved stories.

Born a slave in Georgia in 1818, Bridget "e;Biddy"e; Mason learned to survive in a harsh world.

In 1791 plans for the new capital city, Washington, DC, were in the works, but someone was needed to help with the surveying.

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When Jules Verne was born in 1828, his family had his future planned out for him.

As a boy, Israel Baline had to work after school to help his poor immigrant family.

It was a clear autumn night in 1847.

When Elizabeth Cady Stanton was a little girl in the early 1800s, she realized that most people seemed to think that boys were better than girls.

In the 1800s, the moist soil of the Midwest would stick to plow blades, stopping the farmers as they plowed.

At the age of nine, Clara Wieck gave her first public performance as a concert pianist.

In 1942, polio epidemics raged out of control, and medical treatments were largely unsuccessful in fighting the disease.

Born in England and raised in the bush of East Africa, Beryl Markham was an extraordinary child--and lived an extraordinary life.

Sir Isaac Newton changed the world with his many discoveries and inventions about mathematics, science, optics, and physics.

Mary Church Terrell grew up after the Civil War with many opportunities.

In 1803, Meriwether Lewis was offered the chance of a lifetime.

Everybody obeys what Gramma says.

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Twelve-year-old Freedman and his father Nehemiah, a freed slave, make their living on a farm in Delaware during the 1850s.

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YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults FinalistOne of the Best Books of the Year: Chicago Public Library, School Library Journal, Science Books & FilmsBright white teeth.

What would you have worn if you lived during the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s?

What would you have worn if you lived during the Civil War era?

What would you have worn if you lived during the American Revolution or the early 1800s?

What would you have worn if you lived in the Old West?

What would you have worn if you lived during the Colonial era?

American presidents have come from all walks of life.

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In this fun-filled look at fractions, Brian P.

People, animals, machines, and wind all make sounds.

Solids, liquids, and gases are the three states of matter.

You know that magnets hold pictures on a refrigerator.

The sun, lightbulbs, and flickering fires all bring light to our world.

The sun, furnaces, and ovens all make heat.

Electricity powers lights, computers, and television sets.

Many people store food in refrigerators and clean clothes in washing machines.

Many people use cell phones and e-mail to communicate with others.

Many people travel long distances by airplane.

Many kids play video games or ride on skateboards.

Many kids take backpacks to school.

Many people use computers to work from home and other places.

What do stems do?

What are seeds?

Why do plants need roots?

What do leaves do?

Why do plants have flowers?

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