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their rights. Authentic photographs, quotations, illustrations and graphs help readers to understand the clearly written and compelling narrative. End notes include a glossary and index. This is an excellent resource for the upper elementary classroom or middle school library.
Freedom Struggle: The Anti-Slavery Movement in America 1830-1865 Ann Rossi.
National Geographic. 2005. Ages 8 to 12. Readers will discover the struggle that African-Americans had to endure to attain their freedom and rights. They will discover the abolitionists such as Frederick Douglass and the Grimke sisters, Sarah and Angelina. They will learn about the Underground Railroad and writers who helped the cause such as Harriet Beecher Stowe. The narrative is accompanied by primary source materials and authentic illustrations and photographs. End notes include a glossary and index. This is an important resource that everyone should read and should be in all upper elementary classrooms and library media centers.
Our Countries Presidents Ann Bausum.
National Geographic. 2005. All ages. This beautiful and comprehensive volume begins with a message from current president George W. Bush. As always this volume is an excellent resource and covers America's presidents from George to George. Each entry tells about the life of the president accompanied by a beautiful color photograph and painting. A sidebar offers vital statistics and the easy to read but very informative text reveals their accomplishments. Black and white archival photos add great interest to the narrative. An exceptional resource for school or home.
Elsie's War: A Story of Courage in Nazi Germany Frank Dabba Smith. Frances Lincoln Children's Books. 2005. Ages 8 to 12.
This picture book tells the story of one woman's journey into the painful and awful nightmare of Nazi Germany. Elsie and her family helped many Jewish people hide and flee the country until someone found them out and reported them to the German secret police called the Gestapo. Emily was taken to a concentration camp and finally was liberated by the Americans in 1945. The authentic photographs add depth and dimension to the powerful picture book. A wonderful resource.
Into the Volcano: A Volcano Research at Work Donna O'Meara. Kids Can Press. 2005. Ages 8 and up.
Beautiful photographs and taken by the author and her expert knowledge of volcanoes make this book a must have. Supported by the National Geographic Society O'Meara is a world re known photographer, researcher and writer. The brief chapter provide an avalanche of information on volcanoes. Side-bars and boxed facts add details to the expert narrative that
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