At Ellis Island by Louise Peacock
At Ellis Island is the story of many real life accounts of the immigrants that came to America through Ellis Island in New York. It discusses the problems that many people faced aboard the ship and off, the first glimpses of the Statue of Liberty, and the challenges they faced in becoming citizens. Reading Level: 4.0 Interest Level: 2-5 |
If I Were President by Catherine Stier
If I Were President is the story of a child imagining a day in the life of the President of the United States of America. This child talks about what the President does on a day to day basis, and explains how some things work. For example, it talks about the secret service, vetoing bills, and even throwing out first pitches. It also talks about how we can work together with other nations to make our world great. This child also mentions that they will not be President forever, and they talk about the process of voting. Reading Level: 4.6 Interest Level: K-3 |
Sit-In by Andrea Davis Pinkney
Sit-In is the story of four African American college students who wanted to change the world. They wanted to protest the segregation of races, and did so by sitting at a counter in a diner. They did not do anything illegal, and peacefully protested the fact that they should be able to be served as well. This sprung a whole new wave of peaceful protests across the country, and was a major step in the Civil Rights Movement. Reading Level: 5.2 Interest Level: K-3 |
Worst Of Friends: Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and the True Story of an American Feud by Suzanne Tripp Jurmain
Worst Of Friends is the story of the relationship between Thomas Jefferson and John Adams. It talks about how even though good friends can have a common goal of rebelling against England, even good friends get into arguments. They both had their own ways of dealing with the problem, and they could not find a compromise. However, in the future, they were able to put their differences aside. Reading Level: 5.2 Interest Level: 1-4 |