Born with a withered leg and hand, Pascal, who is about twelve years old, joins other former slaves in a search for a farm and the freedom which it promises.
In the early years of the Revolutionary War, eleven-year-old Thomas and his family escape a bloody massacre at Wyoming Valley and endure innumerable hardships as they try to make their way to Philadelphia.
Provides an illustrated account of the history of the Hudson River, discussing its strategic, economic, and cultural importance, and including facts, time lines, and maps.
A novel based on the experiences of Suzanne David Hall, who, as a teenager in Nazi-occupied France, worked as a spy for the French Resistance while training to be an opera singer.
During the War of 1812, when British soldiers threaten the town of Scituate, Massachusetts, young Rebecca Bates and her sister Abigail, daughters of the local lighthouse keeper, find a way to save both him and the town.
a story based on the real life of Princess Liliuokalani of Hawaii
Holub, Joan
2007
Concerned that the increasing influence of Americans will make her island's traditional ways disappear, seven-year-old Princess Lydia Liliuokalani commits traditional stories of the Hawaiian people to paper and presents them to King Kamehameha on Restoration Day in 1846.
why penguins and polar bears will never be neighbors
Scott, Elaine
2004
A scientific look at the North and South Poles that covers their magnetism, seasons, geography, indigenous peoples, wildlife, and early exploration, and such topics as the northern lights.
Describes aspects of everyday life in England around the year 1250, covering knights, castles, clothing, furniture, hygiene, education, celebrations, and other topics.
On an ocean liner headed to Europe in 1906, Samantha and Nellie set out to find an archaeologist's legendary sapphire that has gone missing, investigating every first-class passenger. Includes an informational section on ocean liner travel in this period and a glossary of French words used in the story.
In 1776, eleven-year-old Felicity suspects that an amateur naturalist visiting her family's Virginia plantation may actually be a British spy mapping Patriot plantations in advance of British raids. Includes historical information about the Revolutionary War.
