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• Learning together from the heart of the home
• Welcome to American History for Kids
• 18 of the Best Children's Books About African American History

Ages 5 - 9. This is the true story of Henry Brown, a man who, before becoming a famous abolitionist, escaped life as a slave when he was hidden in a wooden box and mailed to Philadelphia.

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The story shows how the sad events of his life led to his willingness to risk this dangerous journey, and the determination of one man to gain his freedom. The intriguing stories of the hundreds of women who disguised themselves as men to fight in the Civil War are becoming more known through biographies like this one. Sarah Edmonds fled Canada dressed as a man to escape an arranged marriage.

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She bravely enlisted in the Union Army to fight in the Civil War, and made a name for herself as a marksman and nurse before she was eventually recruited to be a spy. Ages 8 - The especially brutal conditions the soldiers face are portrayed in a spare, straightforward style that neither glorifies war nor dwells on the horror. The young men get to realize their dream of playing soccer for England when the English and German sides hold a ceasefire on Christmas Day and they play a friendly game against one another.

All Bessie wants is to go hiking with her father and brothers. Stirred to action, Bessie joins the movement and discovers that small efforts can result in small changes—and maybe even big ones. A story of hope and determination, Marching with Aunt Susan reminds readers that society cannot evolve unless people—even young people—dare to take a stand.

On Christmas morning, the girls are beside themselves with excitement! There is Baby Betty, in all her eyelash-fluttering magnificence. Would it be more fun to share this very best gift with them after all? Lydia Grace Finch brings a suitcase full of seeds to the big gray city, where she goes to stay with her Uncle Jim, a cantankerous baker.

But it is in a secret place that Lydia Grace works on her masterpiece—an ambitious rooftop garden—which she hopes will make even Uncle Jim smile. America still loves baseball, and Babe Ruth is the star of the game. And two boys are about to discover that with some creativity, hard work, and a little help from the Babe himself, they can do their part to help out their own team! Cal does not want to sit stoney-still reading some chicken scratch.

But that Book Woman keeps coming just the same.

She comes in the rain. She comes in the snow. And all just to lend his sister some books. Why, that woman must be plain foolish—or is she braver than he ever thought? At once terrifying and soulful, this fictional account, borne of meticulous research, is a testament to history and to our passionate will to survive, as only Newbery Medalist Karen Hesse can write it. When the Nazis circulate the order that all Jews must wear yellow stars on their clothing, the king devises a way to protect them.

He makes his morning rounds as is his custom, but wears a yellow Star of David on his finest suit. A neighborhood cat observes the changes in German and Jewish families in Berlin during the period leading up to Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass. For one family the traditional Hanukkah celebration has a deeper meaning. Amidst the food and the festivities, Grandma and Great-Aunt Rose begin their story—the one they tell each year.

They pass on to each generation a tale of perseverance during the darkest hours of the Holocaust, and the strength it took to continue to honor Hanukkah in the only way they could.

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Their story reaffirms the values of tradition and family, but also shows us that by continuing to honor the tragedies and the triumphs of the past there will always be hope for the future. Her family, like most Dutch families, must patch their old worn clothing and go without everyday things like soap and milk. Full of soap, socks, and chocolate, the box has been sent by Rosie, an American girl from Mayfield, Indiana. Her package is part of a goodwill effort to help the people of Europe.

But he finds a friend in a little girl who helps him soothe his bug bites, and he gets to know her family and gives them some of his rations. Fighting the heat, dust, and freezing cold nights of the desert, Shorty and the others at the camp need something to look forward to, even if only for nine innings. So they build a playing field, and in this unlikely place, a baseball league is formed. Surrounded by barbed-wire fences and guards in towers, Shorty soon finds that he is playing not only to win, but to gain dignity and self-respect as well.

Inspired by actual events, this moving story of hope and courage in a Japanese American internment camp during World War II reveals a long-hidden and ugly part of the American past. Emi and her family are being sent to a place called an internment camp, where all Japanese-Americans must go.

The year is The United States and Japan are at war. It would tell of the fateful day when Rosa refused to give up her seat to a white man and how that act of courage inspired others around the world to stand up for freedom. Wait until she tells her class about this! Joe and John Henry are a lot alike. They both like shooting marbles, they both want to be firemen, and they both love to swim. Then a law is passed that forbids segregation and opens the town pool to everyone.

You could blame Abbey Finch. During the time of the Great Migration, millions of African American families relocated from the South, seeking better opportunities. But for three generations, that rope is passed down, used for everything from jump rope games to tying suitcases onto a car for the big move north to New York City, and even for a family reunion where that first little girl is now a grandmother. When Tai Shan and his father, Baba, fly kites from their roof and look down at the crowded city streets below, they feel free, like the kites.

Baba loves telling Tai Shan stories while the kites—one red, and one blue—rise, dip, and soar together. Then, a bad time comes. People wearing red armbands shut down the schools, smash store signs, and search houses. Michael Burgan. What Is the Women's Rights Movement?

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