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  • Growing Up in Pioneer America 1800 to 1890

    Judith Pinkerton Josephson

    Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, Sept. 1, 2002)
    Describes what life was like for young people moving to and living on the western frontier.
    T

  • East Indians In America

    Wendy Aalgaard

    Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, May 16, 2005)
    Presents the history of the East Indian American experience, including their struggle to fight discrimination and their achievements in business, science, technology, and the arts.
    U

  • A Journey to the New World: The Diary of Remember Patience Whipple, Mayflower, 1620

    Kathryn Lasky, Barbara Rosenblat, Bonnie Kelley-Young, Robin Miles

    Preloaded Digital Audio Player (Live Oak Media, Sept. 1, 2009)
    From the diary of twelve-year-old Mem, short for Remember, comes the story of her family's trip on the Mayflower in 1620 and their first year in the New World. As one of 34 children among the 102 people on board the small cargo ship that was unfit for human transport, Mem relied on her sense of humor and her hopes for a better future to get her through the two months of horrible conditions on the journey, and the disappointments and hardships the endured after their arrival. The courage and determination of the Pilgrims as they survive their ordeal shines through in this inspiring account of a crucial period of American history.
    T

  • Night-Night Illinois

    Katherine Sully, Helen Poole

    Board book (Sourcebooks Wonderland, July 1, 2017)
    It's bedtime in the Prairie State! Say goodnight to all your favorite locations, including: Lincoln TombWrigley FieldPeoria Riverfront MuseumIllinois State CapitolBrookfield ZooIllini Union, University of IllinoisSoldier FieldRoute 66 MuseumLeviathan steam trainGrosse Point LighthouseGeppetto's Toy BoxGreat AmericaGrant ParkBurpee Museum of Natural History
    P

  • Night-Night Delaware

    Katherine Sully, Helen Poole

    Board book (Sourcebooks Wonderland, Oct. 3, 2017)
    It's bedtime in Delaware! Say goodnight to all your favorite locations, including:Winterthur Museum Delaware Memorial Bridge Delaware Art Museum Delaware Legislative House Breakwater Lighthouse Brandywine Zoo Delaware Stadium Glasgow Park Fenwick Island Lighthouse Delaware Museum of Natural History
    P

  • Hello, Minnesota!

    Constance Van Hoven, David Walker

    Board book (Sterling, June 7, 2011)
    Come visit the land of 10,000 lakes, with its noisy loons and quiet butterflies, narrow paths and wide rivers--and a statue of tall Paul Bunyan, too!
    LB

  • Chinese in America

    Alison Behnke

    Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, June 1, 2004)
    Examines the history of Chinese immigration to the United States, discussing why they came, what they did when they got here, where they settled, and customs they brought with them.
    Y

  • Night-Night Vancouver

    Katherine Sully, Helen Poole

    Board book (Sourcebooks Wonderland, Oct. 3, 2017)
    It's bedtime in Vancouver! Say goodnight to all your favorite locations, including:Capilano Suspension Bridge Science World H.R. MacMillan Space Center Vancouver Maritime Museum Greater Vancouver Zoo Point Atkinson Lighthouse BC Place Playland Stanley Park Inukshuk
    G

  • Night-Night Kansas

    Katherine Sully, Helen Poole

    Board book (Sourcebooks Wonderland, Oct. 4, 2016)
    It's bedtime in the Sunflower State! Say goodnight to all your favorite locations, including:• Exploration Place • Museum of World Treasures • Kansas State Capitol • Nichols Hall, Kansas State University • Prairie Village Clock Tower • Big Brutus • Keeper of the Plains • Sedgwick County Zoo • Allen Fieldhouse • Kansas State Fair • Deanna Rose Children's Farmstead
    H

  • Growing Up in Revolution and the New Nation 1775 to 1800

    Brandon Marie Miller

    Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, June 1, 2002)
    Presents details of daily life of American children during the period from 1775 to 1800.
    T

  • Irish in America

    Margaret J. Goldstein

    Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, Sept. 1, 2004)
    Examines the history of Irish immigration to the United States, discussing why the Irish came, what their lives were like after they arrived, where they settled, and customs they brought from home.
    Y

  • Filipinos In America

    Sarah Frank

    Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, May 16, 2005)
    Examines the history of Philippine immigration to the United States, discussing why they came, what they did when they got here, where they settled, and customs they brought with them.
    Y