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Books in If You Were... series

  • If You Were a Kid During the Civil Rights Movement

    Gwendolyn Hooks

    Paperback (Children's Press, Feb. 1, 2017)
    Follow along with two girls as they find themselves in the middle of a civil rights demonstration, and find out how the fight for equality changed the country forever.Joyce Jenkins has recently moved to a new town with her family, and she will soon be attending a segregated school for the first time. Meanwhile, Connie Underwood is trying to figure out what her twin brothers are planning in secret. Readers (Ages 7-9) will follow along with the two girls as they find themselves in the middle of a civil rights demonstration, and find out how the fight for equality changed the country forever.
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  • . . . If You Sailed on the Mayflower in 1620

    Ann McGovern, Anna DiVito

    Paperback (Scholastic Paperbacks, Nov. 1, 1991)
    What if you sailed on the Mayflower?A different time...a different place...What if you were there?If you sailed on the Mayflower--What could you take with you?--How would you keep clean?--What would you do when you first got to shore?Get ready to go back in time to 1620 to discover what it was like to sail the Mayflower!
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  • If You Were a Kid During the American Revolution

    Wil Mara, Kelly Kennedy

    Paperback (C. Press/F. Watts Trade, Sept. 1, 2016)
    Get a first hand look of the early days of the American Revolution.When British soldiers accuse Samuel Richardson's father and uncle of being rebellious Patriots, Samuel must work together with his cousin Molly to help the family make an escape. Readers (Ages 7-9) will follow along on the cousins' adventure as they witness the early days of the American Revolution and come up with a daring plan to save their fathers.
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  • If You Lived In Colonial Times

    Ann Mcgovern, June Otani

    Paperback (Scholastic Paperbacks, May 1, 1992)
    If you lived in colonial times--What kind of clothes would you wear?--Would you go to school?--What would happen if you didn't behave?This book tells you what it was like to live in the New England colonies during the years 1565 to 1776.
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  • If You Were a Kid Aboard the Titanic

    Josh Gregory, Sebastia Serra

    Paperback (Children's Press, Feb. 1, 2017)
    Discover what happened when the Titanic collided with an iceberg and began to sink!Alice Carver is traveling aboard the incredible Titanic with her mother to make a new home in the United States. Meanwhile, William Alexander III is aboard the ship as part of a vacation with his wealthy family. Readers (Ages 7-9) wil explore the many features of the Titanic with these characters as they meet and search for fun aboard the ship.
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  • If I Were a Whale

    Shelley Gill, Erik Brooks

    Board book (Little Bigfoot, Feb. 21, 2017)
    From best-selling children’s author Shelley Gill comes this colorful, rhyming board book playfully featuring whales found in the Pacific, Atlantic, and Arctic Oceans. Toddlers will love learning about whales swimming in the deep blue sea in this beautifully illustrated board book that shares simple whale facts in an imaginative way. If I could be anything, do you know what I’d be? I’d be a whale in the deep blue sea. Scooping up fishes and flipping my tail, I’d be a minke or beluga whale.
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  • If You Traveled West In A Covered Wagon

    Ellen Levine, Elroy Freem

    Paperback (Scholastic Paperbacks, Aug. 1, 1992)
    If you traveled west in a covered wagon--Would you ride in the wagon for the whole trip?--How would you cross rivers when there were no bridges?--Without road signs, how would you know where you were?This book tells you what it was like to be a pioneer and travel west to Oregon in the 1840s.
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  • If You Lived With The Iroquois

    Ellen Levine, Shelly Hehenberger

    Paperback (Scholastic Paperbacks, Sept. 1, 1999)
    This book describes what life was like for the Iroquois hundreds of years ago. By putting the reader in the empathetic position of posing the information as questions, the reader is drawn into the subject matter in a realistic and exciting way. The reader discovers the rich culture of the Iroquois from their festivals, religion, education, work, and beliefs.
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  • If You Were a Kid During the Civil War

    Wil Mara

    Paperback (C. Press/F. Watts Trade, Sept. 1, 2016)
    With their families caught on opposite sides of the Civil War, friends Sarah Pierce and James Hood are afraid that everything they know is about to change.When the two friends encounter a wounded Union soldier after a violent battle sweeps through their rural Virginia home, they are faced with a difficult decision. Readers (Ages 7-9) will find out how the war threatened to tear the United States apart forever by following along with this gripping tale.
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  • If You Lived At The Time Of The Civil War

    Kay Moore, Anni Matsick

    Paperback (Scholastic Paperbacks, Sept. 1, 1994)
    If you lived at the time of the Civil War--Would you have seen a battle?--Did you continue to go to school?--Was it hard to get food?This book tells you what it was like to live at the time of the Civil War from 1861 to 1865.
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  • If You Were a Kid in the Thirteen Colonies

    Wil Mara, Lluis Farre

    Paperback (C. Press/F. Watts Trade, Sept. 1, 2016)
    Get a first hand look into the early days the North American Colonies.It is winter of 1724 in the North American colonies. With her mother sick in bed and her father away on business, Charlotte Sheppard is left to watch over her younger siblings and the family farm as a dangerous storm blows in overnight. Meanwhile, Charlotte's friend Elijah Coth is concerned that his immigrant family will return home to Holland after so many setbacks on their own farm. Readers (Ages 7-9) will join Charlotte and Elijah as they work together to make repairs and feed their families in the aftermath of the storm.
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  • If You Lived At The Time Of The American Revolution

    Kay Moore, Daniel O'Leary

    Paperback (Scholastic Paperbacks, June 1, 1998)
    If you lived at the time of the American Revolution--What started the American Revolution?--Did everyone take sides?--Would you have seen a battle?Before 1775, thirteen colonies in America belonged to England. This book tells about the fight to be free and independent.
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