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DAL
The Courage of Sarah Noble (age 7-10)
by Alice Dalgliesh
voyages/journeys ... adventure ... historical
In 1707, young Sarah Noble and her father traveled through the wilderness to build a new home for their family. ``Keep up your courage, Sarah Noble,'' her mother had said, but Sarah found that it was not always easy to feel brave inside. The dark woods were full of animals and Indians, too, and Sarah was only eight! The true story of Sarah's journey is inspiring. And as she cares for her father and befriends her Indian neighbors, she learns that to be afraid and to be brave is the greatest courage of all.
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BUL
The Sword in the Tree (age 7-10)
by Clyde Robert Bulla
historical ... knights/castles/dragons ... folklore
Within the sturdy walls of Weldon Castle, young Shan dreams of becoming a great swordsman like his father. Then one fearsome night, an estranged uncle arrives at the castle with a treacherous plan. When his father disappears, Shan and his mother must flee. Can Shan ever return to reclaim his rightful place as heir?
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BAI
Good Times Travel Agency Series (age 7-10)
by Linda Bailey
humor ... adventure ... historical
Publisher comments: This series mixes fact and fiction for fast, funny and fascinating romps through the past. Kids will love the book's contemporary comic-book look with its zany illustrations, speech balloons and guidebook. The story lines are well-researched and feature solid factual information. In each book, the Binkerton twins, Josh and Emma, and their little sister, Libby, stumble into the Good Times Travel Agency and take a once-in-a-lifetime trip back to ancient times.
title: Adventures in the Ice Age
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BUL
Time Traveler: Children Through Time (age 7-10)
by Angela Bull
historical
Catalog: Sophie and Jake, who don't find history interesting, test a computer program that shows what life was like in ancient Rome, Viking times, the Renaissance, the Gold Rush era, World War Two, and into the space age.
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BUL
Riding the Pony Express (age 7-10)
by Clyde Robert Bulla
adventure ... historical
In 1860, Dick unwillingly leaves his life in New York to join his father on the prairie.
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BRU
Crazy Horses Vision (age 7-10)
by Joseph Bruchac
historical
Crazy Horse is among the best known Native American heroes. Yet many people do not know that his boyhood name was Curly, inspired by his curly hair. Curly was a leader even as a young boy, but his bravery could not prepare him for the trouble he and the other Lakota faced from the white settlers. After a fierce battle that mortally wounded Chief Conquering Bear, Curly felt called to help his people. So he defied traditional custom and ran away to seek a vision. Three days went by. Finally, as an exhausted Curly collapsed on the ground, the vision came ... a rider suspended above the ground and voices coming from nowhere. It took three years for Curly to understand his vision, and this long journey gave him the strength and leadership to guide his people. Because of this powerful vision, Curly's father renamed him Crazy Horse.
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MOC
Baseball Saved Us (age 7-10)
by Ken Mochizuki
bigotry ... historical ... sports
During World War II, a young Japanese-American boy and his family are sent to an internment camp after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Despondent in their desolate surroundings, father and son pull the camp together to build a baseball diamond and form a league.
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YIN
Brothers (age 7-10)
by Yin
historical ... bigotry ... friendship
Having arrived in San Francisco from China to work in his brother's store, Ming is lonely until an Irish boy befriends him.
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FRI
George Washington's Breakfast (age 7-10)
by Jean Fritz
historical
Having the same name and birthday as George Washington, a young boy wants everything else in his life just as Washington had it, but he can not find out what Washington ate for breakfast.
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HAR
Immigrant Girl: Becky of Eldridge Street (age 7-10)
by Brett Harvey
family ... historical
Becky, whose family has emigrated from Russia to avoid being persecuted as Jews, finds growing up in New York City in 1910 a vivid and exciting experience.
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KEN
Quest for the West: in Search of Gold (age 7-10)
by Peter Kent
voyages/journeys ... mystery ... historical
In 1849 the impoverished Hornik family decides to leave Bohemia and emigrate to California in search of gold.
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HO
The Call of the Wild (age 7-10)
by Oliver Ho
historical ... adventure ... nature ... animals
An shortened version of Jack London's classic tale of an unusual dog, part St. Bernard, part Scotch shepherd, that is forcibly taken to the Klondike gold fields where he eventually becomes the leader of a wolf pack.
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BRU
The Arrow Over the Door (age 7-10)
by Joseph Bruchac
war ... bigotry ... adventure ... historical
To fourteen-year-old Samuel Russell, called "coward" for his peace-loving Quaker beliefs, the summer of 1777 is a time of fear. The British and the Patriots will soon meet in battle near his home in Saratoga, New York. The Quakers are in danger from roaming Indians and raiders ... yet to fight back is not the Friends' way. To Stands Straight, a young Abenaki Indian on a scouting mission for the British, all Americans are enemies, for they killed his mother and brother. But in a Quaker Meetinghouse he will come upon Americans unlike any he has ever seen. What will the encounter bring? Based on a real historical incident, this fast-paced and moving story is a powerful reminder that "the way of peace...can be walked by all human beings".
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WAT
On the Mayflower: the Voyage of the Ship's Apprentice and a Passenger Girl (age 7-10)
by Kate Waters
voyages/journeys ... historical
A twelve-year-old apprentice and a seven-year-old passenger experience the first voyage of the Mayflower.
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Magic Tree House Series (age 7-10)
by Mary Pope Osborne
adventure ... historical
Jack and Annie discover a mysterious tree house that transports them to another time and place...there the adventure begins.
title: Afternoon on the Amazon
title: Blizzard of the Blue Moon
title: Buffalo Before Breakfast
title: Carnival at Candlelight
title: Christmas in Camelot
title: Civil War on Sunday
title: Dark Day in the Deep Sea
title: Day of the Dragon King
title: Dingoes at Dinnertime
title: Dinosaurs Before Dark
title: Dolphins at Daybreak
title: Dragon of the Red Dawn
title: Earthquake in the Early Morning
title: Eve of the Emperor Penguin
title: A Ghost Tale for Christmas Time
title: Ghost Town at Sundown
title: Good Morning, Gorillas
title: A Good Night for Ghosts
title: Haunted Castle on Hallows Eve
title: High Tide in Hawaii
title: Hour of the Olympics
title: The Knight at Dawn
title: Leprechaun in Late Winter
title: Lions at Lunchtime
title: Midnight on the Moon
title: Monday With a Mad Genius
title: Moonlight on the Magic Flute
title: Mummies in the Morning
title: Night of the New Magicians
title: Night of the Ninjas
title: Pirates Past Noon
title: Polar Bears Past Bedtime
title: Revolutionary War on Wednesday
title: Season of the Sandstorms
title: Stage Fright on a Summer Night
title: Summer of the Sea Serpent
title: Sunset of the Sabertooth
title: Thanksgiving on Thursday
title: Tigers at Twilight
title: Tonight on the Titanic
title: Twister on Tuesday
title: Vacation Under the Volcano
title: Viking Ships at Sunrise
title: Winter of the Ice Wizard

LM Nixon Elementary School, Sat Aug 25 11:55:32 2012
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