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Author: Aston, Dianna Hutts
Title: An Egg is Quiet
Illustrator: Sylvia Long
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Grade level: Grades K-3
Call number: J 591.468/AST
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Author: Barretta, Gene
Title: Now & Ben : the modern inventions of Benjamin Franklin
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Note: American Library Association Notable Book
Grade level: Grades 1-4
Call number: J 609.2/BAR
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Author: Bausum, Ann
Title: Freedom Riders : John Lewis and Jim Zwerg on the front lines of the civil rights movement
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Note: 2007 Robert F. Sibert Honor Book (for outstanding nonfiction); American Library Association Notable Book
Grade level: Grades 5-9
Call number: J 323.092/BAU
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Author: Bledsoe, Lucy
Title: How to Survive in Antarctica
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Grade level: Grades 5-8
Call number: J 998.9/BLE
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Author: Butterworth, Chris
Title: Sea Horse : the shyest fish in the sea
Illustrator: John Lawrence Candlewick
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Grade level: Gr. PreK-3
Call number: J 597.6798/BUT
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Author: Chrustowski, Rick
Title: Turtle Crossing
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Grade level: Ages 4-8
Call number: J 597.92 CHR
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Author: Fradin , Judith Bloom and Dennis Brindell Fradin
Title: 5,000 Miles to Freedom : Ellen and William Craft's flight from slavery
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Grade level: Grades 5-8
Call number: J 973.0496/FRA
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Author: Freedman, Russell
Title: Freedom Walkers : the story of the Montgomery bus boycott
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Note: 2007 Robert F. Sibert Honor Book (for outstanding nonfiction); American Library Association Notable Book
Grade level: Grades 4-8
Call number: J 323.1196/FRE
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Author: Harris, Robie H.
Title: It's Not the Stork! : a book about girls, boys, babies, bodies, families, and friends
Illustrator: Michael Emberley
Note: American Library Association Notable Book
Grade level: Grades K-3
Call number: J 612.6/HAR
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Author: Hatkoff, Isabella and Craig & Paula Kahumbu
Title: Owen & Mzee : the true story of a remarkable friendship
Illustrator: Peter Greste, photographer
Note: American Library Association Notable Book
Grade level: Grades K-4
Call number: J 599.635/HAT
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Author: Hopkinson, Deborah
Title: Up Before Daybreak : cotton and people in America
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Note: American Library Association Notable Book
Grade level: Grades 4-8
Call number: J 331.4/HOP
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Author: Jenkins, Steve
Title: Move!
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Grade level: Gr. PreK-2
Call number: J 573.79/JEN
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Author: Marrin, Albert
Title: Oh, Rats! : the story of rats and people
Illustrator: C.B. Mordan
Note: American Library Association Notable Book
Grade level: Grades 4-6
Call number: J 599.352/MAR
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Author: McCarthy, Meghan
Title: Aliens are Coming! : the true account of the 1938 War of the worlds radio broadcast
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Note: American Library Association Notable Book
Grade level: Grades 3-6
Call number: J 791.44/MCC
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Author: McLimans, David
Title: Gone Wild: an endangered animal alphabet
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Note: Caldecott Honor Book
Grade level: Grades 3+
Call number: J 591.68/McL
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Author: Montgomery, Sy
Title: Quest for the Tree Kangaroo : an expedition to the cloud forest of New Guinea
Illustrator: Nic Bishop, photographer
Note: 2007 Robert F. Sibert Honor Book (for outstanding nonfiction); American Library Association Notable Book
Grade level: Grades 5-9
Call number: J 599.22/MON
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Author: Morrison, Taylor
Title: Wildfire
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Grade level: Grades 4-7
Call number: J 634.9618/MOR
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Author: Patent, Dorothy Hinshaw
Title: The Buffalo and the Indians : a shared destiny
Illustrator: William Munoz, photographer
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Grade level: Grades 5-8
Call number: J 970.1/PAT
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Author: Rosenthal, Amy
Title: Cookies : bite-size life lessons
Illustrator: Jane Dyer
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Grade level: Gr. PreK-2
Call number: J 179.9/ROS
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Author: Rubin , Susan Goldman
Title: The Cat with the Yellow Star : coming of age in Terezin
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Note: American Library Association Notable Book
Grade level: Grades 4-7
Call number: J 940.5318/RUB
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Author: Sousa, Jean
Title: Faces, Places, and Inner Spaces : a guide to looking at art
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Note: Published in assocation with the Art Institute of Chicago
Grade level: Grades 3-6
Call number: J 701.1/SOU
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Author: Thimmesh, Catherine
Title: Team Moon : how 400,000 people landed Apollo 11 on the moon
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Note: 2007 Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award (for outstanding nonfiction); American Library Association Notable Book
Grade level: Grades 5+
Call number: J 629.454/THI
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Author: Todd, Mark
Title: Whatcha Mean, What's a Zine? : the art of making zines and mini comics
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Note: American Library Association Notable Book
Grade level: Grades 7+
Call number: TEEN 070.5/TOD
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Author: Truss, Lynne
Title: Eats, Shoots and Leaves : why, commas really do make a difference!
Illustrator: Bonnie Timmons
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Grade level: Grades 1-5
Call number: J 428.2/TRU
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Author: Walker, Paul Robert
Title: Remember Little Bighorn : Indians, soldiers, and scouts tell their stories
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Note: American Library Association Notable Book
Grade level: Grades 5+
Call number: J 973.82/WAL
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