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	B 126390B 126390 1919: The Year That Changed America Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Sandler, Martin W Length: 192 Copyright: 2019 Some of the most important issues of our time were no less important 100 years ago. America in 1919, at the close of World War I, was shaken from the events of large-scale warfare, fearing a Communist takeover, and facing an incredible amount of social and political change. From Prohibition to women's suffrage, the labor strikes to the violence of the Red Summer and the Red Scare. This book explores each major movement of 1919 and offers a unique historical perspective on the trajectory of the major movements of the twentieth-century. Showing readers how every current event has unique and fascinating history preceding it. U.S. History. Social movements. 2019 National Book Award. IL 6-10. AR 9.2.	1919: The Year That Changed America IJS
	B 99571B 99571 America as Story: Historical Fiction Middle and Secondary Schools (2nd edition) Grade Lvl: T Author: Coffey, Rosemary Length: 218 Copyright: 1997 Features 201 titles organized chronologically, from Colonial America to America in the Modern World. Provides plot description, a comment on the historical events, and suggestions for reports or activities. Some titles: Sign of the Beaver; The Witch of Blackbird Pond; The Light in the Forest; Johnny Tremain; The Slave Dancer; April Morning; A Gathering of Days; My Brother Sam Is Dea; True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle; Across Five Aprils; Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman; Bull Run; Nightjohn; Call Me Francis Tucket; Ox-Bow Incident; Sing Down the Moon; Dragon's Gate; Dragonwings; Land of Dreams; Land of Hope; Lyddie; Girl Named Sooner; The Great Gatsby; Mississippi Bridge; Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry; The Road to Memphis; Stepping on the Cracks; Summer of My German Soldier; Fallen Angels; Park's Quest; The Watsons Go to Birmingham.	America as Story: Historical Fiction Middle and Secondary Schools (2nd edit T
	KM 11066KM 11066 America's Story Grade Lvl: T Author: Bernstein, Vivian Length: 0 Copyright: 1996 America's Story is written on a second to third grade reading level. New vocabulary words are introduced at the beginning of each chapter under the heading New Words. Sentences in the text are simply and carefully structured and idioms are kept at a minimum. When idioms are necessary, they are introduced as part of the new vocabulary. Teacher's guide contains teaching strategies for both units and chapters, an answer key for all pupil edition activities, as well as blackline masters for review and assessment. An answer key for all blacklines is also provided. Presents the history of the United States in two books. The first book begins with the cultural heritage of Native Americans and concludes with the Civil War. The second book begins with the period of Reconstruction and concludes with American achievements in world leadership and technology. The interesting and informative chapters appeal to middle-school through adult students. Colorful maps, photographs, and illustrations have been carefully chosen to enhance the content. Contents: teacher's guide, Book One to 1865, Book Two Since 1865, and Spanish version of Book One. Two-week loan period.	America's Story T
	KM 5315KM 5315 BLACK HISTORY Grade Lvl: I Author: Length: 0 Copyright: 1992 This Theme Pack has nine back issues of magazines (Cobblestone and Faces) that have articles on Black history: Black History Month, Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass, slavery, Reconstruction, African American inventors, jazz musicians, The Harlem Rennaissance, and the Asante of West Africa. Teacher's guide provides activities and discussion questions.	BLACK HISTORY I
	B 113517B 113517 Born and Bred In The Great Depression Grade Lvl: PI Author: Winter, Jonah Length: 33 Copyright: 2011 A boy remembers his father's stories about life in East Texas duringthe Great Depression. East Texas-history. AR 4.6. IL 1-4.	Born and Bred In The Great Depression PI
	B 106298B 106298 Children of the Great Depression Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Freedman, Russell Length: 128 Copyright: 2005 Presents a collection of illustrated archival photographs describingchildren of the Great Depression, and draws upon memoirs, diaries, letters and other first hand accounts that look at the lives of young Americans during the 1930s. Primary sources. Follett RL 6.1. AR 7.5. RC 6.9. Lexile 1170. GR level X. 2006 Orbis Pictus Award.	Children of the Great Depression IJS
	KM 8370KM 8370 Depression-Jackdaw Grade Lvl: JS Author: Length: 0 Copyright: 1972 Jackdaw kit with reproductions of historical documents and broadsheets from the era of the Great Depression. Primary sources. Contents: Broadsheets: The Crash; Depression in Urban America; Depression in Rural America; Protest and Discontent; and Impact of the Depression; and Historical Documents: Page 1 of Variety, Wednesday, October 30, 1929; The Depression: A Family Album; Sign: Unemployed--Buy Apples 5 Each; Depression Scrip; A&P Advertising Flyers, 1933; Auction Sale Poster for Farm Equipment, North Dakota, 1933; Page 1 of The Emporia Gazette, May 11, 1934; Photo Sequence: A Texas Dust Storm; Page 1 of The Daily Worker, Monday, January 27, 1930; Broadside: "Veterans March to Washington," 1932; Campaign Flyer: "Closing-Out Sale of the G.O.P. Party," 1932; and Poster: NRA--We Do Our Part.	Depression-Jackdaw JS
	B 106288B 106288 Dust Bowl Grade Lvl: I Author: Heinrichs, Ann Length: 48 Copyright: 2005 Discusses the Dust Bowl era of the 1930s when dust storms raged across the heartland of the United States causing damage that reached from North Dakota to Texas. Explains how a combination of bad farming practices and drought caused the deadly conditions and looks at how people and the government responded to the crisis. From the series We The People. Follett RL 5.4. AR 4.9. Lexile 750 IL 4-6.	Dust Bowl I
	B 114154B 114154 Dust Bowl Through the Lens Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Sandler, Martin Length: 96 Copyright: 2009 Subtitle: How Photography Revealed and Helped Remedy a National Disaster. A collection of historic photographs that capture the devastation that plagued the Dust Bowl and the courage and enduring spirit of the people who tried to save their homes and livelihood during the era. Dust Bowl Era, 1931-1939. Great Plains History 20th century. AR 8.1. GR level X. IL 5-10.	Dust Bowl Through the Lens IJS
	B 104343B 104343 Dust to Eat: Drought & Depression in the 1930s Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Cooper, Michael Length: 81 Copyright: 2004 Presents a photographic Chronicle of the 1930s, focusing on the Depression and the dust storms that crippled the Great Plains, and looks at the effects of the twin disasters on American society and domestic policy. Primary sources. AR 7.4. Follett RL 6.7.	Dust to Eat: Drought & Depression in the 1930s IJ
	B 105490B 105490 Ellis Island Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Marcovitz, Hal Length: 48 Copyright: 2003 Presents the history of Ellis Island from 1892 when it served as the most important center for immigration into the United States, to its near collapse in the 1970s due to neglect, to its rebirth in 1990 as the Ellis Island Immigration Museum. From the series American Symbols and Their Meanings. AR 8.0. Follett RL 8.3.	Ellis Island IJ
	B 106285B 106285 Ellis Island Grade Lvl: I Author: Raatma, Lucia Length: 48 Copyright: 2003 Traces the history of Ellis Island, focusing on its role as a port for immigrants who came to the United States between 1892 and 1924, provides information about the immigrant experience, and includes discussion of the restoration of Ellis Island as a historic landmark. From the series We The People. Follett RL 6.3. AR 6.2.	Ellis Island I
	KM 9986KM 9986 Faces of the Depression: Migrant Worker-Jackdaw (BB) Grade Lvl: IJST Author: Length: 0 Copyright: 2008 Jackdaw kit has a collection of twelve photo posters (17"x22") showing the people who traveled around the nation from place to place working on farms during the Great Depression. Includes a teacher resource sheet with a reproducible photo analysis worksheet. Primary Sources.	Faces of the Depression: Migrant Worker-Jackdaw (BB) IJST
	B 126456B 126456 Fever Year: The Killer Flu of 1918 Grade Lvl: JS Author: Brown, Don Length: 96 Copyright: 2019 New Year's Day, 1918. America has declared war on Germany and is gathering troops to fight. But there's something coming that is deadlier than any war. When people begin to fall ill, most Americans don't suspect influenza. The flu is known to be dangerous to the very old, young, or frail. But the Spanish flu is exceptionally violent. Soon, thousands of people succumb. Then tens of thousands . . . hundreds of thousands and more. Graves can't be dug quickly enough. What made the influenza of 1918 so exceptionally deadly--and what can modern science help us understand about this tragic episode in history? With a journalist's discerning eye for facts and an artist's instinct for true emotion, Sibert Honor recipient Don Brown sets out to answer these questions and more in Fever Year. Graphic novel. U.S. History. Communicable diseases. Epidemics. IL 7-12. AR 6.7. Lexile 1020.	Fever Year: The Killer Flu of 1918 JS
	B 125022B 125022 Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riots of 1919 Grade Lvl: JS Author: Hartfield, Claire Length: 198 Copyright: 2018 On a hot day in July 1919, five black youths went swimming in Lake Michigan, unintentionally floating close to the "white" beach. An angry white man began throwing stones at the boys, striking and killing one. Racial conflict on the beach erupted into days of urban violence that shook the city of Chicago to its foundations. This mesmerizing narrative draws on contemporary accounts as it traces the roots of the explosion that had been building for decades in race relations, politics, business, and clashes of culture. Archival photos and prints, source notes, bibliography, index. Narrative nonfiction. IL 9-12. RC 10.6. Lexile 1120.	Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riots of 1919 JS
	B 117514B 117514 Great American Dust Bowl Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Brown, Don Length: 80 Copyright: 2013 A graphic novel account of the giant dust storms in the Midwest in the 1930s discusses the ecological and agricultural damage caused by the storms. AR 5.1 RC 6.6 Lexile 860 IL 5-10.	Great American Dust Bowl IJS
	B 106287B 106287 Great Depression Grade Lvl: I Author: Burgan, Michael Length: 48 Copyright: 2002 Discusses the causes of the Great Depression. Describes the First and Second New Deals and relates outcomes of the Depression. From the series We The People. Follett RL 7.4. AR 6.3.	Great Depression I
	B 116961B 116961 Great Depression Grade Lvl: JS Author: George, Linda Length: 96 Copyright: 2013 Presents a history of the Great Depression that occured during the 1930s. From the series Understanding American History. IL 7-10.	Great Depression JS
	B 121341B 121341 Great Depression for Kids: Hardship and Hope in 1930s America, with 21 Activities Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Mullenbach, Cheryl Length: 130 Copyright: 2015 Explains the factors that led to the Great Depression, describing the social conditions during that time period and the movies and other forms of entertainment that helped distract people until the recovery of the late 1930s. Iowa author. IL 4-8.	Great Depression for Kids: Hardship and Hope in 1930s America, with 21 Acti IJ
	B 113220B 113220 Great Migration: Journey to the North Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Greenfield, Eloise Length: 32 Copyright: 2011 Describes the journey of African Americans from their homes in the South to industrial cities in the North around the time of World WarI, and includes paintings that depict the migration. African Americans History Poetry. Coretta Scott King Honor Book (Author). AR 3.4. RC 4.5. Lexile 730. IL K-5.	Great Migration: Journey to the North KPI
	B 88326B 88326 Kids During the Great Depression Grade Lvl: PI Author: Wroble, Lisa Length: 24 Copyright: 1999 Discusses the social and economic climate of the Great Depression as it related to the life and daily activities of children. AR 4.0. RC 4.3. Lexile 730.	Kids During the Great Depression PI
	KM 8223KM 8223 Life at Ellis Island Grade Lvl: PI Author: Isaacs, Sally Length: 0 Copyright: 2002 Describes life at Ellis Island for immigrants in the late 19th and early 20th centuries (1892-1924). Contents: six copies of the book by Sally Senzell Isaacs. From the series Picture the Past. AR 4.9. Follett RL 5.4.	Life at Ellis Island PI
	B 100313B 100313 Life at Ellis Island Grade Lvl: PI Author: Isaacs, Sally Senzell Length: 32 Copyright: 2002 Describes life for children and adults at Ellis Island in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, describing immigrants' travels to the island, their check-in process, and the beginnings of their lives in the U.S. Also includes a recipe for noodle kugel. From the series Picture the Past. AR 4.9. Follett RL 5.4.	Life at Ellis Island PI
	B 100399B 100399 Life During The Great Depression Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Nishi, Dennis Length: 96 Copyright: 1998 Describes daily life of Americans during the Great Depression, as well as some of the lasting changes that occurred such as the increased power of the federal government and technological and cultural innovations.	Life During The Great Depression IJS
	B 100314B 100314 Life in the Dust Bowl Grade Lvl: PI Author: Isaacs, Sally Senzell Length: 32 Copyright: 2002 Describes what it was like to live in the Great Plains during the 1930s and discusses how dry weather and dust storms affected the area. From the series Picture the Past. AR 4.2. Follett RL 3.4.	Life in the Dust Bowl PI
	B 114855B 114855 Master Of Deceit: J. Edgar Hoover and America in the Age of Lies Grade Lvl: JS Author: Aronson, Marc Length: 230 Copyright: 2012 Examines the legacy and the power held by J. Edgar Hoover during his years as the first director of the FBI and describes how his decisions affected the lives of Americans in the twentieth century. United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation Officials and employees. Government executives United States. AR 9.0 RC10.0 Lexile 1090 IL 9-12.	Master Of Deceit: J. Edgar Hoover and America in the Age of Lies JS
	B 114671B 114671 Migrant Mother: How a Photograph Defined the Great Depression Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Nardo, Don Length: 64 Copyright: 2011 Explores the events surrounding the capture of a photograph depicting a woman in a migrant workers' camp near Nipomo, California, during the Great Depression. Discusses how the photograph came to symbolize the difficulties faced by many people during this era in American history. From the series Captured History. AR 6.5. RC 6.2. Lexile 900. GR level Y. IL 5-10.	Migrant Mother: How a Photograph Defined the Great Depression IJS
	B 114760B 114760 Miles to Go for Freedom: Segregation & Civil Rghts in the Jim Crow Years Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Osborne, Linda Barrett Length: 118 Copyright: 2012 Describes the lives of African Americans during the Jim Crow years, a period of legal segregation and discrimination from the 1890s through the 1950s, including photographs and interviews with African Americans who were young during this time and other primary resources. AR 8.4 IL 6-10.	Miles to Go for Freedom: Segregation & Civil Rghts in the Jim Crow Years IJS
	B 82132B 82132 Our Century 1920-1930 Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Length: 64 Copyright: 1993 Overview of the 1920's presented in newspaper style articles covers the people in the news and events in the U.S. and around the world. Follett RL 5.5.	Our Century 1920-1930 IJ
	B 116960B 116960 Prohibition Grade Lvl: JS Author: Currie, Stephen Length: 94 Copyright: 2013 Presents a history of prohibition in the United States, discussing the events leading up to it, the measures that police took to enforce it and how it became legal to manufacture alcohol again. From the series Understanding American History. IL 7-10.	Prohibition JS
	KM 13373KM 13373 Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (30 copies) Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Taylor, Mildred D Length: 0 Copyright: 2020 Set in Mississippi at the height of the Depression, this is the story of one family's struggle to maintain their integrity, pride, and independence in the face of racism and social injustice. Told from the main heroine, Cassie Logan, is an independent school aged girl who discovers over the course of an important year why having land of their own is so crucial to the Logan family. She learns to draw strength from her own sense of dignity and self-respect. Kit contents includes: 30 paperback copies of the book, 6 audio CDs, 5 playaways, 2 splitters, Teacher guides from: Novel Ties, The Engaged Reader, Taking Grades, Teacher Created Resources, and Great Works. Historical fiction. Playaway run time: 7 hours 30 minutes. Audio CDs run time: 7 hours and 30 minutes. Mentor text. Middle School Literacy/Language Arts with Social Studies connections. IL 5-9. AR 5.7. RC 6.9. Lexile 920. GR W. Four week loan period.	Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (30 copies) IJ
	B 109096B 109096 Rosie and Mrs. America Grade Lvl: JS Author: Gourley, Catherine Length: 144 Copyright: 2008 Explores how images in the media, including magazine advertisements and mail order catalogs, influenced how women saw themselves and helped them to be both fashionable and frugal in the 1930s and 1940s. From the series Images and Issues of Women in the Twentieth Century. VOYA Nonfiction Honor List.	Rosie and Mrs. America JS
	B 120795B 120795 Tommy: The Gun That Changed America Grade Lvl: JS Author: Blumenthal, Karen Length: 232 Copyright: 2015 Presents the history of the Thompson submachine gun, discussing its development by John Taliaferro Thompson and its use in war and by gangsters including Al Capone and John Dillinger. AR 8.3 RC 11.7 Lexile 1180 IL 7-12.	Tommy: The Gun That Changed America JS
	B 126068B 126068 Two Roads Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Bruchac, Joseph Length: 320 Copyright: 2018 In 1932, twelve-year-old Cal must stop being a hobo with his father and go to a Bureau of Indian Affairs boarding school, where he begins learning about his history and heritage as a Creek Indian. Native Americans. Historical fiction. Depression Era. IL 5-9. AR 4.9. RC 4.5. Lexile 740.	Two Roads IJ
	B 112063B 112063 Unraveling Freedom Grade Lvl: JS Author: Bausum, Ann Length: 88 Copyright: 2010 Subtitle: The Battle for Democracy on the Home Front During World War I. Looks at how U.S. presidents from Wilson to George W. Bush have suspended or revoked guaranteed freedoms in the country during times of war, and includes first-person stories and illustrations. Describes events that led up to American involvement in WWI. Includes the sinking of the Lusitania, persecution of German Americans, socialists, and peace activists, and then discusses the destruction of civil liberties by President Wilson, Congress, and those in control of political power. Includes a "Guide to Wartime Presidents," which identifies eight wartime periods in America and, for each, discusses whether (and how) freedom was curtailed and provides a presidential quote. Civil liberties. Freedom of speech. AR 9.9. IL 7-11.	Unraveling Freedom JS
	B 116628B 116628 Voices of the Dust Bowl Grade Lvl: PI Author: Garland, Sherry Length: 40 Copyright: 2012 Relates, through illustrations and short passages, what life was like during the Dust Bowl Era seen through the eyes of various people. The book moves chronologically throughout the 1930s as symbolic people from many different areas and walks of life convey their frustration and hopes. Includes a sodbuster in Kansas, a cotton picker in Texas, a cowboy in Colorado, and even Bonnie and Clyde, the famous bank robbers. Ends with historical note. Dust Bowl Era, 1931-1939. Dust storms Great Plains History 20th century. From the series Voices of History. AR 6.3 IL 3-6.	Voices of the Dust Bowl PI
	B 111069B 111069 You Wouldn't Want to Be a Skyscraper Builder! Grade Lvl: I Author: Malam, John Length: 32 Copyright: 2009 Subtitle: A Hazardous Job You'd Rather Not Take. Provides an account of what it was like to be employed during the Great Depression helping construct the Empire State Building in New York City. Discusses the hazards of the job. From the series You Wouldn't Want To... AR 4.3. Follett RL 4.9. RC 5.2. Lexile 860.	You Wouldn't Want to Be a Skyscraper Builder! I
	B 116721B 116721 You Wouldn't Want to Work on the Hoover Dam! An Explosive Job You'd Rather Not Do Grade Lvl: I Author: Graham, Ian Length: 32 Copyright: 2012 Discusses when and how the Hoover Dam was built and describes the working conditions of employees and social conditions of the early 1930s. From the series You Wouldn't Want To... AR 5.6. RC 5.4. Lexile 920. IL 4-6.	You Wouldn't Want to Work on the Hoover Dam! An Explosive Job You'd Rather I

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