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Russell Freedman.
This book is a biography of Abraham Lincoln, containing photographs and sketches. It covers his boyhood, his career
as a country lawyer, his courtship and marriage to Mary Todd, as well as his presidency.
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Diana Siebert(Illustrator - Wendell Minor).
This selection is about a mountain range, how it was created, and the flora and fauna that live on it. It is
narrated in the first person--from the persepective of the mountain.
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Jean Marzollo (Illustrator - J. Brian Pinkney).
This selection is a short history of Martin Luther King Jr.'s life and how he helped make our country a better,
freer place.
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Deborah M. Newton Chocolate (Illustrator - Cal Massey).
This selection informs the reader about the African-American holiday called Kwanzaa. It explains how the holiday is
celebrated and its seven principles.
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Richard Berleth (Illustrator - James Watling).
This selection is about a young black slave named Samuel Abraham. It takes place during the Revolutionary War.
Samuel's owner is a loyalist and does not want to help the American soldiers. But when leaves, his slaves end up
helping in the fight for freedom.
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Jean Fritz (Illustrator - Paul Caldone).
This selection is about a boy named George who was born on George Washington's birthday and was named after the
president. He wants to know everything about Washington. The selection is about his and his family's quest to find
out what our first president used to eat for breakfast.
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Andrea Davis Pinkney (Illustrator - Brian Pinkney).
This selection is about the renowned black dancer, Alvin Ailey. It is the story of how he became a dancer.
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Patricia Lauber (Illustrator - Holly Keller).
This selection is an expository piece about man various food chains and webs. It is very informative and explains
the importance of not disrupting food chains.
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Loreen Leedy.
This selection is about a group of rabbits who decide to get together to put on a play about Little Red Riding Hood.
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Anne Horvatic (Illustrator - Stephen Bruner).
This selection is an expository piece about simple machines such as the wheel, lever, wedge, inclined plane, and
screw. It gives examples of these simple machines that are commonly used in everyday life.
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Amy Axelrod (Illustrator - Sharon McGinley-Nally).
This selection is about a family of pigs who run out of food and decide to go out to eat but have no money. They
search their house and find enough money to go out. This book includes a menu and deals with the math involved in
adding up the money.
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Stephen Krensky (Illustrator - Davy Jones).
This selection is all about bones. It discusses different types of bones and their functions.
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Kate Banks (Illustrator - Georg Hallenbleben).
This selection is about a rock that a young boy found on the beach and the multiple processes that the rock went
through to end up on the beach--such as a volcanic eruption, geological movement, and erosion.
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Jeanne Titherington.
This selection is about the process a pumpkin goes through when it grows.
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