Grammar: The Modern Era: 1850 A.D. - Present
First Encyclopedia of History by Fiona Chandler (Nonfiction/Survey--12,000-present)
A Short History of the World by Ruth Brocklehurst (Nonfiction/Survey--12,000 B.C.-present)
The Story of Spying by Rob Lloyd Jones (Nonfiction/Ancient times to cold war--336 B.C.-1991 A.D.)
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Story of London Picture Book by Rob Lloyd Jones (Nonfiction/Survey from Roman times to present--47 A.D.-present)
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The Story of London by Rob Lloyd Jones (Nonfiction/Survey from Roman times to present--47 A.D.-present)
London by Catriona Clarke (Nonfiction/Survey from Roman times to present--47 A.D.-present)
Kings and Queens Picture Book by Sarah Courtauld and Kate Davis (Nonfiction/English monarchs from Alfred through Elizabeth II--886-present)
Royal London Picture Book by Struan Reid (Nonfiction/Royal history of London/Great read alongside Kings and Queens--886-present)
Queen Victoria by Zanna Davidson (Nonfiction/Biography/Britain--r. 1837-1901)
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The Victorians by Ruth Brocklehurst (Nonfiction/Britain--1837-1901)
The Usborne Illustrated Stories from Dickens (Classic retellings--pub. between 1838-1861)
By the Great Horn Spoon by Eric von Schmidt (Gold Rush--1848-1855)
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The Secret Valley by Clyde Robert Bulla (California/Gold Rush--1849)
Pecos Bill by Steven Kellogg (Folktale/Cowboys/American west--c. mid-1800s)
The Story of Slavery by Sarah Courtauld (Nonfiction/History from ancient times to 21st-century/Good first book pre-Civil War--1850s)
The Drinking Gourd by F.N. Monjo (Underground Railroad/Fugitive Slave Act/I Can Read Level 3--1850)
Commodore Perry in Japan by Robert L. Reynolds (Nonfiction/Biography--1853)
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Dear Austin: Letters from the Underground Railroad by Elvira Woodruff (Novel/United States--1853)
Florence Nightingale by Lucy Lethbridge (Nonfiction/Biography/active--1853-1860)
Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie by Connie Roop (Maine/Sea storm--1856)
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Parks for the People: How Frederick Law Olmsted Designed America by Elizabeth Partridge (Nonfiction/Biographical picture book/Landscape designer/New York Central Park--1857-1891)
Minnesota by Martin Schwabacher [A True Book: My United States] (Nonfiction--1858)
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On the Origin of Species adapted by Sabina Radeva (Nonfiction/Science/Charles Darwin/Intro to theory of evolution--pub. 1859)
Degas and the Little Dancer by Lawrence Anholt (Impressionist Artist--active 1859-1911)
Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan (Kansas/Mail Order Brides--mid to late 1800s)
The Great Turkey Walk by Kathleen Karr (Missouri to Colorado--1860)
Riding the Pony Express by Clyde Robert Bulla (Between Missouri and California--1860-1861)
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Seeking Freedom: The Untold Story of Fortress Monroe and the Ending of Slavery in America by Selene Castrovilla (Historical picture book/Civil War/Union Fortress/George Scott/Benjamin Butler--1861)
Landmark History of the American People: From Charlston to the Moon by Daniel J. Boorstin (Civil War to the 20th century)
Turn Homeward, Hannalee by Patricia Beatty (1861-1865)
Robert Henry Hendershot: True Stories from America's Past by Susan E. Goodman (Nonfiction/Biography/Civil War/Fredericksburg--1862)
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A Ballad of the Civil War by Mary Stolz (Novel/United States/Friendship--1862)
Just a Few Words, Mr. Lincoln: The Story of the Gettysburg Address by Jean Fritz (Nonfiction/Civil War--1863)
George Washington Carver, what do you see? by Janet and Geoff Benge (Biography/African American scientist--1864-1943)
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Bloody Times: The Funeral of Abraham Lincoln and the Manhunt for Jefferson Davis by James L. Swanson (Nonfiction/For upper-Grammar--1865)
Wagon Wheels by Barbara Brenner (Post-Civil War/Kansas/Freed Slaves/Homestead Act--mid to late 1860s)
Peter Tchaikovsky by Mike Venezia [Getting to Know the World's Greatest Composers] (Nonfiction/Illustrated biography--1865-1893)
Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne (Classic Starts retelling by Deanna McFadden--1867)
The Long Way Westward by Joan Sandin (New York/Minnesota/Swedish immigrants--around 1867-1869)
Freedom Train: The Story of Harriet Tubman by Dorothy Sterling (mid to late 1800s)
The Long Way to a New Land by Eleanor Coerr (Sweden/Atlantic sea journey/Ellis Island/An I Can Read Book Level 3--1868)
Locomotive by Brian Floca (Nonfiction/Transcontinental Railroad/American West--1869)
The Transcontinental Railroad by John Perritano [A True Book: Westward Expansion] (Nonfiction/American West--1869)
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Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder (Biographical novel/Wisconsin/pioneer family story--1871)
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The Little House Cookbook: Frontier Foods from Laura Ingalls Wilder's Classic Stories by Barbara M. Walker (Cookbook/Quotes from novels/Info on historical context--1871-1894)
Suzette and the Puppy: A Story About Mary Cassatt by Joan Sweeney (Artist/American Impressionist--1870s)
The Big Balloon Race by Eleanor Coerr (New York--1880)
Prairie School by Avi (Colorado/farm--1880s)
Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt (Novel/Magical family--1880s)
Heidi by Johanna Spyri (Classic/Switzerland/Germany--late-1800s)
The Twenty-One Balloons by William Pene du Bois (Classic/Hot Air Balloons/Volcanoes--1883)
van Gogh and the Sunflowers by Lawrence Anholt (Artist/French Impressionist--1887)
Shooting for the Moon: The Amazing Life and Times of Annie Oakley by Stephen Krensky (Nonfiction/American West/Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show--1887)
Cora Frear by Susan E. Goodman (Iowa/Prairie fire/based on true story--1890s)
The Great Wheel by Robert Lawson (Chicago--1893)
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Henry Ford by Jeffrey Zuehlke (Nonfiction/Biography/Inventor/Automobiles/History Maker Bios Series--1893-1947)
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The Spanish-American War by Katelyn Rice (Nonfiction--1898)
Eat My Dust! Henry Ford's First Race by Monica Kulling (Henry Ford/First mass produced car--1901)
Little Pear by Eleanor Frances Lattimore (China--early 1900s)
Stone Fox by John Reynolds Gardiner (Wyoming--early 1900s)
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Henri Matisse: Drawing with Scissors by Jane O'Connor (Nonfiction/Biography/Artist--early 1900s)
Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling (1902)
First Flight: The Wright Brothers by Leslie Garrett (Kitty Hawk--1903)
Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie retold by Dan Andreasen [Series: Classic Starts] (Novel/Published--1904)
Clara and the Bookwagon by Nancy Smiler Levinson (Maryland/Desire to read/First mobile library--1905)
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Albert Einstein by Stephanie Sammartino McPherson (Nonfiction/Biography/Scientist/History Maker Bios Series--1905-1955)
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Write On, Irving Berlin! by Leslie Kimmelman (Nonfiction/Biography/Composer/Active--1907-1971)
A Horn for Louis: Louis Armstrong--as a Kid! by Eric A. Kimmel (Nonfiction/New Orleans/Jazz music--1908)
Little Britches by Ralph Moody (Colorado--early 20th century)
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The Race to the South Pole by Ryan Nagelhout (Nonfiction/Roald Amundsen/Robert Scott/Polar Exploration--1911)
The Titanic, Lost and Found by Judy Donnelly (Pacific Ocean--April 1912)
Titanic Picture Book by Megan Cullis and Emily Bone (Nonfiction/Naval Disaster--1912)
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Titanic by Anna Claybourne and Katie Daynes (Nonfiction/Naval Disaster--1912)
The House on Walenska Street by Charlotte Herman (Russia--1913)
The First World War by Conrad Mason (Nonfiction/Europe/Survey--1914-1918)
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First World War Picture Book by Henry Brook (Nonfiction/Europe/WWI--1914-1918)
The First World War Cards by Struan Reid (Nonfiction/Info cards/Various vehicles and machinery--1914-1918)
Hero Over Here by Kathleen V. Kudlinski (Spanish Flu epidemic--1918)
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Mary on Horseback by Rosemary Wells (Nonfiction/Biography--Appalachian nursing--1920s)
Howard and the Mummy: Howard Carter and the Search for King Tut's Tomb by Tracey Fern (Nonfiction/Archaeology/Discovery of Tut's tomb--1922)
The Bravest Dog Ever by Natalie Standiford (Nome, Alaska/Diphtheria/sled dogs--1925)
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Out of the Shadows: How Lotte Reiniger Made the First Animated Fairytale Movie by Fiona Robinson (Nonfiction/Biographical picture book/Germany/scissor technique--1926)
A Letter to Mrs. Roosevelt by C. Coco De Young (Great Depression--1929)
Salvador Dali by Mike Venezia [Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists] (Nonfiction/Art history/Surrealism--1929-1980)
The Empire State Building by Lisa Bullard (Nonfiction/New York City/Great Depression/Engineering--1931)
Down Cut Shin Creek: The Pack Horse Librarians of Kentucky by Kathi Appelt (Nonfiction/Great Depression/Works Progress Administration/Kentucky/Appalachia--1935-1943)
That Book Woman by Heather Henson (Great Depression/Works Progress Administration/Kentucky/Appalachia--1935-1943)
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Mexique: A Refugee Story from the Spanish Civil War by Maria José Ferrada (Picture book/Children's refugee ship--1936-1939)
I Survived the Hindenburg Disaster, 1937 by Lauren Tarshis (Nonfiction/Aerial disaster--1937)
Dust for Dinner by Ann Turner (Dust Bowl/Midwest farm--late-1930s)
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Just a Girl: A True Story of World War II by Lia Levi (Nonfiction/Biographical/Italy/Jewish Experience--1938-1945)
The Second World War by Henry Brook (Nonfiction/WWII/Causes through aftermath--1939-1945)
Winston Churchill by Katie Daynes (Nonfiction/Biography/Dates of service 1901-1955/Recommend studying during WWII Prime Minister term--1940-1945)
Spies, Code Breakers, and Secret Agents: A World War II Book for Kids (Spies in History for Kids) by Carole P. Roman (Nonfiction/people, gadgets, operations, etc.--1940-1945)
Pearl Harbor by Stephen Krensky (Nonfiction/WWII/Ready to Read Level 3--1941)
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Love in the Library by Maggie Tokuda-Hall (Historical fiction/World War II/Minidoka Japanese internment camp/Japanese Americans--1941-1945)
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Franklin and Winston: A Christmas That Changed the World by Douglas Wood (Nonfiction/WWII/Roosevelt & Churchill--1941)
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Jars of Hope: How One Woman Helped Save 2,500 Children During the Holocaust by Jennifer Roy (Nonfiction/Poland/Resistance workers--1942-1943)
Twenty and Ten by Claire Hutchet Bishop (WWII/Occupied France--1942-1945)
Anne Frank by Zanna Davidson (Nonfiction/Biography/WWII/Jewish Girl/Netherlands--1942-1944)
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The Unbreakable Code by Sara Hoagland Hunter (Nonfiction/World War II/Pacific Theater/Navajo Code Talkers--1942-1945)
Hill of Fire by Thomas P. Lewis (Mexico/Volcano eruption--1943)
The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes (Classic/Bullying/Polish Americans--pub. 1944)
D-Day Landings: The Story of the Allied Invasion by Richard Platt (Nonfiction/WWII/DK Readers Level 4--1944)
D-Day by Henry Brook (Nonfiction/WWII--1944)
Miracles on Maple Hill by Virginia Sorensen (Pennsylvania--1945)
Britain Since the War by Henry Brooks and Conrad Mason (Nonfiction/Post WWII Britain--1945-2000)
The Children of Noisy Village by Astrid Lindgren (Sweden/farms/very funny!--published in 1947; story feels contemporary for that time)
In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson by Bette Bao Lord (New York--1947)
Mercedes and the Chocolate Pilot: A True Story of the Berlin Airlift and the Candy That Dropped from the Sky by Margot Theis Raven (Nonfiction/Berlin Airlift--1948-1949)
My Father's Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett (Classic--pub. 1948)
A Question of Yams by Gloria Repp (Papua New Guinea/Christians--not defined, but suggested as mid 20th century)
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The Korean War: An International Modern History Adventure by Michael Burgan (Historical Fiction/You Choose Series-multiple interactive story plots--1950)
Shark Lady: The True Story of How Eugenie Clark Became the Ocean's Most Fearless Scientist by Jess Keating (Nonfiction/Ichthyology/Began her long, awesome career in --1950-2015)
Queen Elizabeth II by Zanna Davidson (Nonfiction/Biography/England--r. 1952-present)
Sgt. Reckless the War Horse by Melissa Higgins (Nonfiction/Animal Heroes/Korean War/Marines--1952-1960)
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Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement by Angela Joy (Nonfiction/Picture book/Hate crime-murder/Very tough subject sensitively handled--1955)
Martin Luther King by Robert Jones (Nonfiction/Biography/Civil Rights--active from 1955-1968)
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The Vietnam War by Michael Burgan (Historical fiction/You Choose Series-multiple interactive story plots--1960s)
The Wall by Eve Bunting (Nonfiction/Vietnam Veterans' Memorial--1965-1975)
Moonwalk: The First Trip to the Moon by Judy Donnelly (Nonfiction/Apollo 11--1969)
Flight for Freedom: The Wetzel Family's Daring Escape from East Germany by Kristen Fulton (Nonfiction/Picture Book/East Germany/Berlin Wall--1979)
Eagle Song by Joseph Bruchac (New York City/Native American--late 20th century)
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The Leaf Detective: How Margaret Lowman Uncovered Secrets in the Rainforest by Heather Lang (Picture Book/Biography/Rainforest tree canopies/female scientists--1983-present)
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Grandad Mandela by Ambassador Zindzi Mandela (Nonfiction/Biography/President of South Africa/Apartheid--1994-1999)
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Nelson Mandela by Katie Daynes (Nonfiction/Biography/President of South Africa/Apartheid--1994-1999)
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Nelson Mandela: From Prisoner to President by Suzy Capozzi (Nonfiction/Biography/President of South Africa/Apartheid--1994-1999)
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Greta and the Giants: Inspired by Greta Thunberg's Stand to Save the World by Zoe Tucker (Picture book/Biographical/Environmentalism--2015)
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The Coquies Still Sing by Karina Nicole González (Nonfiction/Picture book/Hurricane Maria/Community rebuilding--2017)
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The Notebook Keeper: A Story of Kindness from the Border by Stephen Briseño (Picture book/U.S. Southern border refugees/Based on true story of refugee record that was lost after border closure due to COVID-19--2020)
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