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Knowing they are no longer safe there, Jakob, Herr Engel, and orphan Roma girl, Kizzy, lead a group of twelve horses from the farm across mountains to escape Nazis during WWII. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 21.88 * 0.00 +- Flight for freedom : the Wetzel family's daring escape from East Germany by Fulton, Kristen BTSB Prebound(Chronicle Books, 2020) BTSB #: 361527 Available Dewey: 325/NAges: 5-8 AR: 3.7 LG Lexile: 1010 NC F&P: R Genres: Subjects: Wetzel, Peter Escapes - Germany (East) Political refugees - Germany (East) Hot air balloons Communism - Germany (East) Summary: Many people attempted daring escapes over the Berlin Wall, and most failed, giving their lives for the hope of freedom. This is the true story of one child, Peter Wetzel, and his family's daring escape from East Berlin to West Berlin via handmade hot air balloon in 1979. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 22.58 * 0.00 +- For spacious skies : Katharine Lee Bates and the inspiration for "America the beautiful" by Churnin, Nancy BTSB Prebound(Whitman, 2020) BTSB #: 214846 Available Dewey: 811/BAges: 5-8 Lexile: 790 AD Genres: Subjects: Bates, Katharine Lee,|d1859-1929 American authors|y19th century - Biography American authors|y20th century - Biography Women - Biography Summary: Katharine Lee Bates first wrote the lines to "America the Beautiful" on a summer evening after a stirring visit to Pikes Peak in 1893. But the story behind the song begins with Katharine herself, who grew up with memories of the country divided by the Civil War and pushed beyond conventional expectations of women to become an acclaimed writer, scholar, suffragist, and reformer. Katharine believed in the power of words to make a difference. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 6.50 * 0.00 +- Frederick's journey : the life of Frederick Douglass [Big words series]by Rappaport, Doreen BTSB Prebound(Disney/Jump at the Sun, 2015) BTSB #: 739631 Available Dewey: 973.8092/BAges: 6-10 AR: 4.4 LG RC: 4.7 3-5 Lexile: 770 F&P: V Genres: Subjects: Douglass, Frederick,|d1818-1895 Abolitionists - United States - Biography African American abolitionists - Biography Antislavery movements - United States Summary: A portrait of celebrated human-rights activist Frederick Douglass. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 22.58 * 0.00 +- Freedom bird by Nolen, Jerdine BTSB Prebound(Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2020) BTSB #: 678702 Available Dewey: EAges: 5-9 AR: 4.4 LG Lexile: 780 Genres: Historical Fiction Subjects: Fugitive slaves - Fiction Slavery - Fiction Freedom - Fiction African Americans - Fiction Summary: In the antebellum South, two siblings shelter a large, mysterious, wounded bird and eventually follow it west toward freedom. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 22.58 * 0.00 +- Freedom in Congo Square by Weatherford, Carole Boston BTSB Prebound(Little Bee, 2016) BTSB #: 212586 Available Dewey: 976.3/NAges: 4-8 AR: 5.4 LG RC: 3.2 K-2 Lexile: 600 AD Genres: Subjects: Slaves New Orleans (La.) - History Summary: This poetic, nonfiction story about a well-known piece of African American history captures a human's capacity to find hope and joy in difficult circumstances and demonstrates how New Orleans' Congo Square was truly freedom's heart. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 6.50 * 0.00 +- Freedom over me : eleven slaves, their lives and dreams brought to life by Bryan, Ashley BTSB Prebound(Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2016) BTSB #: 164331 Available Dewey: 811/NAges: 6-9 AR: 4.6 MG RC: 4.5 3-5 Lexile: 730 Genres: Subjects: Slavery - Fiction African Americans - Fiction Summary: Using original slave auction and plantation estate documents, contrasts the monetary value of a slave with the priceless value of life experiences and dreams that a slave owner could never take away. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 6.50 * 0.00 +- Download a Teacher's Guide George Washington Carver [My Itty-Bitty Bio]by Marsico, Katie BTSB Prebound(Cherry Lake, 2019) BTSB #: 603578 Available Dewey: 630.92/BAges: 4-7 AR: 1.8 LG Lexile: 470 Genres: Subjects: Carver, George Washington,|d1864?-1943 Agriculturists African American agriculturists Summary: A biography of the life of George Washington Carver, who made advances in agriculture. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 23.50 * 0.00 +- Girl who loved giraffes : and became the world's first giraffologist by Stinson, Kathy BTSB Prebound(Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2021) BTSB #: 855193 Available Dewey: 599.638/BAges: 5-9 Genres: Subjects: Dagg, Anne Innis Zoologists - Canada - Biography Women zoologists - Canada - Biography Giraffe - Africa Summary: When Ann Innis Dagg saw her first giraffe in a zoo she was entranced. She decided at a young age that she would one day travel from her home in Canada to study giraffes in their natural environment in Africa. After overcoming obstacles based on her gender, Anne succeeded in fulfilling her dream in 1956 and became the world's leading scientific expert on giraffes. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 23.96 * 0.00 +- Great Migration : journey to the North by Greenfield, Eloise BTSB Prebound(Amistad, 2011) BTSB #: 400442 Available Dewey: 811/NAges: 3-7 AR: 3.4 LG RC: 4.5 3-5 Lexile: 600 Genres: Subjects: African Americans - Migrations - Poetry African Americans - History|y1877-1964 Summary: Why and how African Americans from the South moved to the North during the early 20th century. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 6.50 * 0.00 +- Harriet Tubman [She Persisted]by Pinkney, Andrea Davis BTSB Prebound(Philomel, 2021) BTSB #: 719046 Available Dewey: 326/BAges: 6-9 AR: 5.8 LG Lexile: 930 NC F&P: R Genres: Subjects: Tubman, Harriet,|d1820?-1913 Underground railroad Fugitive slaves African American women - Biography Summary: Born enslaved, Harriet Tubman rose up to become one of the most successful, determined and well-known conductors of the Underground Railroad. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 20.48 * 0.00 +- Have I ever told you Black Lives Matter by King, Shani Mahiri Publisher Edition(Tilbury House, 2021) BTSB #: 518511 Available Dewey: 305.8/NAges: 8-12 Lexile: 1010 F&P: Y Genres: Subjects: African Americans Achievement motivation Motivation (Psychology) Summary: This book affirms that message repeatedly, tenderly, with cumulative power and pride. It honors Black culture and achievements in sports, music, art, literature, journalism, politics, law, science, medicine, social justice. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 14.81 * 0.00 +- Hidden figures : the true story of four black women and the space race by Shetterly, Margot Lee BTSB Prebound(Harper, 2018) BTSB #: 811992 In Bindery Dewey: 520.92/CAges: 6-8 AR: 5.8 LG RC: 10.6 6-8 Lexile: 980 Genres: Subjects: United States.|bNational Aeronautics and Space Administration African American mathematicians - Biography African American women - Biography Space race Summary: The inspiring true story of four black women who helped NASA launch men into space. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 22.58 * 0.00 +- How sweet the sound : the story of Amazing Grace by Weatherford, Carole Boston BTSB Prebound(Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2018) BTSB #: 924783 Available Dewey: 264/NAges: 4-8 AR: 3.3 LG Lexile: 600 AD Genres: Subjects: Newton, John,|d1725-1807 Amazing grace (Hymn) Hymn writers - England - Biography Summary: A picture book biography of the man behind the hymn "Amazing Grace." Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 6.50 * 0.00 +- I am Anne Frank [Ordinary people change the world]by Meltzer, Brad BTSB Prebound(Dial Books for Young Readers, 2020) BTSB #: 636184 Available Dewey: 940.53/BAges: 6-8 AR: 3.5 LG Lexile: 640 F&P: S Genres: Subjects: Frank, Anne,|d1929-1945 Jews - Europe - Biography Holocaust, 1939-1945 Hidden children (Holocaust) Germany Amsterdam (Netherlands) Summary: The story of Anne Frank, the young Jewish girl who documented her life while hiding from Nazis during World War II. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 21.88 * 0.00 +- I am Gandhi [Ordinary people change the world]by Meltzer, Brad BTSB Prebound(Dial Books for Young Readers, 2017) BTSB #: 636301 Available Dewey: 954.03/BAges: 6-8 AR: 3.9 LG RC: 3.2 K-2 Lexile: 560 Genres: Subjects: Gandhi, - Mahatma,|d1869-1948 Statesmen Nationalists - India - Biography Summary: Tells the story of how Gandhi used the principles of nonviolence and noncooperation to fight discrimination against Indians in South Africa and to end British rule in India. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 21.18 * 0.00 +- I am Harriet Tubman [Ordinary people change the world]by Meltzer, Brad BTSB Prebound(Dial Books for Young Readers, 2018) BTSB #: 636305 Available Dewey: 326/BAges: 5-8 AR: 3.7 LG Lexile: 560 F&P: P Genres: Subjects: Tubman, Harriet,|d1820?-1913 Slaves African American women - Biography African Americans - Biography Underground railroad Summary: A biography of Harriet Tubman, the abolitionist leader who played a key role in helping enslaved people escape via the Underground Railroad. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 21.18 * 0.00 +- I am Jackie Robinson [Ordinary people change the world]by Meltzer, Brad BTSB Prebound(Dial Books for Young Readers, 2015) BTSB #: 636306 Available Dewey: 796.357/BAges: 5-8 AR: 3.4 LG Lexile: 610 Genres: Subjects: Robinson, Jackie,|d1919-1972 Baseball players African American baseball players Discrimination in sports Baseball Summary: A biography of Jackie Robinson, the first African-American to play Major League Baseball. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 21.18 * 0.00 +- Download a Teacher's Guide I am Martin Luther King, Jr [Ordinary people change the world]by Meltzer, Brad BTSB Prebound(Dial Books for Young Readers, 2016) BTSB #: 636308 In Bindery Dewey: 323.092/BAges: 6-8 AR: 3.8 LG Lexile: 640 Genres: Subjects: King, Martin Luther, - Jr.,|d1929-1968 African Americans - Biography Civil rights workers - United States - Biography African Americans - Civil rights - History|y20th century Civil rights movements - United States - History|y20th century Nonviolence Summary: A biography of Martin Luther King Jr. that tells the story of how he used nonviolence to lead the civil rights movement. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 21.88 * 0.00 +- I am Rosa Parks [Ordinary people change the world]by Meltzer, Brad BTSB Prebound(Dial Books for Young Readers, 2014) BTSB #: 636310 Available Dewey: 323.092/BAges: 6-8 AR: 3.1 LG RC: 2.5 K-2 Lexile: 600 Genres: Subjects: Parks, Rosa,|d1913-2005 African American women - Alabama - Montgomery - Biography African Americans - Alabama - Montgomery - Biography Civil rights workers - Alabama - Montgomery - Biography African Americans - Civil rights - Alabama - Montgomery - History|y20th century Segregation in transportation - Alabama - Montgomery - History|y20th century Montgomery (Ala.) - Race relations Montgomery (Ala.) - Biography Summary: "We can all be heroes" is the message in this picture book biography of a civil rights legend. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 21.18 * 0.00 +- Download a Teacher's Guide * Your Discounted Price You can't see me! 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