American History

Scott Wright PB-Bibs
Adler, D. America’s Champion Swimmer:  Gertrude Ederle, 2000 (1926)
Adler, D. Lou Gehrig:  The Luckiest Man, 1997 (1903 – 1941)
Adler, D. Mama Played Baseball, 2003 (1940’s)
Abraham, P. George Washington, 2002 (1732 – 1799)
Adler, D. The Babe & I, 1999 (1932)
Alexander, E. Praise Song for the Day, 2012 (2008)
Allen, N. Barreling Over Niagara Falls, 2013 (1901)
Applegate, K. The Buffalo Storm, 2007 (1841 – 1869)
Aston, D. The Moon Over Star, 2008 (1969)
Atwell, D. Pearl, 2001 (1770’s – 1960’s)
Aylesworth, J. Our Abe Lincoln, 2009 (1809 – 1865)
Barron, T. High as a Hawk: A Brave Girl’s Historical Climb, 2004 (1905)
Bates, K. America the Beautiful, 2003 (1627 – Present)
Bauer, P. B is for Battle Cry:  A Civil War Alphabet, 2009 (1861 – 1865)
Bellamy, F. I Pledge Allegiance, 2002 (1892)
Bildner, P. The Greatest Game Ever Played:  A Football Story, 2008 (1958)
Bildner, P. The Hallelujah Flight, 2010 (1932)
Birtha, B. Lucky Beans, 2010 (1929)
Blanco, R. One Today, 2015 (January 21, 2013)
Blue, R. Ron’s Big Mission, 2009 (1950’s)
Bordon, L. Goodbye, Charles Lindbergh, 1998 (1929)
Brown, D. Mack Made Movies, 2003 (1909)
Brown, D. American Boy:  The Adventures of Mark Twain, 2003 (1830’s – 1860’s)
Brown, D. Bright Path:  Young Jim Thorpe, 2006 (1888 – 1953)
Brown, D. Henry and the Cannons, 2013 (1775)
Bruchac, J. Squanto’s Journey:  The Story of the First Thanksgiving, 2000 (1614)
Bryant, J. Abe’s Fish, 2009 (1809 – 1865)
Bunting, E. Pop’s Bridge, 2006 (1930’s)
Bunting, E. Washday, 2014 (1790 – 1840)
Bunting, E. Dandelions, 1995 (1850’s – 1860’s)
Carbone, E. Night Running: How James Escaped, 2008 (1838)
Carville, J. Lu and the Swamp Ghost, 2004 (1929)
Chaconas, D. Dancing With Katya, 2006 (1920’s)
Chandra, D. George Washington’s Teeth, 2003 (1776)
Cheney, L. A Is For Abigail:  An Almanac of Amazing American Women, 2003
Cheney, L. When Washington Crossed the Delaware, 2004 (1776)
Cheney, L. America:  A Patriotic Primer, 2002
Cheney, L. Our 50 States:  A Family Adventure Across America, 2006
Clark, M. Ghost Ship:  A Cape Cod Story, 2007
Cline-Ransome, L. Major Taylor Champion Cyclist, 2004 (1899)
Cohan, G. You’re a Grand Old Flag, 2008
Cole, H. Unspoken, 2012 (1850-1860)
Collins, S. Year of the Jungle, 2013 (1961 – 1975)
Corey, S. Players in Pigtails, 2003 (1940’s)
Cotton, C. The Book Boat’s In, 2013 (1800’s)
Crane, C. P is for Pilgrim:  A Thanksgiving Alphabet, 2003 (1620)
Cullen, L. Dear Mr. Washington, 2015 (1796)
Cummins, J. Sam Patch Daredevil Jumper, 2009 (1807-1829)
Davies, J. Tricking the Tallyman, 2009 (1791)
Davis, K. Mr. Ferris and His Wheel, 2014 (1893)
Deans, K. Swing Sisters:  The Story of the International Sweethearts of Rhythm, 2015
Deedy, C. 14 Cows for America, (June 2002)
Drummond, A. The Flyers, 2003 (1903)
Drummond, A. Tin Lizzie, 2008 (early 1900’s)
Duvall, J. The Great Spruce, 2016 (1931)
Evans, S. We March, 2012 (1963)
Farris, C. March On!  The Day My Brother Martin Changed the World, 2008 (1963)
Fern, T. Barnum’s Bones:  How Barnum Brown Discovered, 2012 (1902)
Firestone, M. The Liberty Bell, 2007 (1700’s – 1800’s)
Fleischman, P. The Matchbox Diary, 2013 (1916)
Fleming, C. Imogene’s Last Stand, 2009
Fleming, C. Papa’s Mechanical Fish, 2013 (1851)
Floca, B. Moonshot:  The Flight of Apollo 11, 2008 (July 1969)
Floca, B. Locomotive, 2013 (1865 – 1881)
Fosberry, J. My Name is Not Isabelle, 2010
Fuchs, B. Ride Like the Wind:  A Tale of the Pony Express, 2004 (1860’s)
George, J. The Wolves Are Back, 2008 (1926)
Gerstein, M. The Man Who Walked Between the Towers, 2003 (1974)
Gerstein, M. What Charlie Heard, 2002 (1874 – 1954)
Gilliland, J. Steamboat:  The Story of Captain Blanche Leathers, 2000 (1872 – 1894)
Gingrich, C. Sweet Land of Liberty, 2011
Glaser, L. Hannah’s Way, 2012 (1932)
Gonzalez, L. The Storyteller’s Candle:  La Velita de los Cuentos, 2008 (1929 – 1935)
Goodman, S. Pilgrims of Plymouth, 1999 (1620 – 1691)
Gourley, R. Bring Me Some Apples and I’ll Make You a Pie, 2009 (1865 – 1950)
Gourley, R. First Garden:  The White House Garden, 2011
Greenberg, J. Action Jackson, 2002 (1950)
Greenberg, J. Ballet for Martha:  Making Appalachian Spring, 2010 (1944)
Greenfield, E. Easter Parade, 1998 (1943)
Grifalconi, A. Ain’t Nobody a Stranger to Me, 2007
Griffin, K. The Ride:  The Legend of Betsy Dowdy, 2010 (1775 – 1783)
Grigsby, S. In the Garden with Dr. Carver, 2010 (1864-1943)
Grodin, E. Everyone Counts:  A Citizen’s Number Book, 2006
Hall, D. Lucy’s Summer, 1995 (1910)
Hall, D. Ox-Cart Man, 1979 (1800’s)
Hegamin, T. Most Love in All the World, 2009 (1830 – 1861)
Helldorfer, M. Hog Music, 2000 (1840’s)
Henson, H. That Book Woman, 2008 (1930’s)
Hodges, M. The True Tale of Johnny Appleseed, 1997 (1774 – 1845)
Hopkinson, D. Girl Wonder: A Baseball Story in Nine Innings, 2003 (1907)
Hopkinson, D. Sky Boys:  How They Built the Empire State Building, 2006 (1931)
Hopkinson, D. Apples to Oregon, 2003 (1847)
Hopkinson, D. Apples to Oregon (Media Kit), 2003 (1847)
Hopkinson, D. Abe Lincoln Crosses a Creek:  A Tall, Thin Tale, 2008 (1816)
Hopkinson, D. Home on the Range: John A. Lomax & His Cowboy Songs, 2009 (1867-1943)
Hopkinson, D. Stagecoach Sal:  Inspired By a True Tale, 2009 (1860’s – 1880’s)
Hopkinson, D. Knit Your Bit:  A World War I Story, 2013 (1914 – 1918)
Hopkinson, D. Steamboat School, 2016 (1847)
Hopkinson, D. Independence Cake, 2017 (1783 – 1815)
Howard, E. Virgie Goes to School With Us Boys, 2000 (1849 – 1877)
Huget, J. Thanks a LOT, Emily Post!  (late 1800’s)
Hyde, H. Feivel’s Flying Horses, 2010 (1800’s)
Isaacs, A. The Ghosts of Luckless Gulch, 2008 (1848)
Isaacs, A. Dust Devil, 2010 (1800’s)
Issacs, A. Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch, 2014 (1865 – 1950)
Jackson, W. Abe Lincoln Loved Animals, 2008 (1809 – 1865))
Johnson, D. Henry Climbs a Mountain, 2003 (1817 – 1862)
Johnson, D. Henry Works, 2004 (1817 – 1862)
Johnson, J. My Dear Noel:  The Story of a Letter From Beatrix Potter, 1999 (1893)
Johnston, T. Levi Strauss Gets a Bright Idea, 2011 (1850 – 1950)
Jones, C. Sarah Emma Edmonds Was a Great Pretender, 2011 (1861 – 1865)
Judge, L. One Thousand Tracings:  Healing the Wounds of World War II, 2007 (1946)
Judge, L. Pennies for Elephants, 2009 (1914)
Kalman, M. Looking at Lincoln, 2012 (1800’s)
Kay, V. Tattered Sails, 2001 (1635)
Kay, V. Whatever Happened to the Pony Express?  2010 (1860)
Kay, V. Hornbooks and Inkwells, 2011 (1700’s)
Kellogg, S. Johnny Appleseed, 1988 (1774 – 1845)
Kerley, B. What To Do About Alice?  2008 (late 1800’s)
Kessel, J. Squanto and the First Thanksgiving, 1983 (1614)
Key, F. The Star-Spangled Banner, 2003 (1812)
Krull, K. The Boy on Fairfield Street, 2004 (1904 – 1926)
Krull, K. Lincoln Tells a Joke: How Laughter Saved the President, 2010 (1809 – 1865)
Kulling, M. The Tweedles Go Electric, 2014 (1900’s)
Larson, K. Two Bobbies, 2008 (2005)
Lasek, M. This is the Way to the Moon, 2009 (1950’s – 1960’s)
Lasky, K. Georgia Rises:  A Day in the Life of Georgia O’Keefe, 2009 (1887 – 1986)
Lawrence, J. Harriet and the Promised Land, 1968 (1849)
Lee, M. Landed, 2006 (1882)
Lendroth, S. Ocean Wide, Ocean Deep, 2007 (1800’s)
Levy, D. We Shall Overcome:  The Story of a Song, 2013 (1800’s – Present)
Lindbergh, R. Nobody Owns the Sky:  The Story of “Brave Bessie” Coleman, 1996 (1920’s)
Lorbiecki, M. Jackie’s Bat, 2006 (1947)
Lorbiecki, M. Paul Bunyan’s Sweetheart, 2007 (1858)
Lowry, L. Crow Call, 2009 (1945)
Lyons, K. Ellen’s Broom, 2012 (1866)
Mackall, D. The Legend of Ohio, 2005
Mackall, D. Rudy Rides the Rails:  A Depression Era Story, 2007 (1932)
Mackall, D. A Girl Named Dan, 2008 (1961)
Malaspina, A. Finding Lincoln, 2009 (1951)
Maltbie, P. Bambino and Mr. Twain, 2012 (1904)
Manning, M. Laundry Day, 2012 (1900’s)
Markel, M. Brave Girl:  Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers’ Strike of 1909, 2013
Markel, M. Hillary Rodham Clinton:  Some Girls Are Born to Lead, 2016 (1947 – 2015)
Martin, J. Snowflake Bentley, 1998 (1865)
Mason, M. These Hands, 2010 (1950’s)
McCarthy, M. Seabiscuit the Wonder Horse, 2008 (1930’s)
McCarthy, M. Earmuffs for Everyone! How Chester Greenwood…, 2015 (1870’s)
McClung, R. Old Bet and the Start of the American Circus, 1993 (early 1800’s)
McCully, E. Squirrel and John Muir, 2004 (1860’s)
McCully, E. Wonder Horse:  The True Story of the World’s Smartest Horse, 2010 (1880’s)
Meyer, S. New Shoes, 2015 (1950’s)
Miller, W. Richard Wright and the Library Card, 1997 (1920’s)
Mitchell, M. When Grandmama Sings, 2012 (1951)
Moses, W. Mary and Her Little Lamb:  The True Story, 2011 (1775 – 1865)
Moss, M. Mighty Jackie:  The Strike-out Queen, 2004 (1931)
Moss, M. The Bravest Woman in America, 2011 (1842 – 1911)
Newman, L. Ketzel, the Cat Who Composed, 2015 (1990’s)
Newton, V. Let Freedom Sing, 2009 (1950’s – 1960’s)
Noble, T. The Legend of Michigan, 2006
Nolan, J. The Firehouse Light, 2010 (1901)
Obama, B. Yes We Can! A Salute to Children From President Obama’s Victory Speech, 2008
Olswanger, A. Shhlemiel Crooks, 2005 (1919)
Orgill, R. Skit-Scat Raggedy Cat:  Ella Fitzgerald, 2010 (1920’s)
Pinkney, A. Martin & Mahalia:  His Words, Her Song (August 28, 1963)
Polacco, P. Pink and Say, 1994 (1861 – 1865)
Polacco, P. Tucky Jo and Little Heart, 2015 (1939 – 1945)
Ramsey, C. Ruth and the Green Book, 2010 (1950’s)
Ramsey, C. Belle, the Last Mule at Gee’s Bend, 2011 (1960’s)
Raven, M. Night Boat to Freedom, 2006
Rawlings, M. The Secret River, 2011 (1940’s)
Roberts, C. Founding Mothers:  Remembering the Ladies, 2014
Roberts, C. Ladies of Liberty:  The Women Who Shaped Our Nation, 2017
Robinson, S. Testing the Ice:  A True Story About Jackie Robinson, 2009 (1955)
Rocco, J. Blizzard, 2014 (February 6, 1978)
Rockliff, M. My Heart Will Not Sit Down, 2012 (1929)
Rockwell, A. Presidents’ Day, 2008
Rockwell, A. Big George: How a Shy Boy Became President Washington, 2009 (1732-1799)
Rodriguez, R. Through Georgia’s Eyes, 2010 (1887 – 1986)
Ryan, P. Amelia and Eleanor Go for a Ride, 1999 (1933)
Sarcone-Roach, J. Subway Tour, 2011 (2001)
Schubert, L. Ballet of the Elephants, 2006 (1942)
Scillian, D. Pappy’s Handkerchief:  A Tale of the Oklahoma Land Run, 2007 (1889)
Shange, E. Ellington Was Not a Street, 2004 (1950’s)
Slate, J. I Want to be Free, 2009 (1800’s)
Smith, C. Black Jack:  The Ballad of Jack Johnson, 2010 (1910)
Smith, L. John, Paul, George and Ben, 2006 (1770’s)
Smith, M. S is for Smithsonian:  America’s Museum Alphabet, 2010
Smith, S. America, My Country Tis of Thee, 2003 (1831)
Smucker, A. Golden Delicious:  A Cinderella Apple Story, 2008 (1905)
St. George, J. So You Want to Be President?  2000
Staake, B. The First Pup, 2010 (2009)
Steig, W. When Everybody Wore a Hat, 2003 (1916)
Stevenson, H. Looking at Liberty, 2003 (1886)
Stone, T. Sandy’s Circus:  A Story About Alexander Calder, 2008 (1898 – 1976)
Tarplay, N. Joe-Joe’s First Flight, 2003 (1920’s)
Thayer, E. Casey at the Bat:  A Ballad of the Republic Sung in the Year 1888, 2003
Turner, A. Abe Lincoln Remembers, 2001 (1865)
Uhlberg, M. Dad, Jackie and Me, 2005 (1947)
Uhlberg, M. A Storm Called Katrina, 2011 (2003)
Van Leeuwen, J. Papa and the Pioneer Quilt, 2007 (1841 – 1869)
Vila, L. Building Manhattan, 2008
Walker, S. Freedom Song!  The Story of Henry “Box” Brown, 2012  (1849)
Wargin, K. The Legend of Mackinac Island, 1999
Wargin, K. The Legend of Sleeping Bear, 1998
Wargin, K. The Voyageur’s Paddle, 2007 (1700’s)
Warhola, J. Uncle Andy’s, 2003 (1962)
Waters, K. Sarah Morton’s Day:  A Day in the Life of a Pilgrim Girl, 1989 (1627)
Watson, R. A Place Where Hurricanes Happen, 2010 (2005)
Weber, E. The Yankee at the Seder, 2009 (1861 – 1865)
Whelan, G. Mackinac Bridge, 2006 (1957)
White, L. I Could Do That! Esther Morris Gets Women the Vote, 2005 (1869)
Winter, J. Gertrude is Gertrude and Gertrude is Gertrude, 2009 (early 1900’s)
Winter, J. The Tale of Pale Male:  A True Story, 2007 (1990’s)
Winter, J. You Never Heard of Casey Stendel?!  2016 (1890 – 1975)
Woodson, J. Show Way, 2005 (1860’s)
Yaccarino, D. All the Way to America:  The Story of a Big Italian Family, 2011 (1900’s)
Yolen, J. My Brothers’ Flying Machine: Wilbur, Orville and Me, 2003 (1903)
Yolen, J. My Uncle Emily, 2009 (1860’s)
Yolen, J. Elsie’s Bird, 2010 (1800’s)
Additional books about American History can be found in Juvenile Non-Fiction (J 973’s)