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10 best books like The Scarlet Stockings Spy (Trinka Hakes Noble): Pegasus, Twenty-One Elephants and Still Standing, Moonpowder, Handel, Who Knew What He Liked, Classic Fairy Tales, The Crane Wife, A More Perfect Union: The Story of Our Constitution, You Wouldn't Want to Be an American Colonist!: A Settlement You'd Rather Not Start, Nettie's Trip South, You Wouldn't Want to Be at the Boston Tea Party!: Wharf Water Tea, You'd Rather Not Drink

Pegasus
AuthorMarianna Mayer
ISBN0688133827
Condemned by a jealous king, Bellerophon must win the trust of the legendary winged horse Pegasus or face certain death. From the poignant meeting the growing bond of friendship between horse and man to the dramatic slaying of the fearsome fire-breathing Chimera, this is an unforgettable adventure...
Twenty-One Elephants and Still Standing
AuthorApril Jones Prince
After fourteen years of construction, the Brooklyn Bridge was completed, much to the delight of the sister cities it connected: Brooklyn and New York City.

Fireworks and top hats filled the air in celebration when the magnificent bridge opened in 1883. But some wondered just how much weight...
Moonpowder
AuthorJohn Rocco
ISBN1423100115

Young Eli Trebuckle is the "fixer of all things fixable." He fixes the vacuum cleaner, the fan, and even the radio, hoping to catch some news of his father who is away at war. But there's one thing that Eli simply can't fix-his bad dreams. It's the same one over and over again: a mountain of junk, a prize...
Handel, Who Knew What He Liked
AuthorM.T. Anderson
ISBN0763625620
George Frideric Handel was not your everyday eighteenth-century composer. And in a manner befitting its subject, this witty, rigorously researched, and accessible biography captures Handel's essential spirit — from a child who smuggled a clavichord into the attic to make music against his father's...
Classic Fairy Tales
AuthorScott Gustafson
This exquisitely illustrated, large format gift book features ten of the most enduring fairy tales of all time. The stories, chosen and edited by the artist, are a balance of 'princess' classics and frolicking adventure tales.

Artist Scott Gustafson spent more than four years creating the...
The Crane Wife
AuthorOdds Bodkin
ISBN0152163506
Here is my blackboard response on The Crane Wife and Dawn, two traditional tales on the same theme that were quite relevant and depressing after screwing up big time with a physically and intellectually beautiful girl this summer.

What They Were About (NECESSARY SPOILER ALERTS)

The...
A More Perfect Union: The Story of Our Constitution
AuthorBetsy Maestro
ISBN0688101925
With accurate historical information, this easy-to-understand book tells why and how the Constitution of the United States was created. A More Perfect Union includes a map and back matter with a table of dates and a summary of the Articles of the Constitution.

"A simple, attractive, informative...
You Wouldn't Want to Be an American Colonist!: A Settlement You'd Rather Not Start
AuthorJacqueline Morley
- Fits in well with social studies and U.S. history curricula.
- Draws in even the most reluctant reader with a lighthearted tone and hilarious illustrations.
- Includes glossary and index.
National Social Studies Education Standards: Grades K-4
II. Time, Continuity, and Change
-...
Nettie's Trip South
AuthorAnn Turner
ISBN0689801173
In a letter to her friend, Nettie remembers her trip to the pre-Civil War South. She remembers the sweet cedar smell in the air and the sun pressing on her head. But she also remembers Tabitha, the slave at the hotel who has only that one name, and she remembers the heaps of rags the slaves use for beds. Most...
You Wouldn't Want to Be at the Boston Tea Party!: Wharf Water Tea, You'd Rather Not Drink
AuthorPeter Cook
ISBN0531124479
The year is 1773. Your name is George Robert Twelves Hewes and you were born in Boston Massachusetts in 1742. You grew to manhood in a time of turmoil, when American colonists first began to rebel against the unjust rule of the British government. You were to be at the center of some of the most important...
Three Young Pilgrims
AuthorCheryl Harness
ISBN0027426432
In these richly detailed pages, you'll meet three of the young Pilgrims who sailed on the Mayflower, Bartholomew, Remember, and Mary Allerton.

When Bartholemew, Remember, and Mary Allerton and their parents first step down from the Mayflower after sixty days at sea, they never dream that...
Sparrow Girl
AuthorSara Pennypacker
ISBN1423111877

Ming-Li looked up and tried to imagine the sky silent, empty of birds. It was a terrible thought. Her country's leader had called sparrows the enemy of the farmers--they were eating too much grain, he said. He announced a great "Sparrow War" to banish them from China, but Ming-Li did not want to chase...
When Freedom Comes
AuthorKristiana Gregory
In Hope's third and final diary, by Kristiana Gregory, we meet Hope once again in the middle of the Revolutionary War, as she continues to bravely face the turmoil and violence.
Hope describes the realities of life in Pennsylvania as she is caught up in the midst of the Revolutionary War. Though the...
The Tub People
AuthorPam Conrad
ISBN0064433064
The Tub People is a story of six little people that live in the bathtub, along with their dog. They play in the water and like to rescue each other and at night they line up on the edge of the bathtub. One night when the bath water began rushing down the drain before the tub people could get to the edge the tub child...
A Story for Bear
AuthorDennis Haseley
ISBN0152002391
Open your heart and imagination to this magical fantasy about friendship and reading...

One sunlit afternoon, ab ear discovers a mysterious fragment of paper that leads him to a cabin and to an unlikely friend. Although he can't understand her words, he returns day after day all summer to hear...
Bag in the Wind
AuthorTed Kooser
ISBN0763630012
In a singular first children’s book, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Ted Kooser follows a plastic bag on its capricious journey from a landfill into a series of townspeople’s lives.

One cold morning in early spring, a bulldozer pushes a pile of garbage around a landfill and uncovers an empty...
Sister Anne's Hands
AuthorMarybeth Lorbiecki
ISBN0140565345
It's the early 1960s, and Anna has never seen a person with dark skin before. At first she is afraid of her new second grade teacher, but she quickly discovers how wonderful Sister Anne is. Then one of Anna's classmates directs a racist remark toward Sister Anne. The teacher's wise way of turning the incident...
One Giant Leap
AuthorRobert Burleigh
ISBN0399238832
The words are instantly recognizable: ?That's one small step for man; one giant leap for mankind.? Spoken by Neil Armstrong moments after he became the fi rst human being to set foot on the moon, they have come to represent all that is possible when man's determination to achieve the seemingly impossible...
Jack's Worry
AuthorSam Zuppardi
ISBN0763678457
A touching and reassuring story about the jitters associated with first experiences — and the satisfaction that comes with conquering your fears.

Jack loves playing the trumpet, and for weeks he’s been looking forward to taking part in his first concert. But on the morning of the big day,...
Leonardo's Horse
AuthorJean Fritz
ISBN0399235760
"A scintillating sliver of history. . . . An inventive introduction to the Renaissance and one of its masters." (Publishers Weekly, starred review)

"An unusual and surprisingly touching story . . . . An offbeat and intriguing read." (The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, starred...
Thomas Jefferson Builds a Library
AuthorBarb Rosenstock
ISBN1590789326
As soon as Thomas Jefferson learned to read, he found his passion: books, books, and more books! Before, during, and after the American Revolution, Jefferson collected thousands of books on hundreds of subjects. In fact, his massive collection eventually helped rebuild the Library of Congress—now...
Hush, Little Dragon
AuthorBoni Ashburn
ISBN0810994917
My first thought upon seeing Hush, Little Dragon (2008), my first thought was, "Those are some cute dragons on that cover. I must read this book." The book is illustrated by Kelly Murphy and written by one Boni Ashburn. I will be the first to admit the immaturity of my observation, but my initial reading...
Samuel Eaton's Day: A Day in the Life of a Pilgrim Boy
AuthorKate Waters
ISBN0613012658
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