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Lisa Zamosky (Author), Teacher Created Materials (Narrator)

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Indian Captive: The Story of Mary Jemison

Twelve-year-old Mary Jemison took for granted her peaceful days on her family’s farm in eastern Pennsylvania. But on a spring day in 1758, something happened that changed her life forever. When a band of warriors invades the Jemisons’ house and takes the family captive, Mary is separated from her parents and siblings. She travels with the Indians to southern Ohio and later to a Seneca village on the Genesee River in what is now western New York. Mary’s new life is not easy. She misses her family terribly and is unaccustomed to Seneca ways. But even after her several unsuccessful attempts to run away, the Indians are kind to Mary and teach her many things about the earth, its plants, and its creatures. She develops deep bonds with the animals and even her captors. When Mary is finally given the chance to return to the world of white men, she struggles with her newfound feelings. Based on a true story, this is the unforgettable tale of the legendary “White Woman of the Genesee.” “Vivid and moving.”—Horn Book Magazine

Lois Lenski (Author), Tavia Gilbert (Narrator)

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Indians, Cowboys, and Farmers and the Battle for the Great Plains: 1865–1910

This is American history at its most basic. Believing that students get “lost in a swamp of factual information,” the Colliers survey the essential concepts of settling the Great Plains, without a great deal of detail. For example, in describing the sequence of events that led to the Grattan Massacre, there is no mention of date, location, or names of the people involved. Without prior knowledge, readers would not know it was the Grattan Massacre. Topics addressed include Native American history prior to contact with whites and conflicts with settlers and the military, ranching and cowboys, railroads, and reform movements that sought to help farmers and regulate big business. While the focus of this book is on political and institutional history, it does mention the contributions of women and minorities. The illustrative material-photographs, campaign posters, political cartoons, advertisements, graphs, maps, and reproductions of paintings by famous Western artists George Catlin, Charles Russell, and Frederic Remington-is outstanding. References to other books in the series that further explain a topic are scattered throughout the text.

Christopher Collier, James Lincoln Collier (Author), Jim Manchester (Narrator)

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Indigenous America

"A powerful series that fills in the cracks and illuminates the shadows of the past." -Sherri L. Smith, award-winning author of Flygirl Introducing a new nonfiction series that uncovers hidden histories of the United States. The true story of the United States' Indigenous beginnings. American schoolchildren have long been taught that their country was "discovered" by Christopher Columbus in 1492. But the history of Native Americans in the United States goes back tens of tens of thousands of years prior to Columbus's and other colonizers' arrivals. So, what's the true history? Indigenous America introduces and amplifies the oral and written histories that have long been left out of American history books.

Liam Mcdonald (Author), Darrell Dennis (Narrator)

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Industrial Giants

Several major industrialists facilitated the growth of industry in America. These individuals, including Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, J. P. Morgan, and Henry Ford, were responsible for building industries that employed many people and provided commodities necessary for life in the United States.

Debra Housel (Author), Teacher Created Materials (Narrator)

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Industrial Revolution

The Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain during the 1700s and spread to America in the early 1800s as the colonies formed and grew. Industrialism provided the means for development and expansion in America as life transitioned from rural beginnings to large cities. Industry was a large factor for innovation and employment at the beginning of the twentieth century.

Debra Housel (Author), Teacher Created Materials (Narrator)

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Infinite Hope: A Black Artist's Journey from World War II to Peace

From celebrated author and illustrator Ashley Bryan comes a deeply moving picture book memoir about serving in the segregated army during World War II, and how love and the pursuit of art sustained him. In May of 1942, at the age of eighteen, Ashley Bryan was drafted to fight in World War II. For the next three years, he would face the horrors of war as a black soldier in a segregated army. He endured the terrible lies white officers told about the black soldiers to isolate them from anyone who showed kindness—including each other. He received worse treatment than even Nazi POWs. He was assigned the grimmest, most horrific tasks, like burying fallen soldiers…but was told to remove the black soldiers first because the media didn't want them in their newsreels. And he waited and wanted so desperately to go home, watching every white soldier get safe passage back to the United States before black soldiers were even a thought. For the next forty years, Ashley would keep his time in the war a secret. But now, he tells his story. The story of the kind people who supported him. The story of the bright moments that guided him through the dark. And the story of his passion for art that would save him time and time again. Filled with never-before-seen artwork and handwritten letters and diary entries, this illuminating and moving memoir by Newbery Honor–winning illustrator Ashley Bryan is both a lesson in history and a testament to hope.

Ashley Bryan (Author), Dion Graham (Narrator)

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Infinity Ring #1: A Mutiny in Time

History is broken, and three kids must travel back in time to set it right! When best friends Dak Smyth and Sera Froste stumble upon the secret of time travel a handheld device known as the Infinity Ring they're swept up in a centuries long secret war for the fate of mankind. Recruited by the Hystorians, a secret society that dates back to Aristotle, the kids learn that history has gone disastrously off course. Now it's up to Dak, Sera, and teenage Hystorian in training Riq to travel back in time to fix the Great Breaks . . . and to save Dak's missing parents while they're at it. First stop: Spain, 1492, where a sailor named Christopher Columbus is about to be thrown overboard in a deadly mutiny!

James Dashner (Author), Dion Graham (Narrator)

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Infinity Ring #2: Divide and Conquer

Carrie Ryan (Author), Dion Graham (Narrator)

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Infinity Ring #3: The Trap Door

Dak, Sera, and Riq return to the United States in the year 1850 when the nation is divided over the issue of slavery. The Underground Railroad provides a light of hope, helping runaway slaves escape to freedom. But the SQ has taken control of the Underground Railroad from within. Now Dak and Sera are left wondering who to trust...

Lisa McMann (Author), Dion Graham (Narrator)

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Infinity Ring #4: Curse of the Ancients

THE END OF HISTORY Sera has a secret. She's seen the future, and it is terrifying. Unfortunately, she can't do anything to prevent the Cataclysm while stranded with Dak and Riq thousands of years in the past. Their only hope lies with the ancient Maya, a mysterious people who claim to know a great deal about the future. Is there more to these ancients than meets the eye?

Matt De La Peña, Matt De la Pena (Author), Dion Graham (Narrator)

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Inget knussel, sa Emil i Lönneberga

I Katthult där var det kalas en snöig vinterdag. Det blev ett roligt och lite ovanligt kalas, mycket tack vare lärarinnan. Hon var ung och glad och påhittig värre, och hon tyckte att de skulle ha snöbollskrig i väntan på maten. Och snöbollskrig blev det. Ännu mer livat blev det efteråt, då Emil pussade prostinnan. Inte mindre än åtta gånger, för han är inte knusslig, den där Emil!

Astrid Lindgren (Author), Astrid Lindgren (Narrator)

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