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"A young reader's edition of Candacy Taylor's acclaimed book about the history of the Green Book, the guide for Black travelers Overground Railroad chronicles the history of the Green Book, which was published from 1936 to 1966 and was the "Black travel guide to America." For years, it was dangerous for African Americans to travel in the United States. Because of segregation, Black travelers couldn't eat, sleep, or even get gas at most white-owned...
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English
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"High adventure and high ideals merge when a corps of intrepid female aviators battle to take part in the hugely popular air shows of the 1920s and 1930s. Ultimately, one of our heroines would win a race that earned her the right to be called America's best pilot"--
"Keith O'Brien weaves together the stories of five remarkable women: Florence Klingensmith, a high school dropout who worked for a dry cleaner in Fargo, North Dakota; Ruth Elder, an Alabama...
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Publisher
Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Illuminates the lesser-known history of Victor Hugo Green, a Black postal worker from Harlem in the 1930s, who created The Green Book, a guide for African Americans to stay safe while traveling around the U.S. during the era of segregation"--
6) Locomotive
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Series
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
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Description
Learn what it was like to travel on the transcontinental railroad in the 1860s.
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Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"An extended picture book about the history and construction of the steamship SS United States, its designer William Francis Gibbs, and author/illustrator David Macaulay's personal story of immigration to America on board the SS United States."--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Calkins Creek
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Follows the development of roads in the United States--and the new forms of transportation that used them--from the National Highway of 1805 through railroads and paved roads for bicycles and automobiles to the interstate system.
13) Flight squads
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Publisher
Saddleback Educational Publishing
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
An introduction to the Blue Angels and Thunderbirds, including history, team members, planes, and the stunts that make them famous.
15) V-22 Osprey
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Publisher
ABDO Publishing
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Presents information about the V-22 Osprey, covering how it is used, its history, and its specifications.
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Series
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION FOR KIDS introduces young readers to the Industrial Revolution not only through the usual people, places, and inventions of the time--the incredibly wealthy Rockefellers and Carnegies, dirty and dangerous factories, and new forms of transportation and communication--but also through the eyes of everyday workers, kids, sports figures, and social activists whose names never appear in history books"--
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First Second
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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"Transporting readers back to 1872 to see how national parks began, this guide to the American wilderness in graphic novel format introduces the people who fought against corruption and self-interest to protect these spaces for future generations."--
