Yo, Sacramento! (And all those other State Capitals you don't know) Author: Will Cleveland and Mark Alvarez
Description: This cartoonish book gives entertaining and informative information about the capitals of the United States.
Grade Level: 4-5
Activity: http://www.qualint.com/samples/capsscr.gif
The Ellis Island Trilogy Author: Joan Lowery Nixon
Description: During the early 1900s, a young Russian girl and her family travel on a boat to America.
Grade Level: 5
Activity: http://www.randomhouse.com/teachersbdd/elli.html
Through My Eyes Author: Ruby Bridges
Description: This book tells the true story of 6 year old Ruby Bridges, who was the first African American to go to an all white elementary school in Louisiana in 1960.
Grade Level: 3-5
Activity: http://www.fred.net/nhhs/project/civrts.htm
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