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  • Joshua the Giant Frog

    by Peggy Thomas ...
    Illustrated by Cat Smith ...
    "From the moment the first boat floated down the Erie Canal, people living along its banks have told strange stories. It was as if mixing the waters of the Hudson and the Erie made mysterious things happen."—Joshua the Giant FrogAn astonishing feat of engineering and human labor, the Erie Canal had enormous impact on New York and the rest of America after it opened to great fanfare in 1825. In ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • George Washington Carver for Kids

    His Life and Discoveries, with 21 Activities

    by Peggy Thomas ...
    Series Book 73 - For Kids series
    Finalist for the 2020 AAAS / Subaru SB&F Excellence in Science Book exemplify outstanding and engaging science writing and illustration for young readers.George Washington Carver was a scientist, educator, artist, inventor, and humanitarian. Born into slavery during the Civil War, he later pursuedan education and would become the first black graduate from Iowa Agricultural College. Carver then ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Thomas Jefferson Grows a Nation

    by Peggy Thomas ...
    Illustrated by Stacy Innerst ...
    **American Farm Bureau Foundation for Education Recommended BookThomas Jefferson was more than a president and patriot. He was also a planter and gardener who loved to watch things grow—everything from plants and crops to even his brand-new nation.**As minister to France, Jefferson promoted all things American, sharing corn and pecans with his Parisian neighbors. As secretary of state, he ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Writing Toward Justice

    The Life and Reporting of Alice A. Dunnigan

    by Peggy Thomas ...
    Illustrated by Tonya Engel ...
    Meet Alice Dunnigan, a pioneering Black journalist, who spoke truth to power—and earned the respect of President Harry S. Truman. This inspiring nonfiction picture book for kids ages 7–10 is from award-winning author and illustrator Peggy Thomas and Tonya Engel.Alice Dunnigan knew all about injustice—she was the daughter of poor Black sharecroppers in Kentucky. But Alice also knew the key to ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Lincoln Clears a Path

    Abraham Lincoln's Agricultural Legacy

    by Peggy Thomas ...
    Illustrated by Stacy Innerst ...
    Throughout his life, Abraham Lincoln tried to make life easier for others. Then during the darkest days of the Civil War, when everyone needed hope, President Lincoln cleared a path for all Americans to a better future.As a boy, Abraham Lincoln helped his family break through the wilderness and struggle on a frontier farm. When Lincoln was a young man, friends made it easier for him to get a ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Full of Beans

    Henry Ford Grows a Car

    by Peggy Thomas ...
    Illustrated by Edwin Fotheringham ...
    Famous car-maker and businessman Henry Ford showed great innovation with his determination to build his most inventive car—one completely made of soybeans.With a mind for ingenuity, Henry Ford looked to improve life for others. After the Great Depression struck, Ford especially wanted to support ailing farmers. For two years, Ford and his team researched ways to use farmers' crops in his Ford ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Farmer George Plants a Nation

    by Peggy Thomas ...
    Illustrated by Layne Johnson ...
    School Library Journal Best Book of the YearNSTA/CBC Outstanding Science Trade BookAmerican Farm Bureau Foundation for Education Recommended BookBesides being a general and the first president of the United States, did you know that George Washington was also a farmer? Here's a look at America's first President as he's rarely seen.George Washington was the first leader of our country—but he was ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

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    Farmer George Plants a Nation

    by Peggy Thomas ...
    Narrated by Richard Poe ...

    Unabridged

    23 min

    George Washington as he's rarely seen. Besides being a general and the first president of the United States, George Washington was also a farmer. His efforts to create a self-sufficient farm at Mount Vernon, Virginia, mirrored his struggle to form a new nation. Excerpts from Washington's writings are featured throughout the book, which also includes a timeline, resource section, as well as essays ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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    Writing Toward Justice

    The Life and Reporting of Alice A. Dunnigan

    by Peggy Thomas ...
    Narrated by Tamika Katon-Donegal ...

    Unabridged

    18 min

    Meet Alice Dunnigan, a pioneering Black journalist, who spoke truth to power—and earned the respect of President Harry S. Truman. This inspiring nonfiction book for kids ages 7–10 is from award-winning author Peggy Thomas.Alice Dunnigan knew all about injustice—she was the daughter of poor Black sharecroppers in Kentucky. But Alice also knew the key to fighting injustice was to speak out.At 13 ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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    The True Story of James Lafayette, Revolutionary War Double Agent

    by Anne Rockwell ...
    Illustrated by Floyd Cooper ...
    Told for the first time in picture book form is the true story of James Lafayette—an enslaved person who spied for George Washington's army during the American Revolution.After his resounding defeat at the battle of Yorktown, British general Charles Cornwallis made a point of touring the American camp, looking for the reason behind his loss. What he didn't expect to see was James, an escaped ... Read more

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  • Fifty Cents and a Dream

    Young Booker T. Washington

    by Jabari Asim, Bryan Collier ...
    Booker dreamedof making friends with words,setting free the secretsthat lived in books.Born into slavery, young Booker T. Washington could only dream of learning to read and write. After emancipation, Booker began a five-hundred-mile journey, mostly on foot, to Hampton Institute, taking his first of many steps towards a college degree. When he arrived, he had just fifty cents in his pocket and a ... Read more

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  • Schools of Hope

    How Julius Rosenwald Helped Change African American Education

    by Norman H. Finkelstein ...
    When Booker T. Washington, the famed African American educator, asked Julius Rosenwald, the wealthy president of Sears, Roebuck and Company and noted philanthropist, to help him build well-designed and fully equipped schools for black children, the face of education in the South changed for the better.It was the early 1900s, a time of discrimination, racial segregation, and inadequate education ... Read more

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