Aller, S. B. (2004).
Sitting Bull
. NY: Barnes & Noble Publishing.
Anthony, S. B. (2003). "Are women persons?" In S. McIntire's
Book of great American speeches for young people.
NY: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
This book contains many speeches of diverse Americans that would appeal to young students.
Bruchac, J. (1994). Little hare and the pine tree. In D. Holt & B. Mooney's (Eds.).
Ready-to-tell tales
(pp. 125- 128). Little Rock, AK: August House, Inc.
This is a multicultural resource that contains stories and tales from many cultures.
Bruchac, J. (2004). Pushing up the sky. In A. Schifini, D. Short's et al. (Eds.).
Avenues Book D
(pp. 38-48). Carmel, CA: Hampton-Brown Publishing.
This anthology of children's literature is part of a series. It is an excellent resource for teaching literacy skills.
Carr, R. & Benet, S. V. (1993). Nancy Hanks.
In Cohn's
From sea to shining sea: A treasury of American folklore and folktales
. NY: Scholastic, Inc.
This poem is an imaginary conversation that Nancy Hanks, Lincoln's mother who died when he was nine years old might have had with someone asking about her son.
Chief Joseph, Nez Perce. (2001). "I will fight no more forever" in S. McIntire's
Book of great American speeches for young people
(pp.104-105). NY: John Wiley & Sons.
This is an excellent resource of famous speeches in chronological order.
Cohn, A. (1993).
From sea to shining sea: A treasury of American folklore and folktales
. NY: Scholastic, Inc.
This book contains a wonderful collection of poems and tales for children.
Dove, R. (1994). "Lady Freedom among Us" Retrieved on April 9, 2007 from www.lib.virginia.edu.etext
This poem describes Freedom, the statue that sits atop the dome of the Capitol in Washington, D.C. The poem explores what the statue stands for.
De Kay, J.T. (1989).
Meet Martin Luther King, Jr.
NY: Random House.
This is a very informative children's book with controlled vocabulary and very easy to read. It also contains excellent pictures.
Frost, R. (2001). "A road not taken." in Blackbirch's (Ed.)
Treasury of American poetry
(p. 73). Woodbridge, CT: Blackbirch Press.
This book contains an excellent collection of American poems. It contains an extensive collection of Frost's poems. Each poem has a beautiful colored illustration that provides further understanding of the poem.
Garland, H. (2004). "On the Mississippi" In J. Hollander's (Ed.).
Poetry for Young People: American poetry
, (p.41). NY: Sterling Publishing.
Grimes, N. (1994).
Meet Dinitra Brown
. NY: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard.
A collection of children's poems of a young African-American's upper elementary school experience.
Guernsy, J. B. (2003).
Hillary Rodham Clinton
. Minneapolis, MN: Lerner Publishing.
This is an excellent children's book on the life of Hillary Clinton. It is written in clean and simplified language and it contains many interesting black and white photographs.
Guthrie, A. (1994). This land is your land. .
In Cohn's
From sea to shining sea: A treasury of American folklore and folktales
. NY: Scholastic, Inc.
Hamilton, V. (1985).
People could fly: American black folktales.
NY: Scholastic.
This book is a collection of African- American tales. These twenty-four selections represent the main body of African-American folklore
Herrera, J. F. (2001).
Calling the doves
. San Francisco, CA: Children's Book Press.
The author uses lyrical passages filled with metaphors to describe his life growing up as a migrant farm worker.
Hoberman, M. A. & Westcott, N.B. (2004).
Yankee Doodle
. Minneapolis, MN: Window Books Publishing.
This is a wonderfully illustrated picture book of this famous American Revolutionary song.
Kunhardt, E. (1993).
Honest Abe
. NY: Greenwillow Books.
This is an excellent picture book with beautiful illustrations of various events in Lincoln's life.
Hughes, L. (2004). I, too, hear America singing. In J. Hollander's (Ed.).
Poetry for Young People: American poetry
, p.27. NY: Sterling Publishing.
This is collection of poetry includes selections from Langston Hughes, Walt Whitman, Hamlin Garland and Emma Lazarus.
Hughes, L. (1994).
The dream keeper and other poems
. NY: Scholastic Publishing.
This collection contains many poems that are appropriate to use with children.
Hughes, L. (2004). A Negro speaks of rivers. In J. Hollander's (Ed.).
Poetry for Young People: American poetry
, (p.27). NY: Sterling Publishing.
This is an excellent collection for elementary students; this poem is found on p. 27. This book is a wonderful collection of poetry that includes selections from Langston Hughes, Walt Whitman, Hamlin Garland and Emma Lazarus.
Hughes, L. (1995). We're all in the telephone book. In A. Rampersad's
Collected poems of Langston Hughes
(p. 603). NY: Alfred Knopf Publishing.
This book contains an appendix of many of Hughes' poems that are appropriate for teaching children including the poems "Telephone Book" and "When I studied my A-B-C's" are on p. 603.
Igus, T. (1998).
I see the rhythm
. San Francisco, CA: Children's Book Press.
This is a book is a collection of African-American songs that celebrates the rich history of diverse African-American music to modern hip-hop.
Lazarus, E. (1993). The new colossus. In A. Cohn's (Ed.)
From sea to shining sea: A treasury of American folklore and folktales
, (p. 27). NY: Scholastic, Inc.
This poem refers to the Statue of Liberty as a woman welcoming all newcomers to America.
Levine, E. (1988).
If you traveled on the Underground Railroad
. NY: Scholastic Publishing.
This is a children's story of Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad. It is written in question and answer format, illustrates what it was like to be a slave trying to escape to freedom on the Underground Railroad. The book also covers topics such as "How did the Underground Railroad get its name?" and "What were the special signals and codes on the Underground Railroad?"
Levine, E. (1990).
If you lived at the time of Martin Luther King
. NY: Scholastic Publishing.
This is a great reference with excellent illustrations. Told in question and answer format, this book describes what it was like to live in the time of King.
Levine, E. (1996).
Traveled west in a covered wagon
. NY: Scholastic Publishing.
This book depicts the hardships of the trip and contains some excellent illustrations. The format of the book is question and answer.
Levitin, S. (1998).
Boomtown.
NY: Orchard Books Publishing.
This is a children's book that depicts the hardships of Amanda whose family moved to a mining town in California in search of gold. Amanda becomes a young entrepreneur whose makes money for her family selling pies to miners.
Lincoln, A. (1863). Gettysburg Address. In S. McIntire's
Book of great American speeches for young people
, (pp. 91-92). NY: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
This book contains many speeches of diverse Americans that would be helpful in presenting this unit including: Chief Joseph, Cesar Chavez, Langston Hughes, Susan B. Anthony, and Abraham Lincoln.
McGovern, A. (1992).
If you grew up with Abraham Lincoln
. NY: Scholastic Books.
This book is written in question and answer format, this book describes Lincoln's life as a young boy in Salem and in Springfield, Illinois. Some of the topics include "What kind of house would you live in?", "What were the biggest dangers on the frontier?", and "What did people do in Springfield for fun?"
Paschen, E. (Ed.). (2005).
Poetry speaks to children
. Naperville, IL: Sourcebooks, Inc.
This book contains excellent graphics and a CD that allows children to listen to many of the authors reading their own poems, including Robert Frost.
Smith, C. R. (2003).
I am America
. NY: Scholastic Inc.
This is a wonderful children's picture book with beautiful photographs of multicultural children.
Whitman, W. (2004a). I hear America singing. In J. Levin's (Ed.).
Poetry for Young People: Walt Whitman
, (p. 9). NY: Sterling Publishing.
Whitman, W. (2004b). "O Captain! My Captain." In J. Hollander's (Ed.).
Poetry for Young People: American poetry
, (p. 24). NY: Sterling Publishing.
Winter, J. (1988).
Follow the drinking gourd.
NY: Knopf Publishing.
This children's book contains a story of a sailor who aids the runaway slaves by telling them to follow drinking gourd or Big Dipper to northern freedom.