The Rescue: The Story of How Gentiles Saved Jews in the Holocaust

By Milton Meltzer

Talk About a Family

By Eloise Greenfield

Voices from the Civil War: A Documentary of the Great American Conflict

By Milton Meltzer

Letters, diaries, memoirs, interviews, ballads, newspaper articles, and speeches depict life and events during the four years of the Civil War.

Inventors

By Martin W. Sandler

Frederick Douglass, in his own words

By Frederick Douglass

Lincoln, in his own words

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Combines background commentary with quotes from Lincoln's letters, speeches, and public papers to provide a personal view of his life, thoughts, and actions.

Lincoln In His Own Words

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Black Magic: A Pictorial History of the African-American in the Performing Arts

By Langston Hughes

Hear that Train Whistle Blow How the Railroad Changed the World Landmark Books

By Milton Meltzer

The lizard and the sun

By Alma Flor Ada

A traditional Mexican folktale in which a faithful lizard finds the sun which brings light and warmth back to the world.