Books for Grades k-5

Andrew Higgins & The Boats That Landed Victory By: Nancy Rust and Carol Stubbs Illustrated By: Brock NicolHardcover32 Pages2020 Andrew Higgins built boats that could "crunch through driftwood, bounce over logs, climb a beach," and "wham up on a...

Behind the Bookcase: Miep Gies, Anne Frank, and the Hiding Place by Barbara Lowell (Author) and Valentina Toro (Illustrator)Paperback40 PagesSeptember 2020Ages: 7-11 YearsGrade: 2-5 Anne Frank’s diary is a gift to the world because of Miep Gies...

Chester Nez and the Unbreakable Code: A Navajo Code Talker's Story by Joseph Bruchac (Author) and Liz Amini-Holmes (Illustrator)Paperback32 PagesMarch 7, 2024Ages: 7-10 YearsGrade: 1-5 A Junior Library Guild Selection April 20182018 Cybils Award...

Chester Nimitz and the Seaby Jane Sutcliffe (Author) Craig Kodera (Illustrator)Hardcover32 pagesAges: 7-10yearsGrade: K-3September, 2013 Celebrate the exciting life of a World War II naval hero! When Pearl Harbor was bombed, Pres. Franklin D...

The Courageous Six Triple Eight: The All-Black Female Batallion of World War II (Women Warriors of World War II) by Dr. Tyner, Artika R. (Author) and Cynthia Paul (Illustrator) Paperback32 PagesJuly 2022Age: 8-12Grades: 3-4 When the United States...

Hold On To Your Music: The Inspiring True Story of the Children of Willesden Laneby Emil Sher (adapter), Mona Golabek (Author), Lee Cohen (Author), Sonia Possentini (Illustrator)40 PagesPaperbackAges 4-8January 12, 2021Discover the inspiring illustrated...

Lily's Victory Garden (Tales of Young Americans) by Helen L. Wilbur (author) and Robert Gantt Steele (Illustrator)Hardcover40 PagesFebruary 2010Ages 6-9Grade Level 1-4 When Lily learns about a lottery for land plots to grow Victory Gardens, she tries to...

Lisa of Willesdan Lane: A True Story of Music and Survival During World War IIby Sarah J. Robbins (Adaptor), Mona Golabek (Author), Lee Cohen (Author)Paperback176 PagesAges 6-10January 12, 2021 An inspiring true story about one girl's escape from the...

Lesa Cline- Ransome & John Parra Hardcover 48 Pages  2020 Discover the inspiring story of Ethel L. Payne, a trailblazing journalist known as the “First Lady of the Black Press.” The Power of Her Pen brings to life Payne’s...

The Whispering Town By Jennifer Elvgren Paperback 32 pages 2014 The dramatic story of neighbors in a small Danish fishing village who, during the Holocaust, shelter a Jewish family waiting to be ferried to safety in Sweden - based on a true story.It is...