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Kids of Kabul

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Since its publication in 2000, hundreds of thousands of children all over the world have read and loved The Breadwinner. By reading the story of eleven-year-old Parvana and her struggles living under the terror of the Taliban, young readers came to know the plight of children in Afghanistan.

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800L
Kids of Kabul

Return of the Sun: Native American Tales from the Northeast Woodlands

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Native American author and teacher Joseph Bruchac has collected 26 tales from Northeast tribes in this book. Some are gentle and humorous, like "Sunny Wundy's Skipping Stone", about a boy who outwits a stone giant. Others, like "The Origin of Medicine", are darker in tone.

Return of the Sun: Native American Tales from the Northeast Woodlands

New Voices from the Longhouse

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An anthology of contemporary Iroquois writing, edited by Joseph Bruchac.

New Voices from the Longhouse

Children of the Longhouse

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Eleven-year-old Ohkwa'ri and his twin sister must make peace with a hostile gang of older boys in their Mohawk village during the late 1400s.

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950L
Children of the Longhouse

Iroquois Voices, Iroquois Visions: A Celebration of Contemporary Six Nations Arts

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Collection of poetry, prose, and pictures by contemporary Iroquois people.

Iroquois Voices, Iroquois Visions: A Celebration of Contemporary Six Nations Arts

Legends of the Iroquois

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Tehanetorens is a master story teller in the Mohawk tradition. In Legends of the Iroquois ancient stories are presented both in pictographs and with an English translation. The text is beautifully supported with illustrations by the accomplished Iroquois artist Kahionhes. The legends carry us deep into a Native American culture and teach basic lessons about what it means to be a human being.

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Legends of the Iroquois

Stepping on the Cracks (Unabridged)

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Margaret and her best friend Elizabeth both have brothers fighting the war against Hitler and, like everyone else they know, they are filled with feelings of patriotism. But the girls are also involved in their own personal war at home. Gordy Smith, the worst bully in the sixth grade, teases and torments them, and Margaret is scared to death of him.

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780L
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05:50
Stepping on the Cracks (Unabridged)

The Book Thief

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Based on the beloved best-selling book comes an "extremely moving" (Leonard Maltin, Indiewire) story of a girl who transforms the lives of those around her during World War II Germany. When her mother can no longer care for her, Liesel (Sophie Nelisse) is adopted by a German couple (OSCAR® Winner Geoffrey Rush and OSCAR® Nominee Emily Watson). Although she arrives illiterate, Liesel is encouraged to learn to read by her adoptive father. When the couple then takes in Max (Ben Schnetzer), a Jew hiding from Hitler's army, Liesel befriends him.

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02:11
The Book Thief

Lyddie

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"The first step to freedom is schooling," a runaway slave tells Lyddie Worthen. It's the mid-1800s and the working conditions in the Storemont cotton factory are horrific. Lyddie is willing to endure those conditions to earn enough money to bring her family back together. When another worker, Diana teaches Lyddie to read, it opens up a new world of possibilities for her. After Diana dies of cotton lung, Lyddie must decide if she's willing to risk her job to fight for the rights of other workers or stay in the factory as a "wage slave." Based on the book by Katherine Paterson.

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Elementary
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01:30
Lyddie

With All Deliberate Speed: A look at the landmark Brown vs. The Board of Education (2005)

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History Ignored is History Repeated

On May 17, 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the case of Brown vs. Board of Education that the concept of "separate but equal" school segregation was unconstitutional. But in this landmark ruling, the Justices used a four-word phrase that many believe has delayed the process of change for over 50 years: "With All Deliberate Speed."

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01:51
With All Deliberate Speed: A look at the landmark Brown vs. The Board of Education

Not For Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony (1999)

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Not For Ourselves Alone tells the dramatic, little-known story of one of the most compelling friendships in American history. Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony were born into a world ruled entirely by men. By the time their lives were over, they had changed for the better the lives of a majority of American citizens.

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03:00
Not For Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony

Cathedral (1985)

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The great European cathedrals of the Middle Ages are among the finest architectural achievements of all time. Built of stone and glass, they soared to unprecedented heights as the medieval church reached to the heavens to express their devotion.

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Middle
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01:00
Cathedral

Castle (1983)

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The eldest son of every British monarch is vested as the Prince of Wales at the Welch Castle of Caernarvon - one of the greatest medieval castles ever built.

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Middle
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01:00
Castle

Pyramid (1988)

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The Great Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops) at Giza, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, remains an awe-inspiring phenomenon and mystery to the modern world.

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Middle
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01:00
Pyramid

Roman City (1994)

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After two thousand years we can still walk the Appian Way; still marvel at the technological skills of the builders of the Pont du Gard aqueduct in France; or the Colosseum which still stands in Rome.

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Middle
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01:00
Roman City

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