Social Studies

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The Coffins of Pa-debehu-Aset

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Lesson plans and activities from the Memorial Art Gallery in Rochester designed for young children to learn about Ancient Egypt in Art, Math, Music, ELA, Science, and Social Studies. Incorporates museum collection into learning.

Drawing from Memory

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Copies: 7

Caldecott Medalist Allen Say presents a stunning graphic novel chronicling his journey as an artist during WWII, when he apprenticed under Noro Shinpei, Japan’s premier cartoonist

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Allen Say
Lexile: 
HL560L
Drawing from Memory

Coretta Scott

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This extraordinary union of poetic text by Ntozake Shange and monumental artwork by Kadir Nelson captures the movement for civil rights in the United STates and honors its most elegant inspiration,

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Ntozake Shange
Grade Level: 
Elementary
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00:07
Coretta Scott

Nelson Mandela

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This is the story of a young boy who grew up to become president of South Africa. His lifelong quest was to establish equality for people of all colors.

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Kadir Nelson
Grade Level: 
Elementary
Length: 
00:10
Nelson Mandela

All Different Now

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Cotton fields, dusty roads, and the hot Texas sun. One little girl's world looked the same as it always did when she went to sleep. But she wakes to find that everything is all different now.

Coretta Scott King Award winners Angela Johnson and E.B. Lewis tell the story of the first Juneteenth, the day freedom finally came to the last slaves in the South.

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Angela Johnson
All Different Now

Stay Where You Are and then Leave

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As the First World War rages on, Alfie Summerfield has given up hope of seeing his father again. Though his mother maintains that father is away on a secret mission, Alfie knows he must be dead. But when Alfie learns by chance that his father is in a hospital close by—a hospital treating soldiers with shell shock, whatever that might be—he resolves to rescue his father from this strange unnerving place.

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John Boyne
Lexile: 
880L
Stay Where You Are and then Leave

Kid's Animated History with Pipo: Disc 1 (2012)

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Kid's Animated History With Pipo presents The Time Compass -- showcasing significant historical events in a humorous and easy to understand style. This delightful series plays out in a book-like format, taking viewers on a journey in time. From Ancient Egypt to Classical Greece and India...

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Primary
Elementary
Length: 
01:06
Kid's Animated History with Pipo: Disc 1

Kid's Animated History with Pipo: Disc 2 (2012)

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Kid's Animated History With Pipo presents The Time Compass -- showcasing significant historical events in a humorous and easy to understand style. This delightful series plays out in a book-like format, taking viewers on a journey in time. From Ancient Egypt to Classical Greece and India...

Grade Level: 
Primary
Elementary
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01:06
Kid's Animated History with Pipo: Disc 2

Kid's Animated History with Pipo: Disc 3 (2012)

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Kid's Animated History With Pipo presents The Time Compass -- showcasing significant historical events in a humorous and easy to understand style. This delightful series plays out in a book-like format, taking viewers on a journey in time. From Ancient Egypt to Classical Greece and India...

Grade Level: 
Primary
Elementary
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00:44
Kid's Animated History with Pipo: Disc 3

Kid's Animated History with Pipo: Disc 4 (2012)

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Kid's Animated History With Pipo presents The Time Compass -- showcasing significant historical events in a humorous and easy to understand style. This delightful series plays out in a book-like format, taking viewers on a journey in time. From Ancient Egypt to Classical Greece and India...

Grade Level: 
Elementary
Length: 
01:06
Kid's Animated History with Pipo: Disc 4

Kid's Animated History with Pipo: Disc 5 (2012)

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Kid's Animated History With Pipo presents The Time Compass -- showcasing significant historical events in a humorous and easy to understand style. This delightful series plays out in a book-like format, taking viewers on a journey in time. From Ancient Egypt to Classical Greece and India...

Grade Level: 
Elementary
Length: 
01:06
Kid's Animated History with Pipo: Disc 5

Kid's Animated History with Pipo: Disc 6 (2012)

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Kid's Animated History With Pipo presents The Time Compass -- showcasing significant historical events in a humorous and easy to understand style. This delightful series plays out in a book-like format, taking viewers on a journey in time. From Ancient Egypt to Classical Greece and India...

Grade Level: 
Elementary
Length: 
00:44
Kid's Animated History with Pipo: Disc 6

Alaska

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Provides information on the history, geography, government, economy, and people of the state of Alaska. Also includes the state's symbols, a state map, the state song, a craft, and a recipe. Features color photographs, fact boxes, quotes, and sources of more information.

Alaska

Arizona

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Provides information on the history, geography, government, economy, and people of the state of Arizona. Also includes the state's symbols, a state map, the state song, a craft, and a recipe. Features color photographs, fact boxes, quotes, and sources of more information.

Arizona

California

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Surveys the history, geography, government, and economy of California as well as the diverse ways of life of its people.

California

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