The We the People Bookshelf is a collection of books offered free to libraries as a cooperative effort between the National Endowment for the Humanities and the American Library Association. Riegelsville Public Library was chosen for the 2009-2010 grant period as one of only 4,000 public and school libraries nationwide to receive this grant. The theme for this grant period is "Picturing America" For the next year Riegelsville Public Library will be offering displays, programming and materials which emphasize the theme of "Picturing America". The books received are listed below. Grades K-3: Walt Whitman: Words for Amercia by Barbara Kerley Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez by Kathleen Krull (also in Spanish) The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Sweet Music in Harlem by Debbie Taylor Grades 4-6: The Birchbark House by Louise Erdrich American Tall Tales by Mary Pope Osborne On the Wings of Heroes by Richard Peck Forty Acres and Maybe a Mule by Harriette Gillem Robinet The Captain's Dog: My Journey with the Lewis and Clark Tribe by Roland Smith Grades 7-8: The Life and Death of Crazy Horse by Russell Freedman The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving (also in Spanish) Across America on an Emigrant Train by Jim Murphy The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain Grades 9-12: Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation by Joseph J. Ellis Restless Spirit: The Life and Work of Dorothea Lange by Elizabeth Partridge Travels with Charley in Search of America by John Steinbeck (also in Spanish) Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville Bonus books for readers of all ages: Our White House: Looking In, Looking Out by the National Chil;dren's Book and Literacy Alliance 1776: The Illustrated Edition by David McCullough Watch this page for more information on upcoming Picturing America programming activities! Visit the We the People Bookshelf website to read more about this extraordinary program. |
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