Courage Has No Color, The True Story of the Triple Nickles: America's First Black Paratroopers (Junior Library Guild Selection (Candlewick Press))

Courage Has No Color, The True Story of the Triple Nickles: America's First Black Paratroopers (Junior Library Guild Selection (Candlewick Press))
by Tanya Lee Stone

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History

They became America’s first black paratroopers. Why was their story never told? Sibert Medalist Tanya Lee Stone reveals the history of the Triple Nickles during World War II.

World War II is raging, and thousands of American soldiers are fighting overseas against the injustices brought on by Hitler. Back on the home front, the injustice of discrimination against African Americans plays out as much on Main Street as in the military. Enlisted black men are segregated from white soldiers and regularly relegated to service duties. At Fort Benning, Georgia, First Sergeant Walter Morris’s men serve as guards at The Parachute School, while the white soldiers prepare to be paratroopers. Morris knows that for his men to be treated like soldiers, they have to train and act like them, but would the military elite and politicians recognize the potential of these men as well as their passion for serving their country? Tanya Lee Stone examines the role of African Americans in the military through the history of the Triple Nickles, America’s first black paratroopers, who fought in a little-known attack on the American West by the Japanese. The 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion, in the words of Morris, "proved that the color of a man had nothing to do with his ability."

From Courage Has No Color
What did it take to be a paratrooper in World War II? Specialized training, extreme physical fitness, courage, and — until the 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion (the Triple Nickles) was formed — white skin.
It is 1943. Americans are overseas fighting World War II to help keep the world safe from Adolf Hitler’s tyranny, safe from injustice, safe from discrimination. Yet right here at home, people with white skin have rights that people with black skin do not.
What is courage? What is strength? Perhaps it is being ready to fight for your nation even when your nation isn’t ready to fight for you.

• Rank: #22122 in Books
• Published on: 2013-01-22
• Released on: 2013-01-22
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 10.16" h x .69" w x 9.53" l, 1.91 pounds
• Binding: Hardcover
• 160 pages

What Was the March on Washington

What Was the March on Washington?
by Kathleen Krull, Tim Tomkinson

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On August 28, 1963, more than 200,000 people gathered in Washington, DC, to demand equal rights for all races. It was there that Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech, and it was this peaceful protest that spurred the momentous civil rights laws of the mid-1960s. With black-and-white artwork throughout and sixteen pages of photographs, the March is brought to life!

• Rank: #25645 in Books
• Published on: 2013-02-07
• Released on: 2013-02-07
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 1.00 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 128 pages

Lincoln's Grave Robbers

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Lincoln's Grave Robbers
by Steve Sheinkin
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A true crime thriller -- the first book for teens to tell the nearly unknown tale of the brazen attempt to steal Abraham Lincoln's body!

The action begins in October of 1875, as Secret Service agents raid the Fulton, Illinois, workshop of master counterfeiter Ben Boyd. Soon after Boyd is hauled off to prison, members of his counterfeiting ring gather in the back room of a smoky Chicago saloon to discuss how to spring their ringleader. Their plan: grab Lincoln's body from its Springfield tomb, stash it in the sand dunes near Lake Michigan, and demand, as a ransom, the release of Ben Boyd --and $200,000 in cash. From here, the action alternates between the conspirators, the Secret Service agents on their trail, and the undercover agent moving back and forth between the two groups. Along the way readers get glimpses into the inner workings of counterfeiting, grave robbing, detective work, and the early days of the Secret Service. The plot moves toward a wild climax as robbers and lawmen converge at Lincoln's tomb on election night: November 7, 1876.

• Rank: #44704 in Books
• Published on: 2013-01-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 1.00" h x 5.70" w x 8.30" l, .85 pounds
• Binding: Hardcover
• 224 pages

What Was the Gold Rush

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What Was the Gold Rush?
by Joan Holub, Tim Tomkinson

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In 1848, gold was discovered in California, attracting over 300,000 people from all over the world, some who struck it rich and many more who didn't. Hear the stories about the gold-seeking "forty-niners!" With black-and white illustrations and sixteen pages of photos, a nugget from history is brought to life!

• Rank: #19617 in Books
• Published on: 2013-02-07
• Released on: 2013-02-07
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 7.64" h x 5.31" w x .0" l, 1.00 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 128 pages

Maps and Globes (Reading Rainbow Book)

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Maps and Globes (Reading Rainbow Book)
Jack Knowlton (Author), Harriet Barton (Illustrator)
(15)

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Maps and globes can take you anywhere -- to the top of the tallest mountain on earth or the bottom of the deepest ocean. Maps tell you about the world: where various countries are located, where the jungles and deserts are, even how to find your way around your own hometown. If you take a fancy to any place on earth, you can go there today and still be home in time for dinner. So open a map, spin a globe. The wide world awaits you.

• Rank: #12548 in Books
• Brand: Harper Collins
• Published on: 1986-05-23
• Released on: 1986-05-23
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .17" h x 8.00" w x 9.30" l, .38 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 48 pages

Mush! The Sled Dogs of the Iditarod

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Mush! The Sled Dogs of the Iditarod
by Joe Funk

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Sled dogs are a very popular topic among children, and in Spring 2013 the Iditarod will be celebrating its 40th anniversary!

The Iditarod has been called the "Last Great Race on Earth." Spanning over 1,150 miles of the roughest terrain in the world, this race crosses jagged mountain ranges, frozen rivers, forest, tundra, and miles of windswept coast. Add to that the below-zero temperatures, winds that cause complete loss of visibility, long hours of darkness, treacherous climbs, and you know this nickname is no joke.
A race this rugged would not even be possible for the human competitors (or "mushers") without their sled dogs! With between 12 to 15 per team and over 50 teams competing, there are nearly 750 dogs that compete in this race every year. Doggy-lovers and children everywhere will love to learn about these dogs and just how exactly they manage to compete in this grueling race. MUSH! will teach young readers about the Iditarod, the mushers, and the dogs whose history dates back to the famous Balto. Full-color photos will be used throughout to complement the informative text.

• Rank: #23917 in Books
• Published on: 2013-01-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .30" h x 7.80" w x 9.80" l, .25 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 48 pages

The Dinosaur Museum: An Unforgettable, Interactive Virtual Tour Through Dinosaur History

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The Dinosaur Museum: An Unforgettable, Interactive Virtual Tour Through Dinosaur History
by National Geographic Society, Sebastian Quigley
(42)

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History

Young, eager paleontologists wanted. Apply within. We need YOUR expertise! So step inside The Dinosaur Museum, the book where kids get to act like paleontologists. This amazing volume gives readers a behind-the-scenes peek at a museum, with an interactive experience that evokes a visit to a natural history museum. Forget about waiting in long lines for hours. This interactive guide takes you on a room-by-room tour of the most fun-packed museum you can imagine. Learning about prehistoric monsters becomes a practical challenge to the scientist in every reader. Each room points to a range of interactive investigations that can be carried out in the dino-lab gatefold flap. You can open the specimen drawer filled with fossils, look at specimen slides through the microscope, and use a whole host of interactive features: a pop-up fossil finds map, a dinosaur time line, and a sliding chart that allows you to compare the size of dinosaurs with modern animals.

Dinosaur Museum is the ultimate holiday gift for every child who loves dinosaurs. This inspiring interactive book gives children the chance to experience the real science behind the study of one of the most exciting eras in the history of the Earth.

• Rank: #42272 in Books
• Brand: National Geographic Children's Books
• Published on: 2008-10-28
• Released on: 2008-10-28
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .81" h x 10.30" w x 10.28" l, 1.71 pounds
• Binding: Hardcover
• 24 pages