Illinois Authors

Materials Research Society, Warrendale, PA : ©2001.

Childrens Press, New York : ©1996.

Using many photographs, this is a simple overview of the part played by African Americans during the formative years of the colonial period. The freedom sought by so many Europeans who came to America was not shared with many Africans & their descendants. The brief descriptions in this book tell of slavery as well as the limited freedoms of free blacks. Phillis Wheatley, Jean Baptiste Pointe du Sable, & Benjamin Banneker are among those briefly profiled. Index. Part of the Cornerstones of Freedom series. Bowker Authored Title code. Using many photographs, this is a simple overview of the part played by African Americans during the formative years of the colonial period. Presents a brief history of Afro-Americans and of slavery in seventeenth and eighteenth century America.

Childrens Press, Chicago : ©1987.

Introduces the geography, history, government, economy, industry, culture, historic sites, and famous people of this historically significant state.

Childrens Press, Chicago : ©1988.

Introduces the geography, history, government, economy, industry, culture, historic sites, and famous people of this Southern state.

Childrens Press, Chicago : ©1988.

Examines the geography, population, history, education, culture, and recreation of the Keystone State.

Childrens Press, Chicago : ©1989.

Introduces the fast-growing state of Colorado, whose dramatic natural beauty lures thousands of visitors each year.

Children's Press, Chicago : ©1989.

An introduction to that state with a felicitous combination of industry, agriculture, and beauty.

Childrens Press, Chicago : ©1990.

Introduces the geography, history, government, economy, industry, culture, historic sites, and famous people of the Old Line State.

Childrens Press, Chicago : ©1991.

Introduces the geography, history, government, economy, industry, culture, historic sites, and famous people of Delaware.

Childrens Press, Chicago : ©1991.

Introduces the geography, history, government, economy, industry, culture, historic sites, and famous people of Iowa.

Childrens Press, Chicago : ©1991.

Discusses the geography, history, people, government, economy, and recreation of Washington, D.C.

Childrens Press, Chicago : ©1992.

Introduces the geography, people, history, and culture of this island.

Childrens Press, Chicago : ©1990.

Introduces the geography, history, government, economy, industry, culture, historic sites, and famous people of this northeastern state.

Childrens Press, Chicago : ©1990.

Introduces the geography, history, government, culture, recreation, and people of the Palmetto State.

Franklin Watts, New York : ©2003.

Explores the history of American Sign Language and deaf culture, including ongoing controversies within the deaf community today.

Children's Press, New York : 1997.

Describes the history, culture, daily life, and points of interest of the city in the Netherlands that rests almost entirely on wooden piles made from tree trunks.

Franklin Watts, New York : ©2003.

Explores the people and events involved in sports competitions for people with disabilities and discusses people with disabilities who play professional sports.

Children's Press, New York : ©2000.

Describes the history, culture, daily life, food, people, sports, and points of interest in the capital and largest city of the state of Georgia.

Children's Press, New York : ©1996.

Describes physical aspects, history, and social life and customs of the capital of the People's Republic of China.

People With Disabilities Press, Lincoln, NE : 2002, ©1978.

Fifteen-year-old Meg realizes that it's not her blindness that prevents her for joining the "in" crowd but her own individuality.

Scholastic Inc., New York : ©1993.

A biography of the accomplished and influential eighteenth-century printer, inventor, scientist, statesman, and diplomat.

Children's Press, New York : ©1998.

Describes the history, culture, daily life, food, sports, and points of interest of the capital and largest city of Argentina, South America.

Benchmark Books, Tarrytown, N.Y. : ©1996.

Discusses the geography, history, people, culture, customs, and the arts of China.

Scholastic Book Services, New York : ©1982.

Children's Press, New York : ©2008.

Introduces the geography, history, government, people, culture, and attractions of Colorado.

Miegunyah Press : Carlton, Vic. : 2009, ©2009.

Children's Press, New York : ©2000.

Describes the history, culture, people, commerce, and points of interest of Dallas, the second-largest city in Texas.

Simon Pulse, New York : 2002.

Amber Novak's life is changed forever when a car crash leaves her confined to a wheelchair.

Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, Grand Rapids, Mich. : 2004, ©1996.

" ... chronicles the life of Dorothy Day, known the world over as the leader of the Catholic Worker Movement ... the founder of The Catholic Worker newspaper, [and] the founder of numerous 'houses of hospitality' that provided food and shelter to the destitute."--Page 4 of cover.

Children's Press, New York : ©1997.

Describes physical aspects, history, and social life and customs of the capital of the Republic of Ireland.

Child's World, Chanhassen, Minn. : 2004.

Provides a brief introduction to Elizabeth Blackwell, her accomplishments, and her impact on history.

Child's World, Chanhassen, Minn. : ©2004.

Introduces the life of the world-famous Mexican artist who overcame polio, injuries from a near-fatal bus accident, a tempestuous marriage to Diego Rivera, and other difficulties.

Children's Press, New York : ©2004.

Traces Hawaii's path to statehood.

Child's World, Chanhassen, Minn. : ©2003.

Provides a brief introduction to Helen Keller, her accomplishments, and her impact on American history.

Children's Press, New York : ©1998.

A biography of the wife of the forty-second president of the United States, discussing her youth, marriage, and work on health care and the welfare and education of children.

New American Library, New York, N.Y. : ©1985.

Benchmark Books, New York : 1999.

Describes various aspects of the life of early settlers in New England including their homes, schools, religion, work, and community.

Benchmark Books, New York : ©2000.

Discusses the history, social life, and customs of the various immigrant groups who settled in the middle colonies during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

Benchmark Books, New York : ©2000.

Describes various aspects of the contrasting life styles of the rich and the poor early settlers in the southern colonies including homes, food, work, religion, education, and hospitality.

Children's Press, New York : 2004.

A biography of the twentieth president of the United States, with information about his childhood, family, political career, presidency, and legacy.

Childrens Press, Chicago : ©1992.

A biography of the social worker who defended the oppressed, promoted education for the poor, worked for world peace, and founded Hull House, a settlement house in the industrial slums of Chicago.

Children's Press, New York : ©1998.

A biography of the wife of the fourteenth president of the United States, who never wanted her husband to be in politics and who never recovered from her grief over the deaths of all three of her children.

Children's Press, New York : ©2001.

This book describes the history, culture, daily life, food, people, sports, and points of interest in the capital of Israel.

Scholastic Book Services, New York : ©1983.

Child's World, Chanhassen, Minn. : ©2004.

Provides a brief introduction to Juliette Gordon Low, her accomplishments, and her impact on American history.

Children's Press, New York : ©1997.

Describes the first battles of the Revolutionary War, the events leading up to the conflict, and the effect of helping the thirteen British colonies pull together for a common cause.

Childrens Press, [Place of publication not identified] : 1997.

Children's Press, New York : ©2008.

Introduces the geography, history, government, people, culture, and attractions of Louisiana.

Scholastic Inc., New York : ©1985.

Laurie discovers there is more to being a lifeguard than she ever imagined.

Children's Press, New York : ©1999.

Describes the history, culture, daily life, food, people, sports, and points of interest in the capital and largest city of Spain.

Children's Press, New York : ©1999.

Describes the geography, history, economy and industry, natural resources, arts and recreation, and people of the New England state of Maine.

Children's Press, New York : ©2008.

An introduction to the state of Maryland, the location of the Battle of Antietam, Ocean City, Camp David, Harpers Ferry, Annapolis, Goddard Space Flight Center, and Chesapeake Bay.

Children's Press, New York : ©2008.

Introduces the geography, history, government, people, culture, and attractions of Massachusetts.

Children's Press, New York : 2000.

Describes the history, culture, daily life, food, sports, people, and points of interest in the capital of Russia.

Childrens Pr 1993

Describes the history, geography, ecology, people, economy, cities, and sights of the state of New Jersey, and includes ideas for classroom assignments.

Children's Press/Grolier Pub., New York : ©1999.

Describes the geography, plants, animals, history, economy, language, religions, culture, sports, art, and people of New Mexico, where the three major cultures are Native American, Hispanic, and Anglo.

Children's Press, New York : ©1996.

Describes the history, people, and places of New York City.

Children's Press, New York : ©2009.

Describes the geography, history, economy, culture, and people of the state of Ohio.

Scholastic, New York : ©1989.

Tracy is acting weird because she thinks she is going blind. Finally she faces the truth that she really is going blind. Is her dog her only friend? Tracy feels that way.

Child's World, Chanhassen, Minn. : ©2004.

A biography of an enslaved African woman who became the first African-American poet to be published.

The threats to privacy are well known: the National Security Agency tracks our phone calls; Google records where we go online and how we set our thermostats; Facebook changes our privacy settings when it wishes; Target gets hacked and loses control of our credit card information; our medical records are available for sale to strangers; our children are fingerprinted and their every test score saved for posterity; and small robots patrol our schoolyards and drones may soon fill our skies. The contributors to this anthology don't simply describe these problems or warn about the loss of privacy-they propose solutions. They look closely at business practices, public policy, and technology design, and ask, Should this continue? Is there a better approach? They take seriously the dictum of Thomas Edison: What one creates with his hand, he should control with his head. It's a new approach to the privacy debate, one that assumes privacy is worth protecting, that there are solutions to be found, and that the future is not yet known. This volume will be an essential reference for policy makers and researchers, journalists and scholars, and others looking for answers to one of the biggest challenges of our modern day. The premise is clear: there's a problem--let's find a solution.--Book jacket.

Children's Press, New York : 2009.

An introduction to the land, history, and people of Puerto Rico.

Children's Press, New York : ©1996.

Provides a physical description and history, along with a discussion of the people and customs, of the second largest city in Brazil.

Children's Press, New York : ©1997.

Describes the history, culture, daily life, food, people, and points of interest in San Francisco, California. $

Twenty-First Century Books, Brookfield, Conn. : ©2003.

Looks at how the mentally ill have been treated throughout history, focusing on advances made in the 19th and 20th centuries regarding mental hospitals, medications, and social acceptance.

Children's Press, New York : 2009.

An introduction to the geography, natural resources, history, economy, important sites, daily life, and people of South Carolina.

Children's Press, New York : ©1997.

Describes the history, culture, daily life, food, people, and points of interest in Russia's second-largest city.

Bantam Books, New York : ©1987.

Shelley is devastated when her doctors tell her she'll never be able to see again. Now even the simplest tasks-like dressing herself of finding her way around the house -take enormous effort and patience. As she gains confidence she becomes friends with Kevin, a fellow climber, who encourages her to be independent.

Dell, New York : 1987.

Bastei-Verlag Lübbe Bergisch Gladbach 1986

Bantam, Toronto ; 1983.

Bantam, Toronto ; 1985, ©1984.

Children's Press, New York : 2001.

Describes the geography, plants, animals, history, economy, religions, culture, sports, arts, and people of Tennessee.

Silhouette, Sevenoaks : 1984, ©1982.

Enslow Publishers, Hillside, N.J. : ©1994.

Describes the events leading up to the American Revolution and recounts the course of the war that united the American colonies and gained them their independence from Britain.

Child's World, Chanhassen, MN : ©2004.

Introduces the Hispanic American culture, its origins, history, variety, and impact on American society.

CNIB, Toronto : 2014.

A chronicle of milestones in the ongoing fight for disability rights in the United States; includes the 1940 establishment of the National Federation of the Blind and the passing of both the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Grades 4-7. c1996.

Childrens Press, Chicago : ©1993.

The inspiring story of the brave men and women who led the Southern civil rights movement.

Scholastic, New York : ©1997.

Fourteen-year-old Shannon Thomas has been receiving chemotherapy treatment for Hodgkin's disease for two years. Hoping to find an alternative therapy, she visits a healer who teaches her that sometimes the only way out is through.

Childrens Press, Chicago : ©1995.

An account of how, during the War of 1812, Francis Scott Key came to write the poem that became the national anthem.

Childrens Press, Chicago : ©1994.

Tells of James Hoban's plans for the White House and the changes made in it by the different Presidents.

Childrens Press, Chicago : ©1993.

Describes the disastrous 1912 sinking of the world's largest ocean liner after colliding with an iceberg during its maiden voyage.

Enslow Publishers, Hillside, N.J., U.S.A. : ©1994.

Photographs and text describe the fighting between the Americans and Vietcong in the jungles of southeast Asia, how television brought graphic war footage to American homes, and the peace protests that took place around the country.

Childrens Press, Chicago : ©1995.

Describes the role of women in the Vietnam War, and the struggle to gain approval from the government to build a memorial to honor them.

Children's Press, New York : ©1997.

Narrates the life of the first African-American to serve as a judge on the United States Supreme Court.

Bt Bound, [Place of publication not identified] : 2003.

Children's Press, New York : ©1996.

Describes Japan's capital city including its subway system, its streets and buildings, its celebrations of ancient religious traditions, and its sports and theater.

Scholastic, New York : ©1996.

Diagnosed with leukemia after a fainting spell, young Jill copes with painful therapy, being treated differently by her family and peers, and facing the frightening possibility that she will die.

Children's Press, New York : 2009.

An introduction to the geography, natural resources, history, economy, important sites, daily life, and people of Utah.

Children's Press, New York : 2004.

A biography of the twenty-ninth president of the United States, with information about his childhood, family, political career, presidency, and legacy.

Children's Press, New York : 2009.

Presents an introduction to the geography, natural resources, history, economy, important sites, daily life, and people of the state of Washington.

Enslow Publishers, Berkeley Heights, NJ : ©2009.

Examines the witchcraft hysteria in Salem Village in 1692, including the history of witchcraft, the principal participants in the accusations, the trials and judgment, and its legacy in American history--Provided by publisher.

Feminist Press at the City University of New York, New York : 1987.

An anthology of stories, poems, and essays by thirty women writers, all of whom have a disablility or physical difference.

Children's Press, New York : ©2000.

Describes the geography, plants, animals, history, economy, language, religions, culture, sports, art, and people of the state of Wyoming.

Childrens Press, Chicago : ©1994.

Describes the natural beauty and botanical characteristics of one of the first and largest national parks in the U.S.