This historical fiction novel tells the story of the Long March of the Navajo of 1864. In this event, the Navajo were forced to leave their land in Arizona/New Mexico, to walk 450 miles to a camp near Fort Sumner in present-day New Mexico. The story is told through the eyes of a 15-year-old girl experiencing the events.
Ruby, a new student at a fictional school, tries to fit in by copying another student and later the teacher. When Ruby displays her own unique talents, however, she is able to win friends, at last.
This picture book tells the story of Ruby Bridges, who, when she was six years old, was the only African-American student to attend a previously all-white school in New Orleans in 1960. Every day for months she had to walk past angry crowds of adults protesting her presence. This book tells the story of Bridges's first year at this school.
This book maps twenty journeys that have shaped our national past--from the journeys Native Americans to those of migrant workers and modern-day immigrants. The journeys of various famous Americans, including Ben Franklin and Harriet Tubman, are mapped out as well. Every one of the journeys is recast from actual historical accounts, including oral histories or eyewitness descriptions.
Through portrait photographs and rhyming lines of poetry, this book explores students' identities and roles. It emphasizes how people of a variety of backgrounds make up the mosaic that is the United States.
