24 must-read childrens books like Who Were the Navajo Code Talkers? (Who Was?) by James Buckley Jr.

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Who Were the Navajo Code Talkers? (Who Was?)

By: James Buckley Jr.

4.29

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

Learn how this heroic group of American Indian men created a secret, unbreakable code and helped th…

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1. What Is the Super Bowl?

By: Dina Anastasio , David Groff , None

3.80

Format: 245 pages, Paperback

With over 110 million viewers every year, the Super Bowl is one of the most watched television even… read more

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  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • childrens
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2. What Was the Great Depression?

By: Dede Putra , Janet B. Pascal

3.91

Format: 20 pages, Paperback

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  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • childrens

3. What Was the Hindenburg?

By: Janet B. Pascal , David Groff , None

3.29

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

At 800-feet long, the Hindenburg was the largest airship ever built--just slightly smaller than the… read more

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4. What Was the Underground Railroad?

By: Yona Zeldis McDonough , James Bennett , Lauren Mortimer

4.40

Format: 205 pages,

No one knows where the term Underground Railroad came from--there were no trains or tracks, only "c… read more

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5. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 (I Survived, #14)

By: Lauren Tarshis

4.50

Format: None pages, Paperback

It was one the most beautiful mountains in America, Mt. St. Helens, in Washington State. But what m… read more

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6. What Was the Great Chicago Fire?

By: Janet B. Pascal

4.16

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Did the Great Chicago Fire really start after a cow kicked over a lantern in a barn? Find out the t… read more

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7. What Was D-Day?

By: Scott Anderson , Patricia Brennan Demuth , None

4.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

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8. I Survived the California Wildfires, 2018 (I Survived #20)

By: Lauren Tarshis

4.21

Format: 111 pages, Kindle Edition

California continues to be ravaged by devastating wildfires. Lauren Tarshis's heart-pounding story … read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
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9. I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964 (I Survived #23)

By: Lauren Tarshis

4.04

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

The Great Alaska Earthquake is the largest and most powerful recorded earthquake in US history. Lau… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
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10. What Was the Holocaust?

By: Gail Herman

4.42

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

A thoughtful and age-appropriate introduction to an unimaginable event—the Holocaust. The Holocaus… read more

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  • history
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • war
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
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11. Where Were the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?

By: Yona Z. McDonough

4.12

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

Explore the most amazing wonders of the ancient world! More than 2,000 years ago, travelers wrote … read more

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  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • childrens
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12. What Is LEGO? (What Was?)

By: Jim O'Connor

4.31

Format: 108 pages, Kindle Edition

Find out how these fun, stackable blocks became the most popular toys in the world.The LEGO toy com… read more

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  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • childrens
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13. What Was World War I?

By: Nico Medina

4.22

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

This compelling addition to the What Was? series covers what was supposed to be “the war to end all… read more

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  • history
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • war
  • nonfiction
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14. What Was Pearl Harbor?

By: Patricia Brennan Demuth

4.30

Format: 112 pages, Hardcover

A terrifying attack! On December 7, 1941, Japanese war planes appeared out of nowhere to bomb the … read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • war
  • middle grade
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
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15. What Was the Titanic?

By: Stephanie Sabol

4.36

Format: 112 pages, Library Binding

For more than 100 years, people have been captivated by the disastrous sinking of the Titanic that … read more

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  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • childrens
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16. Where Is the Bermuda Triangle?

By: Megan Stine

4.18

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

Who doesn't love a great mystery? This book presents the eerie accidents and unexplained disappeara… read more

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  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • childrens
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17. What Do We Know About the Loch Ness Monster?

By: Steve Korté

4.17

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

The What Do We Know About? series explores the mysterious, the unknown, and the unexplained. Is the… read more

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  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
  • childrens
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18. What Was the Plague?

By: Roberta Edwards

4.21

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

Oh, rats! It's time to take a deeper look at what caused the Black Death--the deadliest pandemic re… read more

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  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • childrens
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19. What Was the Children's Blizzard of 1888?

By: Steve Korté

4.14

Format: 112 pages, Hardcover

Learn about the deadly and unexpected blizzard that slammed the Midwestern United States in 1888 an… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • middle grade
  • history
  • childrens
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20. What Was the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921?

By: Caleb Gayle

4.33

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

Learn how envy and racism led to the tragic destruction of the thriving Black community in Tulsa, O… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
  • childrens
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21. I Survived The Great Molasses Flood, 1919 (I Survived, #19)

By: Lauren Tarshis

4.06

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

100 years ago, a killer wave of molasses struck a crowded Boston neighborhood. Discover the story o… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
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22. What Was the Donner Party? (What Was?)

By: Ben Hubbard

3.85

Format: 111 pages, Kindle Edition

Learn about the treacherous journey across the Sierra Nevada mountain range that isolated and trapp… read more

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  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • childrens
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23. What Was the Harlem Renaissance?

By: Sherri L. Smith

4.12

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

In this book from the #1 New York Times bestselling series, learn how this vibrant Black neighborho… read more

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  • middle grade
  • history
  • nonfiction
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24. What Was the Bombing of Hiroshima? (What Was?)

By: Jess M Brallier

4.46

Format: 112 pages, Kindle Edition

Hiroshima is where the first atomic bomb was dropped. Now readers will learn the reasons why and wh… read more

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  • history
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
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25. What Was the Vietnam War?

By: Jim O'Connor

4.31

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

Learn how the United States ended up fighting for twenty years in a remote country on the other sid… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • war
  • history
  • childrens
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26. What Do We Know About the Winchester House?

By: Emma Carlson Berne

3.90

Format: 112 pages, Hardcover

The What Do We Know About? series explores the mysterious, the unknown, and the unexplained. Why wa… read more

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  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • childrens
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27. What Do We Know About Alien Abduction?

By: Kirsten Mayer

4.14

Format: 112 pages, Hardcover

The What Do We Know About? series explores the mysterious, the unknown, and the unexplained. Are th… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • childrens
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28. What Do We Know About Atlantis?

By: Emma Carlson Berne

3.99

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

The What Do We Know About? series explores the mysterious, the unknown, and the unexplained. Does t… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
  • childrens
Cover of What Are Castles and Knights? (What Was?) by Sarah Fabiny

29. What Are Castles and Knights? (What Was?)

By: Sarah Fabiny

4.01

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

Go back to the thrilling time of warring knights who were prepared to give their life in order to p… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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30. What Was Reconstruction?

By: Sherri L. Smith

4.17

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

In the same style as the New York Times Best-Selling Who Was? series, What Was? focuses on compelli… read more

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  • history
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • war
  • nonfiction
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31. Who Were the Navajo Code Talkers? (Who Was?)

By: James Buckley Jr.

4.29

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

Learn how this heroic group of American Indian men created a secret, unbreakable code and helped th… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • war
  • middle grade
  • native american
  • world war ii
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction

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3.80

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3.91

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4.42

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4.29

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4.22

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Nancy Harrison , June Eding

4.19

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