6 must-read history books like First Ladies (DK Eyewitness Books) by Amy Pastan

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First Ladies (DK Eyewitness Books)

By: Amy Pastan

3.84

Format: 64 pages, Hardcover

Meet forty-five dynamic women -- from Martha Washington to America's newest first lady. Here is a c…

If you liked the history plot in First Ladies (DK Eyewitness Books) by Amy Pastan , here is a list of 6 books like this:

Cover of Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille by Boris Kulikov, Jen Bryant

1. Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille

By: Boris Kulikov , Jen Bryant

4.29

Format: 34 pages, Hardcover

An inspiring picture-book biography of Louis Braille—a blind boy so determined to read that he inve… read more

Similar categories in Boris Kulikov's Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille book and Amy Pastan's First Ladies (DK Eyewitness Books)

  • history
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • childrens
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2. The Fire Cat

By: Esther Averill

4.16

Format: 64 pages, Paperback

Pickles the fire cat to the rescue!  Pickles is a young cat with big paws who wishes to do big thin… read more

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  • childrens
"One day Mrs. Goodkind said, 'Pickles, you are not a bad cat. You are not a good cat. You are good and bad. And bad and good. You are a mixed-up cat. What you need is a good home. Then you will be goo…"

-Esther Averill, The Fire Cat

Cover of Snowflake Bentley by Jacqueline Briggs Martin, Mary Azarian

3. Snowflake Bentley

By: Jacqueline Briggs Martin , Mary Azarian

3.76

Format: None pages, Hardcover

"Of all the forms of water the tiny six-pointed crystals of ice called snow are incomparably the mo… read more

Similar categories in Jacqueline Briggs Martin's Snowflake Bentley book and Amy Pastan's First Ladies (DK Eyewitness Books)

  • history
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • childrens
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4. The Velveteen Rabbit

By: Margery Williams Bianco , William Nicholson

4.30

Format: 40 pages, Paperback

Nursery magic is very strange and wonderful, and only those playthings that are old and wise and ex… read more

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  • childrens
"When you are Real you don't mind being hurt."

-Margery Williams Bianco, The Velveteen Rabbit

"...because once you are Real you can't be ugly, except to people who don't understand."

-Margery Williams Bianco, The Velveteen Rabbit

"When a child loves you for a long, long time, not just to play with, but REALLY loves you, then you become Real."

-Margery Williams Bianco, The Velveteen Rabbit

"He didn't mind how he looked to other people, because the nursery magic had made him Real, and when you are Real shabbiness doesn't matter."

-Margery Williams Bianco, The Velveteen Rabbit

Cover of The Tower Treasure (The Hardy Boys, #1) by Franklin W. Dixon, Leslie McFarlane

5. The Tower Treasure (The Hardy Boys, #1)

By: Franklin W. Dixon , Leslie McFarlane

3.92

Format: 214 pages, Hardcover

The first of an enduring series. The Hardy Boys will soon celebrate their 100th anniversary, but… read more

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  • childrens
"There is no such thing as a clever crook. If he was really that clever he wouldn’t be a crook at all."

-Franklin W. Dixon, The Tower Treasure (The Hardy Boys, #1)

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6. On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1)

By: Andrew Peterson

4.33

Format: 290 pages, Paperback

Once, in a cottage above the cliffs on the Dark Sea of Darkness, there lived three children and the… read more

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  • childrens
"Even if hope is just a low ember at night, in the morning you can still start a fire."

-Andrew Peterson, On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1)

"Esben Igiby was seeping into Janner’s thoughts, and there was no way to seal the leak."

-Andrew Peterson, On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1)

"But other than the cruel fangs and the constant threat of death and torture, there wasn't much to fear in Skree."

-Andrew Peterson, On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1)

"There's just something about the way he sings. It makes me think of when it snows outside, and the fire is warm, and Podo is telling us a story while you're cooking, and there's no place I'd rather b…"

-Andrew Peterson, On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1)

7. Danny and the Dinosaur (An I Can Read Book)

By: Syd Hoff

3.68

Format: 330 pages, Paperback

Danny loves dinosaurs. When he sees one at the museum and says, "It would be nice to play with a di… read more

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8. Tending Roses (Tending Roses, #1)

By: Lisa Wingate

4.00

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Librarian Note: This is the updated cover for ISBN 9780451203076 Author Lisa Wingate drew upon h… read more

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"Time passes... but memories do not."

-Lisa Wingate, Tending Roses (Tending Roses, #1)

"...It's hard to feel like much is wrong in the world when you're looking into the eyes of a happy baby."

-Lisa Wingate, Tending Roses (Tending Roses, #1)

"...The best times of my life, the times that passed by me the most quickly, were the times when the roses grew wild."

-Lisa Wingate, Tending Roses (Tending Roses, #1)

"Sometimes life moves so fast, the road splits in an instant, and you only have a heartbeat to decide which way to turn."

-Lisa Wingate, Tending Roses (Tending Roses, #1)

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9. Farmhouse

By: Sophie Blackall

4.53

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Two-time Caldecott Medalist Sophie Blackall invites readers to peek through windows that shine like… read more

Similar categories in Sophie Blackall's Farmhouse book and Amy Pastan's First Ladies (DK Eyewitness Books)

  • childrens
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10. The Many Daughters of Afong Moy

By: Jamie Ford

3.87

Format: 362 pages, Hardcover

Dorothy Moy breaks her own heart for a living. As Washington’s former poet laureate, that’s how sh… read more

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"Don't change. Instead change the world."

-Jamie Ford, The Many Daughters of Afong Moy

"We don't have to grieve only those we know. Sometimes we grieve for that which was lost. That which was never allowed to be."

-Jamie Ford, The Many Daughters of Afong Moy

"The bandleader sang 'Every time I see a crowd of people, just like a fool, I stop and stare. It's really not the proper thing to do, but maybe you'll be there."

-Jamie Ford, The Many Daughters of Afong Moy

"Karma is more like a suitcase. You have to be unafraid to open it up and look at what's inside, to unpack the things you do not need. Karma is the climate of the past which shapes how much leeway we …"

-Jamie Ford, The Many Daughters of Afong Moy

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11. Letters from Cuba

By: Ruth Behar

4.27

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

The story of a young Jewish girl who escapes Poland to make a new life in Cuba, while she works to … read more

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  • childrens
Cover of Who Was Charles Schulz? by Joan Holub

12. Who Was Charles Schulz?

By: Joan Holub

4.22

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

Learn more about the cartoonist who created Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and the rest of the lovable Pean… read more

Similar categories in Joan Holub's Who Was Charles Schulz? book and Amy Pastan's First Ladies (DK Eyewitness Books)

  • history
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • childrens
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13. Who Was Queen Elizabeth II?

By: Megan Stine

4.15

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

How did a little girl who loved horses become the longest reigning monarch in England? Find out in … read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • childrens
Cover of Freedom at the Falls (The Imagination Station, #22) by Marianne Hering

14. Freedom at the Falls (The Imagination Station, #22)

By: Marianne Hering

4.48

Format: 135 pages, Kindle Edition

Over 1 million sold in series!When they step into the Imagination Station, kids experience an unfor… read more

Similar categories in Marianne Hering's Freedom at the Falls (The Imagination Station, #22) book and Amy Pastan's First Ladies (DK Eyewitness Books)

  • history
  • childrens
Cover of First Ladies (DK Eyewitness Books) by Amy Pastan

15. First Ladies (DK Eyewitness Books)

By: Amy Pastan

3.84

Format: 64 pages, Hardcover

Meet forty-five dynamic women -- from Martha Washington to America's newest first lady. Here is a c… read more

Similar categories in Amy Pastan's First Ladies (DK Eyewitness Books) book and Amy Pastan's First Ladies (DK Eyewitness Books)

  • american history
  • biography
  • history
  • childrens
  • nonfiction

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4.29

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