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Fiction
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3–5
Rachel Anderson
Los mejores amigos
Best Friends
Illustrations by Shelagh McNicholas
Tolerance, Disabilities, Family
3–5 GR: K • AR: 3.1
Bea, a girl with Down syndrome, loves her
baby sister very much. One day, however, Bea
feels excluded and angry when Ana, her sister,
returns from school with her best friend. But
then Bea makes friends with the boy who has
just moved next door.
4”x 8” • 62pp. • Paperback
Spanish 9789681910105 $ 8.95
Kalman Barsy
Leyendas insólitas
Incredible Legends
Illustrations by Nancy Fiorini
Myths and Legends, Mystery, Fantasy,
Multicultural
3–5 GR: P
Puerto Rican legends full of unbelievable and
crazy happenings. In one, a gentleman orders
the coat of arms of his family only to hear the
sacristan and his executioner reveal the secrets
of his ancestors. In another, readers will find
out who the strange and mysterious man that
visits a young ill widow is . . .
4.8” x 8” • 40pp. • Paperback
Spanish 9781575818665 $ 7.95
Darice Bailer
El gran ferrocarril
Railroad!
Illustrations by Bill Farnsworth
American History, Achieving Goals, Geography
3–5 GR: N • AR: 4.1
In El gran ferrocarril, while visiting the
Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum
of American History, a girl daydreams that she
is Andrew Russell, about to commemorate
the completion of the Transcontinental
Railroad with his famous photograph.
6” x 9” • 48pp. • Paperback
Spanish 9781598205985 $ 8.95
Darice Bailer
El Pony Express
The Pony Express
Illustrations by Tom Antonishak
American History, Courage, Achieving Goals
3–5 GR: N • AR: 3.7
In El Pony Express, while visiting the
Smithsonian Institution’s National Postal
Museum, a boy imagines that he is Warren
“Boston” Upson, the bravest and most daring
of the Pony Express riders, delivering news
of the Civil War to Sacramento, California.
6” x 9” • 48pp. • Paperback
Spanish 9781598205992 $ 8.95
Dana Meachen Rau
La primera caminata lunar
Moon Walk
Illustrations by Thomas Buchs
American History, Science, Earth and Space
3–5 GR: M • AR: 4.1
In La primera caminata lunar, while visiting
the Smithsonian Institution’s National Air
and Space Museum, a boy daydreams that he
is Neil Armstrong on his famous 1969 Moon
mission. Like Armstrong, the boy lands on the
Moon and takes one giant leap for mankind.
6” x 9” • 48pp. • Paperback
Spanish 9781598206005 $ 8.95
Sharon Shavers Gayle
Huir hacia la libertad
Emma’s Escape
Illustrations by Eric Velasquez
American History, Courage, Freedom, Conflict
3–5 GR: N • AR: 3.4
In Huir hacia la libertad, while visiting
the Smithsonian Institution’s Anacostia
Community Museum, a girl imagines that
she is a slave making a dangerous escape from
the South using the famous Underground
Railroad.
6” x 9” • 48pp. • Paperback
Spanish 9781598206012 $ 8.95
Excursiones fantásticas
Fantasy Field Trips
Historical fiction not only helps develop essential reading and comprehension
skills, but has proven to be a wonderful tool to teach history and integrate
social studies across the curriculum. The exciting historical fiction stories in this
collection of early chapter books will capture students’ interest and promote a
richer understanding of some of the most important events in American history.
Grades
Pre-K
K
12
10
9
8
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6
5
4
3
2
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