Hot Air: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Hot-Air Balloon Ride by Marjorie Priceman, 2005--Based on events in 1783, a sheep, a duck, and a rooster are passengers on the first hot-air balloon ride.
This book is mostly fiction but does include some extremely detailed facts about that famous day at Versailles. Illustrations are bold and intricate; there is so much to look at and interact with children. It also houses a very interesting back cover page full of details about the inventors of the hot air balloon... very unexpected.
I Want To Be Free by Joseph Slate and E.B. Lewis, **new, 2009**--"Based on a sacred Buddhist tale as related in Rudyard Kipling's novel "Kim," tells of an escaped slave who rescues an abandoned baby from slave hunters. Compelling text and illustrations combine to tell a tale that celebrates the strength of human connections and the power of love."
Possibly one of the most heart-touching children's books I have seen in a long time. I Want To Be Free is beautifully written in prose and wonderful rhymes for children and adult readers alike. The pictures only add to how touching this book is... I cried at the end of it! The text is slightly reminiscent of a slave's gospel song, sung in the work fields.
Mailing May by Micheal O. Tunnel, 1997--"In 1914, because her family cannot afford a train ticket to her grandmother's town, May gets mailed and rides the mail car on the train to see her grandmother."
Gorgeous watercolor illustrations! This book is a great piece representative of the times as it is full of examples of what life was like in the early 1900's--postal services, passenger trains, and even wages were different back then. Not only is it educational, but this book is just downright cute! Check out the creative cover...
Apples to Oregon by Deborah Hopkinson and Nancy Carpenter, 2004--"A pioneer father transports his beloved fruit trees and his family to Oregon in the mid-nineteenth century. Based loosely on the life of Henderson Luelling."
I found this book quite hilarious! The main character's name is Delicious, a type of apple. The book is full of humor, hidden facts, tall tales, and (slightly) true accounts of a trip across the United States in a wagon. Children will most likely find this book charming.
The Moon Over Star by Dianna Hutts Aston
Titanicat by Marty Crisp
The Last Brother by Trinka Hakes Noble
Flags by Maxine Trottier
The Gardener by Sarah Stewart
The Day Gogo Went to Vote by Elinor Sisulu
(books are in no particular order)
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