Lectorum Catalog 2024

201 • prices in red reflect a 20% discount • American History CALIFORNIA: NACE UN ESTADO California: Becoming a State GR: V/630L Elizabeth Anderson Lopez Grades 3-5 CALIFORNIA HISTORY Featuring dynamic primary source documents, this nonfiction title details California’s journey to statehood and promotes social studies content literacy. Sp. PB (SED44805) 9780743912747 $11.99/9.60 LOS INDÍGENAS EN GR: U/690L EL SIGLO XIX: DERECHOS Y RESISTENCIA American Indians in the 1800s: Right and Resistance Katie Blomquist Grades 3-5 NATIVE AMERICAN This book focuses on the lives of Native Americans during the 1800s and explores historical events such as the Indian Removal Act, the Trail of Tears, the Seminole Wars, Red Cloud’s War, Wounded Knee, and the Nez Perce War. Sp. PB (SED44839) 9780743913744 $11.99/9.60 ¿QUÉ ES LA CONSTITUCIÓN? What Is the Constitution? Patricia Brennan Demuth Grades 3-5 COLONIAL HISTORY This book teaches readers about the history behind the writing of the Constitution. It contains photographs and illustrations, which complement the well-written text. Sp. PB (VK46124) 9780593522653 $6.99/5.60 EL CORAJE DE SARAH NOBLE AR:3.9/ The Courage of Sarah Noble GR: O/550L Alice Dalgliesh Grades 3-5 HISTORICAL FICTION A brave eight-year-old girl leaves her home to accompany her father into the wilderness of sixteenth-century Connecticut. The story relates Sarah’s journey into the unsettled land, where she forms lifelong friendships with the neighboring Native Americans. Sp. PB (NG37925) 9788427901438 $10.99/8.80 1955 Newbery Honor Book LOS CAMINOS A CALIFORNIA Trails to California GR: U/740L Ann Ingalls Grades 3-5 CALIFORNIA HISTORY Introduce children to some of California’s early settlers including John Bidwell, Jim Beckwourth, Jedediah Smith, Sarah Royce, Charley Parkhurst, Kit Carson, and more. Sp. PB (SED44874) 9780743912686 $11.99/9.60 HUIR HACIA LA LIBERTAD AR:3.4/ Emma’s Escape: GR:N/560L A Story of America’s Underground Railroad Sharon Shavers Gayle Grades 3-4 SLAVERY/FREEDOM During a field trip to the Smithsonian Museum, a little girl named Emma envisions herself escaping to freedom on the Underground Railroad. The expressive illustrations will enable readers to picture themselves as participants in the arduous journey. Sp. PB (SN41146) 9781631139079 $11.95/9.56 CÉSAR CHÁVEZ: THE AR:5.1/GR:I STRUGGLE FOR JUSTICE/ LA LUCHA POR LA JUSTICIA Richard Griswold Castillo Grades 3-4 CIVIL RIGHTS/BIOGRAPHY This easy to read biography follows César Chávez from his childhood on a small farm in Arizona to the development of the United Farm Workers, and his struggle for farm workers’ rights. Sp./Eng. PB (AR35240) 9781558854246 $7.95/6.36 CUANDO JESSIE CRUZÓ AR:3.2/GR:S/540L EL OCÉANO When Jesse Came Across the Sea Amy Hest Illustrated by P. J. Lynch Translated by Teresa Mlawer Grades 3-4 IMMIGRANT EXPERIENCE Jessie—a young woman from a poor village in Eastern Europe—is surprised when she is chosen by the town’s Rabbi to travel to America. Profoundly sad at the prospect of leaving behind her grandmother, Jessie makes the voyage across the sea to start a new life in New York. Sp. PB (LC32887) 9781930332782 $14.99/12.00 1997 Kate Greenaway Medal, United Kingdom PINK Y SAY GR: Q/500L Pink and Say Patricia Polacco Translated by Alejandra López Varela Grades 3-4 FIRST PERSON NARRATIVE/ CIVIL WAR/FRIENDSHIP Passed down from generation to generation, this deeply moving true story tells of two young soldiers—one white and one black—brought together during the American Civil War. Together they struggled to survive, but were ultimately “wrenched apart” at the hands of the Confederacy upon their capture. In the end, only one of them survived to tell the story. Sp. PB (LC6916) 9781930332546 $9.99/8.00 Sp. HC (LC4064) 9781880507308 $16.95/13.56 ¡TÚ TAMBIÉN PUEDES! GR: R/550L LOS DEFENSORES DE LOS DERECHOS CIVILES You Can Too! Civil Rights Champions Kelly Rodgers Grades 3-4 CIVIL RIGHTS This book will teach students about civil rights and introduces them to new vocabulary terms and concepts. Sp. PB (SED43083) 9781425827076 $12.99/10.40 MARAVILLAS DE ESTADOS GR: R/560L UNIDOS HECHAS POR EL HOMBRE America’s Man-Made Landmarks Jennifer Prior Grades 2-3 GEOGRAPHY It is important for us to remember the events of the past. One way to preserve our history is by building landmarks. Colorful images, supporting text, a glossary, table of contents, and index all work together in this book to help readers better understand the content and be fully engaged from cover to cover. Sp. PB (SED41734) 9781493805990 $11.99/9.60 DECLARANDO NUESTRA GR: Q/540L INDEPENDENCIA Declaring Our Independence Kelly Rodgers Grades 2-3 COLONIAL HISTORY Readers will learn the history behind the Declaration of Independence and what makes it such an important document in American history. Sp. PB (SED40789) 9781493805341 $10.99/8.80 EL PONY EXPRESS AR:3.7/GR:N/710L The Pony Express Darice Bailer Grades 3-4 AMERICAN HISTORY During a visit to the Smithsonian Museum, Kevin dreams he is Warren Upson, known as Boston, who was the greatest rider in the history of the Pony Express. Kevin’s vivid imagination takes him on a perilous ride to California to deliver the sad news that the Civil War had begun. Sp. PB (SN41157) 9781631139062 $11.95/9.56 EL GRAN FERROCARRIL AR:4.1/ Railroad! A Story of the GR:N/730L Transcontinental Railroad Darice Bailer Grades 3-4 AMERICAN HISTORY During a visit to the Smithsonian Museum, Lucy dreams she is Andrew Russell, the photographer who documented the inaugural voyage of the first transcontinental railroad. The illustrations and engaging text teach children how this amazing feat was accomplished. Sp. PB (SN41562) 9781631139086 $11.95/9.56