Professional Documents
Culture Documents
History
Encounter by Jane Yolen
The arrival of Columbus from a Taino Indian boy’s point of view. Great message about
the meaning of “progress”
World War II
Luba, The Angel of Bergen-Belsen by Michelle McCann
A nurse in a concentration camp saves 44 children from starvation by outsmarting the
Nazis.
My Secret Camera: Life in the Lodz Ghetto. Photographs by Mendel Grossman; Text by
Frank Smith
Photos taken secretly inside a Jewish ghetto by the photographer who hid the camera
inside his raincoat. A very emotional tribute to the people in that ghetto.
Faithful Elephants
Elephants are the unintended victims of war in this true story that takes place in Japan
during World War II
Civil Rights
Remember: The Journey to School Integration by Toni Morrison
Black and white photographs depicting segregation in the south have been captioned to
provide food for thought.
Recent History
14 Cows for America by Carmen Agra Deedy
A 9/11 tribute: “Because there is no nation so powerful it cannot be wounded, nor a
people so small they cannot offer mighty comfort.” Gorgeous illustrations