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1) The secret soldier: the story of Deborah Sampson

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A brief biography of the woman who disguised herself as a man and joined the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.

2) --if you lived in colonial times

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McGovern, Ann

3) Too much noise

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McGovern, Ann

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Houghton Mifflin

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Peter complains his house is too noisy so the wise man advises him to obtain some rather unusual house guests.

4) The pilgrims' first Thanksgiving

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McGovern, Ann

5) --If you sailed on the Mayflower in 1620

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McGovern, Ann

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Ready-to-go classroom library. Grade 3

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Questions and answers describe the voyage of the Mayflower and the Pilgrim's first year in the New World.

6) Stone soup

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McGovern, Ann

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Scholastic

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When the little old lady claims she has no food to give him, a hungry young man proceeds to make a soup with a stone and water.

7) Aesop's fables

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McGovern, Ann

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Scholastic Inc

Pub. Date

2013.

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A retelling of over 50 classic Aesop fables, including The fox and the grapes and The donkey in the lion's skin.

8) --if you grew up with Abraham Lincoln

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McGovern, Ann

9) Shark lady: true adventures of Eugenie Clark

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McGovern, Ann

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Scholastic biography

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A biography of the ichthyologist whose interest in fish began at the age of nine during weekly trips to the Aquarium in New York City.

10) Robin Hood of Sherwood Forest

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McGovern, Ann

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Ten adventures of the legendary outlaw who, with his band, vowed to bring woe to both the greedy rich and those without mercy, and to help the innocent and good-hearted.

11) --if you lived 100 years ago

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McGovern, Ann

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Scholastic

Pub. Date

1999

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Describes what life was like in New York City, then the largest city in the United States, during the 1890's.

12) If you lived in the days of the knights

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McGovern, Ann

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Scholastic Inc

Pub. Date

c2001

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This book tells what it was like to live in the days of the knights during the Middle Ages.

13) ... If you lived with the Sioux Indians

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McGovern, Ann

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[Distributed by?] Perfection Learning

Pub. Date

1992, c1974

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Describes the daily life of the Sioux Indians, their clothing, food, games, and customs before and after the coming of the white man.

14) Native American heroes: Osceola, Tecumseh & Cochise

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McGovern, Ann

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Scholastic Inc

Pub. Date

[2013]

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"Osceola, Tecumseh, and Cochise are Native American heroes who each fought to protect his tribe and to defend his people's right to live on their own lands. Osceola led the Seminoles into battle in Florida. Tecumseh and the Shawnees faced their enemy in Indiana Territory. Cochise led an Apache uprising in the Southwest."--Back cover.

15) ... if you sailed on the Mayflower

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McGovern, Ann

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Four Winds Press

Pub. Date

[c1969]

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Questions and answers describe the voyage of the Mayflower and the Pilgrim's first year in the New World.

16) Half a kingdom: an Icelandic folktale

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McGovern, Ann

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F. Warne

Pub. Date

c1977

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A peasant girl wins half the kingdom by outwitting the trolls who have kidnapped Prince Lini.

17) The lady in the box

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McGovern, Ann

Publisher

Turtle Books

Pub. Date

c1997

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When Lizzie and Ben discover a homeless lady living in their neighborhood, they must reconcile their desire to help her with their mother's admonition not to talk to strangers.