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The Ballot Box Battle by Emily Arnold McCully New York: Knopf, 1996 U.S.A. Secondary attribute: Courage, Respect Summary: In 1880, Cordelia learns a great lesson in equality from the respected suffragette Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Mrs. Stanton bravely spoke out loud and clear on women''s rights, especially the right to vote. She died in 1902, 18 years before the 19th amendment passed. Dear Benjamin Banneker by Andrea Davis Pinkney Illustrated by Brian Pinkney New York: Harcourt Brace/Gulliver, 1994 U.S.A. Summary: In this powerful picture-book biography, children meet Benjamin Banneker, a black man born free in 1731, who grew up to be a self-taught mathemetician, astronomer and author. He used his writing skills to draft a letter to then-Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson to object to Jefferson''s ownership of slaves. Banneker''s determination and pioneering spirit in an age of profound racism is inspiring. John Brown: One Man Against Slavery by Gwen Everett Illustrated by Jacob Lawrence New York: Rizzoli, 1993 U.S.A. Summary: Young Annie Brown recounts how her father rallied people to help him abolish slavery and liberate enslaved black people, even if it meant fighting and taking up arms to do so. Brown''s infamous raid on the Harpers Ferry Armory and Arsenal in Virginia is the dramatic highlight in this book illustrated with Jacob Lawrence''s "John Brown" series of paintings. The King's Chessboard by David Birch Illustrated by Devis Grebu New York: Dial, 1988 India Summary: When a wise man does a kindness for the king, the king insists that the man be rewarded. After much cajoling, the man accepts a gift of rice, the amount of which will double for each square on the king's chessboard. The king is too proud to ask how much rice his gift includes, but soon becomes dismayed and angered at being outwitted. A truce is called, with both sides finally satisfied. The Rough-Face Girl by Rafe Martin Illustrated by David Shannon New York: Putnam, 1992 Native American Summary: In an Algonquin Indian Cinderella story, the rough-face girl earns the right to marry an invisible being when she is wise enough to see him in the natural world around her. The Secret Room by Uri Shulevitz New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1993 Europe Summary: A man''s cleverness and humility earn him a high position in the king''s court, where he replaces a greedy, envious counselor. The Three Little Javelinas by Susan Lowell Illustrated by Jim Harris Flagstaff: Northland Press, 1992 U.S.A./Southwest Summary: The familiar tale of "The Three Little Pigs" is spiced up with the blended elements of Native American, Mexican and Spanish cultures found in the southwestern U.S. The three pig-like creatures build houses of tumbleweeds, saguaro ribs and finally, adobe, to outwit the big bad wolf. |
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Intermediate Justice Book List