The books listed below may be available through publishers, distributors such as bookstores or online retailers, or library systems.
Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing
by James Weldon Johnson
Scholastic, 2002
An illustrated version of the song by James Weldon Johnson that became known as the Negro National Anthem in 1920.
Zora Hurston and the Chinaberry Tree
by William Miller
Lee and Low, 1996
This acclaimed picture book tells the childhood story of Florida's most famous African American author.
Jemma's Journey
by Trevor Romain
Boyds Mills, 2002
Jemma's grandmother shares a tragic story about two African American men who tried to vote in 1920 in Ocoee, Florida.
Radio Rescue
Lynne Barasch
Farrar, 2000
In 1923, a boy receives a distress signal on his ham radio and is able to get help for a Florida family stranded in a flood.
Strawberry Girl
Lois Lenski
Harper, 1995
This Newbery Award–winning classic tells about a girl whose family struggles to make a living from their strawberry fields in turn-of-the-twentieth-century Florida.
Kids on Strike!
by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
Houghton Mifflin, 2003
After years of oppression, working children of the early 1900s began to demand better wages and working conditions.
What's the Hurry, Fox? and Other Animal Stories
by Zora Neale Hurston
Harper, 2004
A collection of animal stories by Florida author Zora Neale Hurston.
The Spy Who Came in from the Sea
Peggy Nolan
Pineapple Press, 1999
Young Frank must decide what to do when he spots a spy from a German U-boat off the Florida coast during World War II.
Inventing the Future
by Marfe F. Delano
National Geographic, 2003
In this photobiography, readers learn how Thomas Edison's 1,093 inventions changed the world.
Jump at de Sun: The Story of Zora Neale Hurston
by A.P. Porter and Lucy Ann Hurston
Lerner, 1992
The authors make use of Hurston's own words to tell her story, in this unique biography.
Lostman's River
by Cynthia DeFelice
Harper, 1995
In 1906, 13-year-old Tyler joins the battle to protect the Everglades when hunters threaten to destroy the ecosystem.
Flying Blind
by Anna Myers
Walker, 2003
Ben tries to stop egret hunters in Florida and learns about the complications of that conservation issue.
Freddy Goes to Florida
Walter R. Brooks
Puffin, 2001
In this classic, Freddy the pig takes a tip from the birds and migrates south to Florida for the winter.
The Wide Brim: Early Poems and Ponderings of Marjory Stoneman Douglas
Marjory Stoneman Douglas
University Press of Florida, 2002
A collection of Douglas's best articles about South Florida's environment, politics, and human nature.
The Yearling
by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
Simon & Schuster, 1988
This is the classic Florida story of Jody Baxter and the life lessons he learns through his relationship with his fawn Flag.
Alligator Crossing
by Marjory Stoneman Douglas
Milkweed, 2003
A boy escapes the chaos of Miami in the 1950s by finding adventure in the Everglades.
Age of Inventions
by Ann Rossi
National Geographic, 2003
Readers see how American inventors, such as Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell, changed our world forever.
World War I
Ruth Tenzer Feldman
Lerner, 2004
A chronicle of the major events of World War I.
Growing Up in the Great Depression: 1929 to 1941
by Amy Ruth
Lerner, 2003
The author describes what life was like for young people during the Depression.
Growing Up in World War II: 1941 to 1945
by Judith Pinkerton Josephson
Lerner, 2003
Primary sources document how American children experienced World War II.
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