Books written by Susan Bivin Aller

Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus

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Mark Twain

CREATING TOM SAWYER That summer , Sam worked in the peaceful setting of Elmira's Quarry Farm . He sat in the comfort of a study built just for him . The small room opened on a view of hills and valleys and the Chemung River .
Tecumseh

INTRODUCTION he Shawnee hero Tecumseh has been called one of the greatest Native American leaders . Tecumseh's battleground was the American frontier in the late 1700s and early 1800s . As white settlers moved west , Tecumseh fought to ...
Living with the Senecas: A Story about Mary Jemison

The Diary of Mary Jemison, Captured by Indians. Edited by Connie and Peter Roop. New York: Benchmark Books, 2001. The Roops select and edit excerpts from Dr. James Seaver's book to tell Mary's story to young readers. Sherrow, Victoria.
Beyond Little Women: A Story about Louisa May Alcott

More than a century after Louisa May Alcott wrote them, classics such as Little Women, Little Men, and Jo’s Boys continue to be read and treasured by readers around the world.
Madam C. J. Walker

Presents the life, career, and accomplishments of the woman who rose from poverty to become a millionaire by selling hair care products for black women.
What Difference Could a Waterway Make?: And Other Questions about the Erie Canal

And Other Questions about the Erie Canal Susan Bivin Aller ... QUESTiONSOFAMERICANHISTORY How Did Tea and Taxes Spark a Revolution? And Other Questions about the Boston Tea Party Who Wrote the U.S. Constitution? And Other Questions ...
Ulysses S. Grant

Willie McLean and the Civil War Surrender . Minneapolis : Carolrhoda Books , Inc , 2005 . Young Willie McLean's house becomes the site of the famous meeting between Grant and General Robert E. Lee . Schott , Jane A. Abraham Lincoln .
George Eastman

A biography of the man whose inventiveness and business savvy led to the creation of the Kodak company and transformed photography from a cumbersome professional activity to a point-and-click hobby enjoyed by people around the world.
Sitting Bull

Introduces the life of Lakota Sioux warrior and holy man Sitting Bull, who led his people to victory at Little Bighorn and brought them to safety in Canada before surrendering so that they would not starve.
What Difference Could a Waterway Make?: And Other Questions about the Erie Canal

In the early 1800s, many Americans living in the eastern states wanted to explore the western frontier.
Florence Nightingale

True or False? Florence Nightingale was the first woman nurse. False! Women had worked as nurses for years, but it was considered a miserable job. Few nurses in England had any medical training.
Anne Hutchinson

True or False? Anne Hutchinson preached in a puritan church in colonial Massachusetts.
Juliette Low

Presents the life, career, and accomplishments of the woman who founded the Girl Scouts of America.
Beyond Little Women: A Story about Louisa May Alcott

Recalls Louisa May Alcott's life, beginning with her learning the importance of giving over receiving, a lesson she would recount throughout her life as her family's sole breadwinner, and ending with the success of Little Women.
Anne Hutchinson

In colonial Massachusetts, only men could be preachers. Anne Hutchinson angered church leaders by preaching about God during meetings in her home. The church leaders put Anne on trial for her spiritual teachings.