Come on into America's most famous home! Everybody knows the building at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. It's the White House, home to US presidents, first ladies, first children, and even first pets! But aren't you curious: why is the house white (and how many gallons of paint keep it that way)? Who built the place? How many rooms are in there and what are they used for? Where does the president work? Where does the first family live? Is there really a bowling alley in the White House? The lively text and interesting photographs in this fact-filled 8 x 8 will answer all these questions and more about daily life in the most famous house in America.

Curious About the White House (Smithsonian)

Children's Books

Waters, Kate

Biographies

Grosset&Dunlap

On the Mayflower

Filled with full-color photographs of the Mayflower II, a thrilling story follows the adventures of William Small and Ellen Moore as they travel from England to America without their families. Reprint.

On The Mayflower

Literature & Fiction

Scholastic Paperbacks

Mary worries that if the colony votes for independence, her best friend will have to go back to England

Mary Geddy's Day: A Colonial Girl in Williamsburg

scholastic

Told by Dancing Moccasins, a 14-year-old Wampanoag boy, and Resolved White, a 6-year-old English boy, a fascinating historical book brings to life the harvest celebration between the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag people in 1621.

Giving Thanks: The 1621 Harvest Feast

In 1621, the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag people shared a harvest celebration. Through time, stories, and popular myths, this event has come to be known as the first Thanksgiving. Reading level is 2.8.

1621 Harvest Feast (Giving Thanks)

Holidays & Celebrations

This bestselling photographic Thanksgiving picture book is now available in paperback! At sunup when the cockerel crows, young Sarah Morton's day begins. Come and join her as she goes about her work and play in an early American settlement in the year 1627. There's a fire to build, breakfast to cook, chickens to feed, goats to milk, and letters and scripture to learn. Between the chores, there is her best friend, Elizabeth, with whom she shares her hopes and dreams. But Sarah is worried about her new stepfather. Will she ever earn his love and learn to call him father?

Sarah Morton's Day: A Day in the Life of a Pilgrim Girl (Scholastic Bookshelf)

History

Dig into this photo-packed Penguin-Smithsonian book about fossils—and find out what was going on in our world. Aren't you curious about what Earth was like long ago? What creatures lived before us? What happened to the dinosaurs? Curious about Fossils explains why and where fossils form and looks at the colorful lives and important discoveries of some of the great early fossil hunters and collectors, including Mary Anning who unearthed the first ichthyosaur skeleton; Richard Owen who coined the word dinosaur; and Barnum Brown, who discovered the first remains of a T-rex. Then the adventure continues into modern times, where scientists on fossil hunts in places like North Dakota's Hell Creek Formation use computers and other technology to dig up the fossilized bones, teeth, and even poop that provide clues to the past. A must read for every kid who's ever collected a shark tooth or trilobite!

Curious About Fossils (Smithsonian)

Animals

What's wiggling around underground . . . and underwater? Worms! They're more than just the squiggly things on a fish hook. Worms live in the earth, in the sea, in other bodies of water, and even inside insects or animals. They can be round or flat, really long or microscopic, colorful or see-through, even glowing. Learn more about how these wigglers live, what they eat . . . and who eats them.

Curious About Worms (Smithsonian)

Where the Buffalo Roam: Bison in America (Smithsonian)

Buffalo = Bison = the All-American Animal The American bison (buffalo) is one of the most recognizable North American mammals. In fact, it is the official national animal of the United States—where you'll still find them roaming. This photo-filled reader explores the natural world of the huge, shaggy beast, its habits and habitats, and the buffalo's cultural and iconic importance, especially to American Indians.

Penguin Young Readers

Buffalo = Bison = the All-American Animal The American bison (buffalo) is one of the most recognizable North American mammals. In fact, it is the official national animal of the United States—where you'll still find them roaming. This photo-filled reader explores the natural world of the huge, shaggy beast, its habits and habitats, and the buffalo's cultural and iconic importance, especially to American Indians.

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Curious About the White House (Smithsonian)

On The Mayflower

Mary Geddy's Day: A Colonial Girl in Williamsburg

Giving Thanks: The 1621 Harvest Feast

1621 Harvest Feast (Giving Thanks)

Sarah Morton's Day: A Day in the Life of a Pilgrim Girl (Scholastic Bookshelf)

Curious About Fossils (Smithsonian)

Curious About Worms (Smithsonian)

Where the Buffalo Roam: Bison in America (Smithsonian)

Where the Buffalo Roam: Bison in America (Smithsonian)