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historical change

Books about historical change for readers of all ages.

Cover of Spindle River

Spindle River

Judith O'Neill

Ages 10–14familychild labor

Cover of Dawn wind

Dawn wind

Rosemary Sutcliff, Charles Keeping

Ages 10–15couragesurvival

Cover of Daniel's story

Daniel's story

Susan E. Kirby

Ages 9–14frontier lifecultural understanding

Cover of The second decade

The second decade

Dorothy Hoobler

Ages 10–15women's rightsitalian american identity

Cover of Trouble at the Mill (My Side of the Story)

Trouble at the Mill (My Side of the Story)

Philip Wooderson

Ages 9–14labor rightssocial justice

Cover of That Bookwoman

That Bookwoman

Heather Henson

Ages 8–12literacyperseverance

Cover of Catch a tiger by the toe

Catch a tiger by the toe

Ellen Levine

Ages 10–16family relationshipspolitical ideology

Cover of The Drummer Boys Battle: Florence Nightingale (Trailblazer Books #21)

The Drummer Boys Battle: Florence Nightingale (Trailblazer Books #21)

Dave Jackson

Ages 9–14couragecompassion

Cover of Nations in Transition - Taiwan (hardcover edition) (Nations in Transition)

Nations in Transition - Taiwan (hardcover edition) (Nations in Transition)

Robert Green

Ages 10–16politics and governmentcultural identity

Cover of Growing up in America, 1830-1860

Growing up in America, 1830-1860

Evelyn Toynton

Ages 8–12historyamerican culture

Cover of World History, Survey Edition

World History, Survey Edition

Elizabeth Ellis, Esler

Ages 14–18civilization and culturehistorical change

Cover of America

America

Ages 12–15american historycitizenship

Cover of What Life Was Like in Europe's Romantic Era

What Life Was Like in Europe's Romantic Era

Time-Life Books, Arthur Herman

Ages 10–15european historysocial customs

Cover of The Lantern Bearers

The Lantern Bearers

Rosemary Sutcliff, R. Sutcliff

Ages 10–15courageloyalty

Cover of Reconstruction era

Reconstruction era

Kelly King Howes, Lawrence W. Baker

Ages 10–16american historypost-civil war period

Cover of Jamestown's Early Civilizations

Jamestown's Early Civilizations

McGraw-Hill - Jamestown Education, Glencoe McGraw-Hill

Ages 12–15ancient historycivilization

Cover of World History - Survey Edition

World History - Survey Edition

Elizabeth Ellis, Esler

Ages 12–15world civilizationshistorical change

Cover of Ties that bind, ties that break

Ties that bind, ties that break

Lensey Namioka

Ages 11–16individualitycultural tradition

Cover of Fruitlands

Fruitlands

Gloria Whelan

Ages 9–13familyhistorical change

Cover of World History

World History

Mounir A. Farah, Andrea Berens Karls

Ages 10–18world cultureshistorical change

Cover of American History

American History

Ages 12–15american identityhistorical change

Cover of World History

World History

Ages 14–18civilization and cultureworld events

Cover of World History

World History

Ages 14–18world cultureshistorical change

Cover of World History

World History

Ages 14–18civilization and culturehistorical change