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- And Then What Happened, Paul Revere?Jean Fritz
- The Cloud BookTomie de Paola
- Do Stars Have Points?Melvin & Gilda Berger
- EarthquakesSeymour Simon
- EleanorBarbara Cooney
- The Fantastic Undersea Life of Jacques CousteauDan Yaccarino
- George Washington: Solider, Hero, PresidentJustine & Ron Fontes
- HurricanesSeymour Simon
- Ice Mummy: The Discovery of a 5,000-Year-Old ManMark & Cathy East Dubowski
- If You Lived at the Time of the American RevolutionKay Moore
- If You Traveled on the Underground RailroadEllen Levine
- Just a Few Words, Mr. LincolnJean Fritz
- Knights & CastlesWill & Mary Pope Osborne
- Mosquito BiteAlexandra Siy
- My Librarian Is a Camel: How Books Are Brought to Children Around the World*Margriet Ruurs
- Now & Ben: The Modern Inventions of Ben FranklinGene Barretta
- One Day in the DesertJean Craighead George
- One Day in the PrairieJean Craighead George
- A Picture Book of George Washington CarverDavid A. Adler
- Rachel: The Story of Rachel CarsonAmy Ehrlich
- The Respiratory SystemSusan Glass
- A River Ran WildLynne Cherry
- The Snake ScientistSy Montgomery
- SpaceWill & Mary Pope Osborne
- TeammatesPeter Golenbock
- The Top of the World: Climbing Mount EverestSteve Jenkins
- Toys!: Amazing Stories Behind some Great Inventions*Don Wulffson
- The Trail of TearsJoseph Bruchac
- What Is the Animal Kingdom?Bobbie Kalman
- Where Was Patrick Henry on the 29th of May?Jean Fritz