Description

The Hardin County Public Library has been chosen to receive a special collection of books, the “We the People Bookshelf” by the American Library Association and the National Endowment for the Humanities. The “We the People Bookshelf” is a themed collection of books chosen annually by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Each year, a theme is chosen that represents our national heritage and books are selected based on this theme. The theme for the 2008 collection is “Created Equal!” A variety of books cover different reading levels from preschool to young adult and several of the books are also written in Spanish.

List of Books in Collection

• Abigail Adams: Witness to a Revolution by Natalie Bober
• Abraham Lincoln the Writer: A Treasury of his Greatest Speeches and Letters edited by Harold Holzer
• Amistad by David Pesci
• Breaking Through by Francisco Jimenez
• Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis
• Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
• Freedom Walkers: The Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott by Russell Freedman
• The Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln
• Give Me Liberty: the Story of the Declaration of Independence by Russell Freedman
• Lincoln: A Photobiography by Russell Freedman
• Lincoln’s Virtues: An Ethical Biography by William Lee Miller
• Lyddie by Katherine Paterson
• Many Thousand Gone: African Americans from Slavery to Freedom by Virginia Hamilton
• Pink and Say by Patricia Polacco

• Saturnalia by Paul Fleischman
• That All People May Be One People by Chief Joseph
• The Ugly Duckling by Hans Christian Andersen
• Pink y Say by Patricia Polacco (translated by Alejandra Lopez Valera)
• Lyddie by Katherine Paterson (translated by Rosa Benavides)
• Senderos Fronterizos: Breaking Through Spanish Edition by Francisco Jimenez
• Flores Para Algernon by Daniel Keyes (translated by Paz Barroso)

Web Site for Created Equal Bookshelf

http://publicprograms.ala.org/bookshelf/

Book Review for May

Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis

Elijah is free born, the first child born in a Canadian settlement of former slaves. When the money that Mr. Leroy has saved to purchase the freedom of his family is stolen, Elijah must leave the safety of his home and help to recover his friend’s savings. Learn more about the lives of former slaves and their children in the settlement of Buxton while reading about Elijah’s exciting adventures. This book is a Newbery Honor Book as well as a recipient of the Coretta Scott King Award. For ages 9-12.

Upcoming Events:

The “We the People Bookshelf” will be displayed in a special display in conjunction with the “Forever Free” exhibit coming to the library in June. Come and see this special display beginning on June 16.