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In this post, students will learn about the work at the Museum to collect both professional and amateur photographer's images of the September 11 tragedy, as well as the stories told by the photographers. More than 2000 images and several cameras were collected for the Smithsonian from 25 ph
Reading Level:
Late Elementary School
The story of two boys growing up in Pennsylvania during 1853, where they encounter slave traders, Harriet Tubman, and the Underground Railroad.
Author:
Jennifer Armstrong
Reading Level:
Late Elementary School,Middle School
A fictionalized exchange of letters between a little girl and Thomas Jefferson accounts events of the 1800s.
Reading Level:
Late Elementary School
The story of the Gettysburg Address, illustrated with watercolors and archival photographs.
Reading Level:
Early Elementary School,Late Elementary School
In 1868, John Bardsley, an immigrant from England, brought one thousand sparrows from his home country back to Philadelphia, where he hoped they would help save the trees from the inch-worms that were destroying them. Based on a true story.
Reading Level:
Early Elementary School,Late Elementary School
Explore the story of September 11, 2001 through the windows of St. Paul's Chapel in New York City. St. Paul's Chapel served as a hub for rescue and recovery workers in the days after the attacks.