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The Abenaki by Colin G. Calloway (1989) 110 pages, grades 6-12 The history of the Abenaki through the late 20th century. Available in the VHS lending library. Look for it in your library or used book store. |
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Alexander Twilight, Vermont's African-American Pioneer by Michael T. Hahn (1998) 65 pages, grades 5-8 The biography of Alexander Twilight, a minister and educator in northeastern Vermont in the 1830s and 1840s. $10.95 Available in the VHS lending library. |
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Ann Story, Vermont's Heroine of Independence by Michael T. Hahn (1996) 52 pages, grades 4-8 The biography of Ann Story who settled in Vermont with her family in the 1770s. $9.95 Available in the VHS lending library. |
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Jackson and Bud's Bumpy Ride by Elizabeth Koehler-Pentacoff (2009) 36 pages, grades K-3 In 1903, Burlington doctor Horatio Jackson and his dog Bud race to be the first to drive across the country in their car named Vermont. $16.95 |
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A Little Girl's Diary, Life on a Farm in Rural Vermont by Alice Bushnell, ed. by Sarah Rooker & Kim King Zea (1998) 165 pages, grades 3-8 Alice Bushnell was seven years old and living in Strafford when she wrote her diary in 1911. The book includes copies of her diary pages and a printed copy of the text. $12.00 Available in the VHS lending library. |
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Phineas Gage: A Gruesome but True Story About Brain Science by John Fleischman (2002) |
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Snowflake Bentley by Jacqueline Briggs Martin (1998)
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Vermont, the State with the Storybook Past by Cora Cheney (1976, revised 1999) 256 pages, grades 4-8 A narrative history of the state of Vermont. Although full of action and adventure, educators may want to discuss the portrayal of Abenaki history in this book. $22.95 |
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What Makes Vermont Special by Greg Carpenter (2012) 94 pages An in-depth look at the story behind Vermont's state symbols. $20.00 |
Have you read one of these books or another book about Vermont history? Submit a book suggestion or a brief book review. Email to education@vermonthistory.org. Include your first name and age.
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