Children's Corner @ Clifton Park-Halfmoon Public Library

Juvenile Non-fiction

Selected by Marybeth Hassett-Murphy, Librarian.
Scheduled to be published in the Times Union on 1/2008.

Title: Who Was First?: Discovering the Americas
Author: Freedman, Russell

For ages 8 and up. Historical and archaeological evidence from Chinese ship logs, the Vikings and Mayan ruins present a picture of the development and rise of civilizations on the American continents.
Title: The World Made New
Author: Aronson, Mark and John W. Glenn

For ages 9 and up. Revelations in the history of the Americas and examinations of underlying causes and effects of the Age of Exploration Maps and artwork.
Title: Travels with Charlie: Down South
Author: Backer, Miles

For ages 5 and up with assistance. Introduces younger readers to the culture, kitsch and history of 12 Southern states through riddles and the search for Charlie, dog and tour guide.
Title: Birmingham, 1963
Author: Weatherford, Carole Boston

For ages 10 and up. An elegy for four girls who never grew up and for those who grew up too quickly: victims of a church bombing one ordinary Sunday morning.
Title: Walker Evans: Photographer of America
Author: Nau, Thomas

For ages 10 and up. Evans was a pioneer in photographing unscripted slices of America throughout the 20th century.