"A More Perfect Union" Collection

The following books have been selected for the "A More Perfect Union" Bookshelf:

Kindergarten to Grade 3

• Tico and the Golden Wings by Leo Lionni
• A More Perfect Union: The Story of Our Constitution by Betsy and Giulio Maestro
• Una unión más perfecta: la historia de nuestra constitución by Betsy and Giulio Maestro (translated by Aída E. Marcuse)
• When Marian Sang: The True Recital of Marian Anderson by Pam Muñoz Ryan

Grades 4 to 6

• César ¡Sí, se Puede! by Carmen T. Bernier-Grand (Spanish edition)
• César ¡Si, Se Puede! / Yes, We Can! by Carmen T. Bernier-Grand
• Eagle Song by Joseph Bruchac
• The Great Little Madison by Jean Fritz
• Darby by Jonathon Scott Fuqua

Grades 7-8

• Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson
• Warriors Don't Cry by Melba Beals
• Lincoln Shot: A President's Life Remembered by Barry Denenberg
• Hitch by Jeanette Ingold

Grades 9-12

• The Souls of Black Folk by W. E. B. DuBois
• American Creation: Triumphs and Tragedies at the Founding of the Republic by Joseph Ellis
• Lincoln in His Own Words by Milton Meltzer
• Carver: A Life in Poems by Marilyn Nelson
• Twelve Angry Men by Reginald Rose
• Ángeles asesinos by Michael Shaara (translated by Manuel de los Reyes)
• Killer Angels by Michael Shaara

Bonus

• The Civil War: A Film by Ken Burns
• The Civil War: An Illustrated History by Geoffrey Ward, Ric Burns, Ken Burns
• Declaring Independence: The Origin and Influence of America's Founding Document edited by Christian Y. Dupont