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On My Own History Series

By Various Authors
Level 3
Review:

This series features larger text and plenty of illustrations, making these books perfect history readers for Level 3 readers. Children will learn about historical topics and events, like the Pony Express and the Underground Railroad, which are each around 50 pages in length.

Books in this series we have reviewed and recommend: Bronco Charlie and the Pony Express, Clouds of Terror (note: contains illustrations of children and a baby covered in locusts that may be disturbing to sensitive readers), The Snow Walker, Allen Jay and the Underground Railroad, Keep the Lights Burning Abbie, I Pledge Allegiance, The Daring Escape of Ellen Craft, Sybil Ludington’s Midnight Ride, Kate Shelley and the Midnight Express

Books in this series that are not our favorite: Danger at Sand Cave

(Reviewed by an Official Good and Beautiful Reviewer)

Series Yes
Genre Biography, Nonfiction
The Good and the Beautiful Library No
  • E-Book
  • 3.5 Entertainment Value
  • 3.5 Moral Value
  • 4.5 Educational Value
  • 4 Literary Value
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