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Copies of these books are available at the Library

Stories for Young Children About People in Military Service

My Daddy Is a Guardsman by Kirk and Sharron Hilbrecht

My Daddy Is a Soldier by Kirk and Sharron Hilbrecht

Captain Cat by Syd Hoff

  • Call number: ER HOFF
  • A cat makes friends with a soldier and learns about military life when he joins the army.
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The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree by Gloria Houston, illus. by Barbara Cooney.

  • Call number: E HOUSTON
  • Since Papa has left to go to war, how they will get the perfect Christmas tree for the town celebration?
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All Those Secrets of the World by Jane Yolen, illus. by Leslie Baker

  • Call number: E YOLEN
  • When Janie’s father goes off to war, she learns a secret which helps her during his absence.
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If You Listen by Charlotte Zolotow, illus. by Marc Simont

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Books About the United States Military

Military Service Units

Air Force   X358.4s and X623.7

Army   X355s

Army Special Forces   X356.1s

Marine Corps   X359.96

Navy   X359s

A few of the many books available

The United States Army by Michael Green

Golden Knights: The U.S. Army Parachute Team by Ellen Hopkins

Life on a Submarine by Gregory Payan and Alexander Guelke

The United States Marine Corps by Michael Green

U. S. Navy SEALs by Thomas Streissguth

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Military Equipment

(also look under the service unit using the equipment)

Air equipment  X623.746

Land equipment  X623.747

Sea equipment  X623.8252

A few of the many books available

Military Vehicles by Jenifer Morse

Battleships by Michael Green

World’s Fastest Military Airplanes by Michael Burgan

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Books with Words, Art, & Music Celebrating the United States

I Pledge Allegiance by Bill Martin, Jr., illus by Chris Raschka

  • Call number: X323.6 MARTIN, B.
  • The text is accompanied by simple explanations of its meaning.
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Yankee Doodle illus. by Steven Kellogg

  • Call number: X782.42 KELLOGG
  • An illustrated version of the song of the American Revolution.
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America the Beautiful by Katharine Lee Bates, illus by Wendell Minor

  • Call number: X811 BATES
  • An illustrated edition of the poem which was later set to music.
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Celebrating America: A Collection of Poems and Images of the American Spirit edited by Laura Whipple, art from the Art Institute of Chicago

Celebrate America: In Poetry and Art edited by Nora Panzer

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The Backgrounds of Such Symbols as Uncle Sam and the Liberty Bell.

Uncle Sam and Old Glory: Symbols of America by Jean West and Delno West, illus. by Christopher Manson

 The Declaration of Independence illus. by Sam Fink

  • Call number: X973.313 UNITED
  • Accompanied by illustrations to help explain its meaning.
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This Land is Your Land by Woody Guthrie, illus. by Kathy Jakobsen

  • Call number: E GUTHRIE
  • Includes a tribute from Pete Seeger, the music, and a scrapbook.
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BOOKS ABOUT WAR, PEACE, & TOLERANCE

Books for All Ages

The Big Book for Peace edited by Ann Durell and Marilyn Sachs

  • Call number: X810.8 BIG
  • A collection of works by famous children’s authors and illustrators.
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Peace on Earth: A Book of Prayers from Around the World collected and illus. by Bijou Le Tord

  • Call number: X291.43 LE TORD
  • A collection of prayers from around the world.
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Manneken Pis: A Simple Story of a Boy Who Peed on a War by Vladimir Radunsky

  • Call number: E RADUNSKY, V.
  • The story of a boy who showed the world just how silly it is to fight.
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For Younger Readers

The Wall by Eve Bunting, illus. by Ronald Himler

  • Call number: E BUNTING
  • A boy and his father visit a relative’s name on the Vietnam Memorial.
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Drummer Hoff by Barbara Emberley, illus. by Ed Emberley

  • Call number: E EMBERLEY
  • Soldiers build a magnificent cannon, with less than favorable results.
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Feathers and Fools by Mem Fox, illus. by Nicholas Wilton

  • Call number: E FOX
  • Fearful, prejudiced peacocks and swans end up destroying each other.
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Sami and the Time of the Troubles by Florence Parry Heide & Judith Heide Gilliland, illus. by Ted Lewin

  • Call number: E HEIDE
  • A Lebanese boy’s normal life includes fighting and bombs.
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A Very Important Day by Maggie Rugg Herold, illus. by Catherine Stock

  • Call number: E HEROLD
  • People from 32 different countries are sworn in as U.S. citizens.
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The Upstairs Cat by Karla Kuskin, illus. by Howard Fine

  • Call number: E KUSKIN
  • The endless fights between two cats prove the futility of war.
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The Ring and the Window Seat by Amy Hest

  • Call number: E HEST
  • Stella gives her nickels so a little girl can be rescued from a war.
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The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf, illus. by Robert Lawson

  • Call number: E LEAF
  • Ferdinand is the strongest of all the young bulls, but he will not fight.
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Heroes by Ken Mochizuki, illus. by Dom Lee

  • Call number: E MOCHIZUKI
  • Japanese-American Donnie’s playmates insist he play the “bad guy.”
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The Pillow War by Matt Novak

  • Call number: E NOVAK
  • When siblings have a pillow fight, it escalates to engulf the world.
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Sneetches and Other Stories by Dr. Seuss

  • Call number: E SEUSS
  • Two types of Sneetches are prejudiced against each other.
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Ruby Mae Has Something to Say by David Small

  • Call number: E SMALL
  • Tongue-tied Ruby Mae speaks for world peace at the United Nations.
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The War by Anais Vaugelade

  • Call number: E VAUGELADE, A.
  • Prince Fabien uses an ingenious trick to end a war without violence.
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One Day a Stranger Came by Naomi Wakan

  • Call number: E WAKAN
  • A stranger reminds three friends that they live in different countries.
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We Can Get Along: A Child's Book of Choices by Lauren Murphy Payne

  • Call number: X302 PAYNE
  • How it feels when people get along together, and when they do not.
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For Older Readers

Bad Stuff in the News by Marc Gellman and Thomas Hartman

  • Call number: X302.23 GELLMAN, M.
  • How social problems are reported in the media, and what you can do.
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Peace on the Playground by Eileen Lucas

  • Call number: X303.69 LUCAS
  • Introduces techniques for nonviolent resolution of conflicts.
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Talking Peace by Jimmy Carter

  • Call number: X327.172 CARTER
  • The factors involved in peace negotiations and conflict resolution.
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The Kid’s Guide to Social Action by Barbara A. Lewis

  • Call number: X361.2 LEWIS
  • Learn political action skills that can make a difference.
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War and the Pity of War edited by Neil Philip

  • Call number: X808.81 WAR
  • Poems about the horror of war, as well as about courage in wartime.
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Peacebound Trains by Haemi Balgassi, illus. by Chris Soentpiet

  • Call number: X BALGASSI
  • Sumi’s grandmother tells how they escaped war in Korea atop a train.
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A Stone in My Hand by Cathryn Clinton

  • Call number: X CLINTON, C.
  • Eleven-year-old Malaak’s family is touched by violence in Israel.
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The Storyteller’s Beads by Jane Kurtz

  • Call number: X KURTZ, J.
  • Two refugee girls from groups that hate each other must get along.
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The Fragile Flag by Jane Langton

  • Call number: X LANGTON
  • A nine-year-old girl leads a march of children to protest a missile.
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My Palace of Leaves in Sarajevo by Marybeth Lorbiecki

  • Call number: X LORBIECKI
  • Nadja’s letters reveal the horrors of war in the former Yugoslavia.
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Girl of Kosovo by Alice Mead

  • Call number: X MEAD, A.
  • Although Zana experiences violence in Kosovo, she tries not to hate.
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Soldier Mom by Alice Mead

  • Call number: X MEAD
  • Eleven-year-old Jasmyn’s mother is sent to fight in the Gulf War.
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Walker’s Crossing by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

  • Call number: X NAYLOR
  • Ryan’s older brother becomes involved in a racist militia movement.
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Shattered: Stories of Children and War edited by Jennifer Armstrong

  • Call number: X SHATTERED
  • Short stories from authors such as Graham Salisbury and M.E. Kerr.
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 Outside In by Karen Romano Young

  • Call number: X YOUNG, K.
  • As the Vietnam War continues, 12-year-old Cherie grows confused.
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updated 9/15/07