Younger Fiction

• Bridwell, Norman
  Clifford to the Rescue
  Scholastic, 2000
  E Bri (Picture Books)
  Clifford uses his size to help in many ways- saving a kitten, rescuing people from a fire, masquerading as an elephant and supporting a bridge so a parade can pass.
• Harris, Jack C.
  Fire Fighters to the Rescue
  Western Publishing Co, 1990
  E Har (Grades 1-3)
  A little boy reports a neighbor's home is on fire, and after the fire fighters
  put out the fire, he learns about the jobs firefighters perform by having a personal tour of the fire house.
• Lundell, Margo
  Lad, A Dog: Lad to the Rescue
  Scholastic, 1997
  E Lun (Grades 1-3)
  Having befriended a young girl who is unable to walk, Lad risks his life to save her from a poisonous snake.
• Osborne, Mary Pope
  New York's Bravest
  Random House Books, 2002
  E Osb (Grades 1-3)
  The tale of the heroic deeds of the legendary New York firefighter Mose Humphreys.
• Roop, Peter
  Buttons for General Washington
  Carolrhoda, 1986
  E Roo (Grades 1-3)
  This story reconstructs a possible mission of the 14 year old spy who carried messages to George Washington's camp in the buttons of his coat during the Revolutionary War
• Roop, Peter
  Keep the Lights Burning Abbie
  Carolrhoda, 1985
  E Roo (Grades 1-3)
  In the winter of 1856, a storm delays the lighthouse keeper's return to an island off he coast of Maine, and his daughter Abbie must keep the lights burning by herself.
• Sanford, Doris
  Help! Fire!
  Multnomah Press, 1992
  E San (Grades 1-3)
  The true story of a little boy who faced overwhelming circumstances, but responded very bravely.
• Steig, William
  Brave Irene
  Collins, 1986
  E Ste (Grades 1-3)
  Plucky Irene, a dressmaker's daughter, braves a wicked snowstorm to deliver a new gown for a ball to the duchess.
• Vecere, Joel
  A Story About Courage
  Steck-Vaughn, 1992
  E Vec (Grades 1-3)
  Jarrod, a new student who is confined to a wheelchair, tries out for the school basketball team.
• Winthrop, Elizabeth
  Being Brave is Best
  Parker Brother, 1984
  E Win (Grades 1-3)
  Afraid to go to the hospital to have her tonsils our, Jenny is helped to get over her fear by Cheer Bear and his friends.

Older Fiction

• Gardiner, John
  Stone Fox
  Harper Collins, 1980
  + Gar
  Little Willy hopes to pay back the taxes on his grandfather's farm with the purse from a dog sled he enters.
• Taylor, Mildred D.
  The Friendship
  Dials books, 1987
  + Tay
  Four children witness a confrontation between an elderly black man and a white storekeeper in rural Mississippi in the 1930's.

Non-fiction

• Bridges, Ruby
  Through My Eyes
  Scholastic, 1999
  + 921 Bri
  Ruby Brides recounts the story of her involvement as a six year old in the integration of the school in New Orleans in 1960.
• Fritz, Jean
  And then What Happened , Paul Revere?
  Coward, McCann and Geoghegan, 1973
  + 921 Rev
  Describes some of the more well known, as well as some the lesser known details of Paul Revere's life and his famous ride.
• Adler, David
  A Picture Book of Sacagawea
  Holiday House, 2000
  + 921 Sac
  A biography of the Shoshone woman who joined, and greatly aided the Louise and Clark Expedition.

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