Core Democratic Values

Core Democratic Values

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Call Number Author Title

E Barton The Little Red Hen (equality, common good)

(1993)

E Blos Old Henry (equality) (1987)

E Bordon A. Lincoln and Me (truth) (1999)

E Bourgeois Franklin Fibs (truth) (1999)

E Bunting A Day’s Work (truth, pursuit of happiness) (1994)

E Bunting Fly Away Home (justice, diversity, public or

common good, rights of individuals) (1991)

E Bunting How Many Days to America? (individual rights)

(1988)

E Bunting Smoky Night (equality, diversity, public or common

good, rule of law, self government, rights of

individuals) (1994)

E Bunting The Wall (patriotism) (1990)

E Celsi The Fourth Little Pig (equality, independence)

(1990)

E Cooney Miss Rumphius (common good) (1982)

E Corey You Forgot Your Skirt, Amelia Bloomer (equality)

(2000)

E Couric The Brand New Kid (justice, equality, diversity,

common good, pursuit of happiness) (2000)

E Cronin Click, Clack, Moo (equality, pursuit of happiness)

(2000)

E dePaola The Art Lesson (justice, equality, diversity, pursuit

of happiness) (1989)

E Dooley Everyody Cooks Rice (diversity) (1991)

E Henkes Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse (public or common

good, rights of individuals) (1996)

E Hoffman Amazing Grace (justice, equality, diversity,

common good) (1991)

E Hopkinson Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt (freedom,

diversity) (1993)

E Isadora South African Night (diversity) (1998)

E Johnson Henry Hikes to Fitchburg (diversity) (2000)

E Lionni Cornelius (diversity) (1994)

E Lionni Frederick (diversity) (1967)

E Marshall The Cut-Ups (justice) (1984)

E McKissack The Honest to Goodness Truth (truth) (2000)

E Miller Night Golf (diversity, equality, individual rights)

(1999)

E Mills Rag Coat (diversity, equality) (1991)

E Moss True Heart (diversity, equality, pursuit of

happiness) (1999)

E Pfister The Rainbow Fish (equality, liberty,diversity)

(1996)

E Rathmann Officer Buckle and Gloria (common good) (1995)

E Ringgold Dinner at Aunt Connie’s House (equality,

diversity, freedom, rights of individuals) (1993)

E Ringgold Tar Beach (equality, diversity) (1991)

E Rylant When I Was Young in the Mountains (individual

rights) (1991)

E Say Grandfather’s Journey (liberty, pursuit of happiness,

diversity) (1993)

E Scieszka The True Story of the Three Little Pigs (justice)

(1989)

E Scillian A is for America (patriotism) (2001)

E Spier People (diversity) (1988)

E Turner Drummer Boy: Marching to the Civil War

(patriotism) (1998)

E VanAllsburg Just a Dream (common good) (1990)

E Waddell Farmer Duck (justice, rights of individuals) (1992)

E Williams Working Cotton (diversity, pursuit of happiness)

(1992)

E Woodson The Other Side (diversity, equality) (2001)

ER Brenner Abe Lincoln’s Hat (truth) (1994)

ER Cosby The Best Way to Play (liberty, and justice) (1997)

ER Cosby The Meanest Thing to Say (justice, truth, rights of

individuals) (1997)

ER Monjo The Drinking Gourd (justice, equality) (1970)

ER Parish Amelia Bedelia 4 Mayor (pop. sovereignty) (1999)

ER Rylant Poppleton (public or common good, freedom,

independence, rights of individuals) (1997)

J Fic Diaries Five Smooth Stones: Hope’s Diary (patriotism)

(2001)

J Fic Deedy The Yellow Star (pop. sovereignty) (2000)

J Fic Duey Francesca Vigilucci (equality, individual rights, rule

of law) (2000)

J Fic Estes Hundred Dresses (diversity, patriotism) (1974)

J Fic Kinsey-Warnock Lumber Camp Library (diversity) (2002)

J Fic Miller Richard Wright & the Library Card (equality,

individual rights) (1997)

J Fic Mochizuki Baseball Saved Us (diversity, equality, justice,

individual rights, rule of law, liberty) (1993)

J Fic Polacco Pink and Say (equality) (1994)

J Fic Sachar Marvin Redpost: Class President (pop. sovereignty)

(1999)

J 027.0769 Appelt Down Cut Shin Creek (common good) (2001)

J 305.42 Blumberg Bloomers! (individual rights, equality, diversity)

(1993)

J 321.8 Neitzel Liberty & Justice for All: A First Look at

Core Democratic Values (2002)

J 323.6 Bender Good Citizenship Counts (truth, pursuit of

happiness, common good, rule of law) (2002)

J 323. 65 Scheunemann Patriotism (2003)

J 323.65 Swanson I Pledge Allegiance (patriotism) (2002)

J 324.6309 Quiri The Presidency (pop. sovereignty, rule of law)

(1998)

J 324.6309 Sobel Presidential Elections and Other Cool Facts

(constitutional govt, pop. sovereignty,

rule of law) (2000)

J 324.6509 De Capua Voting (individual rights, rule of law) (2002)

J 328.7307 Quiri Congress (equality, pop. sovereignty) (1989)

J 342.029 Fritz Shhh! We’re Writing the Constitution

constitutional govt, pop. sovereignty, rule of

law) (1987)

J 342.029 Maestro A More Perfect Union (justice, constitutional govt,

pop. sovereignty) (1998)

J 342. 7302 Catrow We the Kids (constitutional govt) (2002)

J 342.7302 Sobel The U.S. Constitution and You (constitutional govt,

ind. rights, rule of law) (2001)

J 347.7326 Quiri The Supreme Court (pop. sovereignty, rule of law)

(1998)

J 347.7352 De Capua Serving on a Jury (common good, justice,

constitutional govt) (2002)

J 348.7302 Linz Chickens May Not Cross the Road and Other Crazy

(but true) Laws (rule of law, common good)

(2002)

J 353.0082 De Capua Running for Public Office (constitutional govt, rule

of law) (2002)

J 370.19 Coles The Story of Ruby Bridges (equality, diversity,

freedom, rights of individuals, liberty) (1995)

J 383 Kroll Pony Express (truth, common good) (1996)

J 398.20951 Demi The Empty Pot (truth) (1990)

J 551.6 Singer On the Same Day in March (diversity) (2000)

J 725.94 Hill Monuments Help Us Remember (patriotism) (2001)

J 780.8996 Igus I See the Rhythm (diversity) (1998)

J 811.54 Katz We the People: Poems (pursuit of happiness,

pop. sovereignty, patriotism) (2000)

J 811.54 Zemach The Judge: An Untrue Tale (justice, truth,

equal protection, freedom) (1969)

J 920 Harness Remember the Ladies (diversity, equality) (2001)

J 929.92 Johnson Our National Symbols (patriotism) (1992)

J 973 Cheney America: A Patriotic Primer (patriotism,

diversity, equality) (2002)

J 973 St. George So You Want to Be President? (const. govt,

patriotism, pop. sovereignty, rule of law) (2000)

J 973.099 Robb Hail to the Chief: the American Presidency

(const. govt, patriotism, pop. sovereignty,

rule of law) (2000)

J 973.3 Quiri The Constitution (equality, pop. sovereignty) (1998)

J 973.313 Freedman Give Me Liberty: the Story of the American

Consititution (const. govt, common good,

pop. sovereignty, liberty, rule of law) (2000)

J 973.7084 Lewin Red Legs (patriotism) (2001)

J 973.7115 Bial The Underground Railroad (diversity, liberty,

equality, ind. rights) (1995)

J 974.44 Cherry A River Ran Wild: An Environmental History

(common good) (1992)

JB Bridges Through My Eyes (diversity, equality, rule of

law, liberty, ind. rights) (1999)

JB Coleman Fly High! The Story of Bessie Coleman

(diversity, equality, liberty, rule of law) (2001)

JB Keller A Picture Book of Helen Keller (equality,

liberty, freedom, rights of individuals) (1990)

JB King A Picture Book of Martin Luther King, Jr.

(equality, diversity, freedom, rights of

individuals) (1989)

JB King Martin Luther King Jr. and the March on

Washington (liberty, pursuit of happiness,

equality, diversity, justice, common good)(2001)

JB Lincoln Abe Lincoln Remembers (truth) (2001)

JB Lincoln Honest Abe (truth) (1993)

JB Parker Freedom River (equality, ind. rights, liberty, rule of

law) (2000)

JB Roosevelt Eleanor (common good) (1996)

JB Roosevelt Eleanor Roosevelt: A Life of Discovery (common

good) (1993)

JB Stanton The Ballot Box Battle (pop. sovereignty, ind. rights,

equality) (1996)

JB Tubman Minty: A Story of Young Harriet Tubman

(equality, ind. rights, liberty) (1996)

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