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• Grandfather Buffalo

  Arnosky, Jim

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  Beautiful illustrations capture old buffalo as he follows slowly behind the herd. He may be slow but he is still part of the herd. The Kansas state mammal is the American buffalo or bison.

• Hark!

  I Hear a Meadowlark

  Bird, Roy, 1952-

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  Our state symbols are all featured in this wonderful book by Roy Bird, our past Kansas librarian!

• Wagon Wheels

  Brenner, Barbara

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  Based on a true story, Ed Muldie and his family left Kentucky for free land in Kansas. They arrive at the Nicodemus settlement only to find smoke coming from the ground. Everyone was living in dugouts! What an incredible story you don't want to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Pioneer Summer

  Hopkinson, Deborah

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  This is the first book in the Prairie Skies Trilogy. Charlie and his family are leaving Massachusetts and traveling to the Kansas territory to help make it a free state. They settle in the town of Lawrence, Ks, but Charlie is homesick for grandpa…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Cabin in the Snow

  Hopkinson, Deborah

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  This is the second book in the Prairie Skies trilogy. When Papa must stay in the town of Lawrence to help defend against the border ruffians, Charlie must take care of the family that has settled just south of town (I'm picturing where Broken Arrow…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Our Kansas Home

  Hopkinson, Deborah

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  This is book three in the Prairie Skies trilogy. Hiding a runaway slave girl puts Charlie and his family in great danger from the border ruffians; but freedom for all is why Charlie's father brought them all to Kansas. Now Kansas is their home and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Follow Me Down to Nicodemus Town

  Based on the History of the African American Pioneer Settlement

  LaFaye, A.

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  When Dede saw a sign claiming free land in Kansas, she and her family work very hard to make the money to pay off their debt and head to Kansas. They settle in the all black town of Nicodemus, Kansas. Through hardship and determination they make…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Voice for Kanzas

  McArthur, Debra

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  It's 1855 and Lucy and her family have settled in the town of Lawrence which is in the Kansas territory. They have come to help make Kansas a free state. Lucy loves to write. Can she put her words into action when standing up for freedom? A…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Wheat Doll

  Randall, Alison L.

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  Kansas is lovingly referred to as the "wheat state". It is one of the top producers of wheat in the U.S. Back in pioneer days, dolls were homemade and stuffed with whatever was available such as corn, wheat, even sawdust. When Mary Ann's doll is…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Steal Away Home

  Ruby, Lois

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  Imagine one of the big, beautiful homes on Tennessee Street in Lawrence, Kansas as the setting for this powerful fiction book. This makes a great read-a-loud and celebrates Kansas's history as it strives to enter the Union as a free state. Two…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• This Is the Sunflower

  Schaefer, Lola M., 1950-

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  The Kansas state flower is the sunflower. "This is the sunflower, tall and bright, that stands in my garden day and night". Children will love saying this refrain with each stage of a sunflower's life.