On My Own History

With striking, full-page illustrations, real and fictionalized characters, and stories featuring events that really happened, these books capture readers’ interest and imagination.

Cover: Lost at the White House: A 1909 Easter Story
Cover: Danger at the Breaker
Cover: The Night of the Hurricane's Fury
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The Night the Chimneys Fell
Prisoner for Liberty
Rescue on the Outer Banks
Robert Smalls Sails to Freedom
Sam Collier and the Founding of Jamestown
Saving the Liberty Bell
The Schoolchildren's Blizzard
The Snow Walker
The Star-Spangled Banner
Survival in the Snow
Sybil Ludington's Midnight Ride
Washington Is Burning
Will and Orv
Willie McLean and the Civil War Surrender
  • Available in limited formats
  • Soon! Fall 2024
  • New! Spring 2024
  • New! Fall 2023

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On My Own History

With striking, full-page illustrations, real and fictionalized characters, and stories featuring events that really happened, these books capture readers’ interest and imagination. View →