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Picture Books Based on True Events

Band Of Angels A : A Story Inspired By The Jubilee SingersBand Of Angels A : A Story Inspired By The Jubilee Singers
by: Deborah Hopkinson

January 01, 1999
 The Man Who Walked Between The TowersThe Man Who Walked Between The Towers
by: Mordicai Gerstein

July 18, 2003
Old Crump: The True Story of a Trip WestOld Crump: The True Story of a Trip West
by: Laurie Lawlor

2002-03
 She's Wearing a Dead Bird on Her Head!She's Wearing a Dead Bird on Her Head!
by: Kathryn Lasky

October 10, 1995
Fannie in the Kitchen : The Whole Story From Soup to Nuts of How Fannie Farmer Invented Recipes with Precise MeasurementsFannie in the Kitchen : The Whole Story From Soup to Nuts of How Fannie Farmer Invented Recipes with Precise Measurements
by: Deborah Hopkinson

April 03, 2001
 Sparrow JackSparrow Jack
from: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)

May 01, 2003
Flood Fish: (Australian)Flood Fish: (Australian)
by: Robyn Eversole

August 08, 1995
 The Girl on the High Diving HorseThe Girl on the High Diving Horse
by: Linda Oatman High

April 14, 2003
Good-Bye, Charles Lindbergh: Based on a True StoryGood-Bye, Charles Lindbergh: Based on a True Story
by: Louise Borden, Thomas B. Allen

April 01, 1998
 The Bear That Heard CryingThe Bear That Heard Crying
by: Natalie Kinsey-Warnock, Helen Kinsey

September 01, 1993
Prince WilliamPrince William
by: Gloria Rand

April 15, 1992
 Goin' Someplace SpecialGoin' Someplace Special
by: Patricia C. McKissack

September 01, 2001
RoxaboxenRoxaboxen
by: Alice Mclerran

April 22, 1991
 Old BirdOld Bird
by: Irene Morck

March 28, 2003
The 5,000-Year-Old Puzzle: Solving a Mystery of Ancient EgyptThe 5,000-Year-Old Puzzle: Solving a Mystery of Ancient Egypt
by: Claudia Logan

May 08, 2002
 A Home for SpookyA Home for Spooky
by: Gloria Rand

March 15, 1998
Daisy and the Doll (Vermont Folklife Center Children's Book Series)Daisy and the Doll (Vermont Folklife Center Children's Book Series)
by: Michael Medearis, Angela Shelf Medearis, Larry Johnson

August 25, 2008
 Baby in a BasketBaby in a Basket
by: Gloria Rand

October 01, 1997
Beatrice's GoatBeatrice's Goat
by: Page McBrier

February 01, 2001
 Mary Was a Little LambMary Was a Little Lamb
by: Gloria Rand

May 01, 2004
Ragtime TumpieRagtime Tumpie
by: Alan Schroeder

1989-08
 Sailing Home: A Story of a Childhood at SeaSailing Home: A Story of a Childhood at Sea
by: Gloria Rand

August 01, 2001
Katie's TrunkKatie's Trunk
by: Ann Turner

September 30, 1992
 Something to Tell the GrandcowsSomething to Tell the Grandcows
by: Eileen Spinelli

2004-02
Rhyolite: The True Story of a Ghost TownRhyolite: The True Story of a Ghost Town
by: Diane Siebert

April 21, 2003
 SupergrandpaSupergrandpa
by: David M. Schwartz

1991-04
Amelia And Eleanor Go For A RideAmelia And Eleanor Go For A Ride
by: Pam Munoz Ryan

October 01, 1999
 Mailing MayMailing May
by: Michael O. Tunnell

1997-09
Annushka's VoyageAnnushka's Voyage
by: Edith Tarbescu

September 21, 1998
 Mary Smith (Bccb Blue Ribbon Picture Book Awards (Awards))Mary Smith (Bccb Blue Ribbon Picture Book Awards (Awards))
from: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)

August 13, 2003