Chang longs for a pony to ease the loneliness he feels in his new country, but even in Gold Rush California, enough gold to buy a pony is hard to come by

Chang's Paper Pony (I Can Read!)

Children's Books

Coerr, Eleanor

Literature & Fiction

Harpercollins Childrens Books

‘Chang and Grandpa Li live in a California Gold Rush town during the 1850s. Chang longs for a pony, for he has only a drawing of one.He tries panning for gold, and later, earning money by sweeping a cabin, he finds gold and is rewarded with the coveted pony. Warm, freely drawn illustrations support Coerr's authentic picture of some of the earliest Chinese immigrants to the U.S." 'K.   Children's Books of 1988 (Library of Congress)1988 John and Patricia Beatty Award (California Library Association)

Changs Paper Pony (I Can Read Level 3)

Harpercollins

Describes how the French sculptor Frâedâeric Auguste Bartholdi realized his dream of building the giant Statue of Liberty.

Lady with a torch: How the Statue of Liberty was born

Harper&Row

Lady With a Torch: How the Statue of Liberty Was Born

Animated pictures capture the drama and warmth of this historically based, affectionate story of good and bad times on a nineteenth-century wagon-train journey. ‘Coerr packs strong emotions into the story, which is detailed and eventful enough to create vivid historical setting within the confines of a beginning-to-read format." —BL. 
 Children's Editors' Choices for 1986 (BL) Notable 1986 Children's Trade Books in Social Studies (NCSS/CBC) The USA Through Children's Books 1985 (ALA)

The Josefina Story Quilt (I Can Read Book)

The Josefina Story Quilt (I Can Read Book 3)

Ariel almost causes her famous mother to lose a balloon race and then helps her to win it.

The Big Balloon Race (An I Can Read Book)

Action & Adventure

Ariel would love to be in the basket of Lucky Star on the day of the big balloon race against Bernard the Brave. Her mother, Carlotta the Great, is the best lady balloonist in America. But Ariel's parents think she is too young. Little do they know she is asleep in the Odds and Ends box when Carlotta the Great orders "Hands off!" and the balloon race begins. 
The thrills of Ariel's first ride in a hydrogen balloon come to life in this story based on a real ballooning family of the late 1800's. Carolyn Croll's pictures capture the pageantry and drama of the race, and will have readers rooting to the end for Ariel and her mother.

The Big Balloon Race (I Can Read Level 3)

Pio, an Indian boy, rings the mission bells to warn of the arrival of pirates and to signal when it is safe to return to the mission

The Bell Ringer and the Pirates (An I Can Read Book)

An Indian boy rings the Mission bells to warn of danger and signal safety when pirates attack.

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Chang's Paper Pony (I Can Read!)

Changs Paper Pony (I Can Read Level 3)

Lady with a torch: How the Statue of Liberty was born

Lady With a Torch: How the Statue of Liberty Was Born

The Josefina Story Quilt (I Can Read Book)

The Josefina Story Quilt (I Can Read Book 3)

The Big Balloon Race (An I Can Read Book)

The Big Balloon Race (I Can Read Level 3)

The Bell Ringer and the Pirates (An I Can Read Book)

The Bell Ringer and the Pirates (An I Can Read Book)