America at 250: Books for Kids

Reflect on American history and the founding of the United States with these books for the semiquincentennial (a 250th anniversary).

Updated June 30, 2026
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I survived the American Revolution, 1776
Tarshis, Lauren,
Paper Book
Bestselling author Lauren Tarshis tackles the American Revolution in this latest installment of the groundbreaking, New York Times bestselling I Survived series. British soldiers were everywhere. There was no escape. Nathaniel Fox never imagined he'd find himself in the...
Black hands : builders of our nation
Weatherford, Carole Boston
Commemorate the innumerable ways the African American community has shaped the foundation of the United States in this stunning, poetic picture book from the Caldecott Honor-winning team behind Freedom in Congo Square. Black hands molded clay, chiseled marble, ...
A spy called James : the true story of James Lafayette, Revolutionary War double agent
Rockwell, Anne F.
Ebook
John, Paul, George & Ben
Smith, Lane.
Ebook

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