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Kindergarten to Grade 3

  1. •Tico and the Golden Wings by Leo Lionni

  2. •A More Perfect Union: The Story of Our Constitution by Betsy and Giulio Maestro

  3. •Una unión más perfecta: la historia de nuestra constitución by Betsy and Giulio Maestro (translated by Aída E. Marcuse)

  4. •When Marian Sang: The True Recital of Marian Anderson by Pam Muñoz Ryan


Grades 4 to 6

  1. •César ¡Sí, se puede! by Carmet T. Bernier-Grand (Spanish edition)

  2. •César ¡Si, Se Puede! / Yes, We Can!  By Carmen T. Bernier-Grand

  3. •Eagle Song by Joseph Bruchac

  4. •The Great Little Madison by Jean Fritz

  5. •Darby by Jonathon Scott Fuqua


Grades 7 to 8

  1. •Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson

  2. •Warriors Don’t Cry by Melba Beals

  3. •Lincoln Shot:  A President’s Life Remembered by Barry Denenberg

  4. •Hitch by Jeanette Ingold


Grades 9 to 12

  1. •The Souls of Black Folk by W. E. B. DuBois

  2. •American Creation: Triumphs and  Tragedies at the Founding of the Republic by Joseph Ellis

  3. •Lincoln in His Own Words by Milton Meltzer

  4. •Carver: A Life in Poems by Marilyn Nelson

  5. •Twelve Angry Men by Reginald Rose

  6. •Ángeles asesinos by Michael Shaara (translated by Manuel de los Reyes)

  7. •Killer Angels by Michael Shaara


Bonus items:

  1. •The Civil War:  A Film by Ken Burns

  2. •The Civil War: An Illustrated History by Geoffrey Ward, Ric Burns, Ken Burns

  3. •Declaring Independence: The Origin and Influence of America’s Founding Document edited by Christian Y. Dupont


As the American people begin observing the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, NEH seeks to promote reflection among young people on the idea of the United States as a “union.” Our Constitution, the Preamble proclaims, was intended to “form a more perfect union.” Since 1776 our motto has been E Pluribus Unum—“Out of many, one.” In 1861, as President Abraham Lincoln considered his response to secessionist states, he declared his “paramount object” to be to “save the Union.” What is the nature of the “union” that the Founders formed and Lincoln sought to save? In what ways is America a One as well as a Many? With the ratification of the U.S. Constitution and the Union victory in the Civil War, is the American union complete and perfect? What role have subsequent generations played, and what we might envision today to continue our perfect union?

“A More Perfect Union” is the seventh We the People Bookshelf program sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Saint Aloysius School is proud to be the 2010 recipient of the “We the People” Bookshelf Collection sponsored by the

National Endowment for the Humanities. 

To engage Saint Aloysius School students and our community in We the People Bookshelf, we will create three distinct programs:

1. We the People – Share: Middle school students will choose grade appropriate items from the bookshelf. After exploring topics on their own, they will pair with younger students, sharing information and knowledge. Difficult topics such as slavery and the price of freedom (Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson ), desegregation (Warriors Don't Cry by Melba Beals ) and responsibility to others (Hitch by Jeanette Ingold ) will  be explained to younger students. This will foster a desire in younger students to learn more and allow older students to be mentors, sharing their experiences and love of learning. Middle school and primary grade students will create a written or pictorial essay based upon Lincoln Shot: A President's Life Remembered by Barry Denenberg.

2. We the People – Hope:  Elementary students will explore the bookshelf. Teachers will integrate topics of hope, overcoming obstacles and shortcomings (The Great Little Madison by Jean Fritz), standing up to bullies (Eagle Song by Joseph Bruchac), realizing and accepting the differences of others (César ¡Si, Se Puede! Yes, We Can! by Carmen T. Bernier-Grand),and the rewards of good work (Darby by Jonathon Scott Fuqua).  Students, inspired by these works, will create messages of hope through essays, art, original music or dance. 

3. We the People - Dream: Our youngest students will learn through teacher led lessons that we are all different (Tico and the Golden Wings by Leo Lionni ) but with strength and courage we will overcome (When Marian Sang: The True Recital of Marian Anderson by Pam Muñoz Ryan). These themes will be tied together using The Story of Our Constitution by Betsy and Giulio Maestro as we learn that through compromise and determination, greatness can occur. We will also host a Senior Day, inviting grandparents and seniors to join our students and share their dreams. Stories of working together with people who were different, strength, courage, and the ability to compromise with others will enlighten our students and foster a desire to learn more about our American history.