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””’America Moves Forward: A History for Peter””’ is a children’s [[history]] book written by [[Gerald W. Johnson (writer)|Gerald W. Johnson]] in 1960 and illustrated by [[Leonard Everett Fisher]]. It is the third book in the series ”A History for Peter”, written for Johnson’s grandson Peter, following [[America Is Born: A History for Peter|America Is Born]] and [[America Grows Up]], and covers [[History of the United States|United States history]] from 1917.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1960/09/18/archives/brave-story-america-moves-forward-a-history-for-peter-by-gerald-w.html |website=NYTimes.com |title=Brave Story; AMERICA MOVES FORWARD: A History for Peter. By Gerald W. Johnson. Illustrated by Leonard Everett Fisher. 256 pp. New York: William Morrow & Co. $3.95. For Ages 10 to 14. |date=September 18, 1960 |author=Henry F. Graff |access-date=December 7, 2025}}</ref> It was a [[Newbery Honor]] book in 1961.<ref name=”award”>{{cite web |url=https://www.ala.org/sites/default/files/2025-09/newbery-medals-honors-1922-present.pdf |title=Association for Library Service to Children – Newbery Medal Winners & Honor Books, 1922 – Present |website=ALA.org |access-date=December 7, 2025}}</ref> |
””’America Moves Forward: A History for Peter””’ is a children’s [[history]] book written by [[Gerald W. Johnson (writer)|Gerald W. Johnson]] in 1960 and illustrated by [[Leonard Everett Fisher]]. It is the third book in the series ”A History for Peter”, written for Johnson’s grandson Peter, following [[America Is Born: A History for Peter|America Is Born]] and [[America Grows Up]], and covers [[History of the United States|United States history]] from 1917.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1960/09/18/archives/brave-story-america-moves-forward-a-history-for-peter-by-gerald-w.html |website=NYTimes.com |title=Brave Story; AMERICA MOVES FORWARD: A History for Peter. By Gerald W. Johnson. Illustrated by Leonard Everett Fisher. 256 pp. New York: William Morrow & Co. $3.95. For Ages 10 to 14. |date=September 18, 1960 |author=Henry F. Graff |access-date=December 7, 2025}}</ref> It was a [[Newbery Honor]] book in 1961.<ref name=”award”>{{cite web |url=https://www.ala.org/sites/default/files/2025-09/newbery-medals-honors-1922-present.pdf |title=Association for Library Service to Children – Newbery Medal Winners & Honor Books, 1922 – Present |website=ALA.org |access-date=December 7, 2025}}</ref> |
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1960 children’s history book
America Moves Forward: A History for Peter is a children’s history book written by Gerald W. Johnson in 1960 and illustrated by Leonard Everett Fisher. It is the third book in the series A History for Peter, written for Johnson’s grandson Peter, following America Is Born and America Grows Up, and covers United States history from 1917.[1] It was a Newbery Honor book in 1961.[2]
