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Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Every innovator started out as a kid--and in some cases, were kids when they began experimenting with ideas to change the world! Kid Innovators tells the stories of a diverse group of trailblazers in fields like technology, education, business, science, art, and entertainment. Featuring kid-friendly text and full color illustrations on nearly every page, readers will learn about the exciting discoveries, advancements, and inventions made by Grace...
Author
Publisher
Tilbury House, U.S
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged).
Language
English
Description
Formatted like a nature notebook, this exploration of seasonal changes in Thoreau’s day is also a visual story of his life and times and a gentle introduction to climate change.
Author
Publisher
Aladdin Paperbacks
Pub. Date
2003
Edition
1st Aladdin paperbacks ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 4
Physical Desc
148, [2] pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
A biography tells of the early years of the former slave--born Isabella Baumfree around 1797--who became a nationally known advocate for equality and justice, working with such abolitionists as William Lloyd Garrison and Frederick Douglass.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
"Drama, family secrets, and a KGB spy in his own kitchen! How will Yevgeny ever fulfill his parents' dream that he become a national hero when he doesn't even have his own room? He's not a star athlete or a legendary ballet dancer. In the tiny apartment he shares with his Baryshnikov-obsessed mother, poetry-loving father, continually outraged grandmother, and safely talented brother, all Yevgeny has is his little pencil, the underside of a massive...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
107 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
"Even though he's best known for his successful PBS series Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, Fred Rogers never dreamed of working in television. In fact, he hated the very first program that he ever watched! Join author Diane Bailey as she takes readers through the journey that brought Mister Rogers into our living rooms. From his childhood interest in puppet-making and music, to his courageous visit to Russia during the Cold War, this book details Mister...
Author
Publisher
Rockridge Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
58 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Ruth Bader Ginsburg became the second woman ever to serve as a judge on the Supreme Court of the United States. Before she fought for equal rights and made history, Ruth was a curious kid who loved to read stories about strong women. In school, Ruth wished girls could have as many opportunities as boys. She soon learned that by studying and working hard, she could change her entire life ---and the world. Explore how Ruth went from being a young Jewish...
9) Simone Biles
Author
Series
Publisher
Fly!/Abdo Zoom
Pub. Date
c2021
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
24 p. : col. ill., map ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"This title focuses on Simone Biles and gives information related to her early life, her time in the pros, and the legacy she leaves behind. This hi-lo title is complete with vibrant photographs, simple text, glossary, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards"--Provided by the publisher.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Ever since he first strapped on his mother's wooden skis when he was seven, Pete Seibert always loved to ski. At 18, Pete enlisted in the U.S. Army and joined the 10th Mountain Division, soldiers who fought on skis in World War II. In the mountains of Italy, Pete encountered the mental and physical horrors of war. When he was severely wounded and sent home to recover, Pete worried that he might never ski again.
12) Kobe Bryant
Author
Series
Publisher
Fly!/Abdo Zoom
Pub. Date
c2021
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
24 p. : col. ill., map ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"This title focuses on Kobe Bryant and gives information related to his early life, his time in the pros, and the legacy he leaves behind. This hi-lo title is complete with vibrant photographs, simple text, glossary, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards"--Provided by the publisher.
13) Coco Gauff
Author
Series
Publisher
Fly!/Abdo Zoom
Pub. Date
c2021
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
24 p. : col. ill., map ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"This title focuses on Coco Gauff and gives information related to her early life, her time in the pros, and the legacy she leaves behind. This hi-lo title is complete with vibrant photographs, simple text, glossary, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards"--Provided by the publisher.
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Poet Amanda Gorman delivered her poem "The Hill We Climb" at the 2021 presidential inauguration, winning wide acclaim. Read about Gorman's early life, her children's and poetry books, and what she plans to do next"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
107 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Introducing readers to one of the most celebrated musical artists of the 21st century, this inspiring biography of the singer, songwriter and guitarist shows how, when record executives thought there was no place in country music for her songs, she was fearless and proved them wrong.
16) Taylor Swift
Author
Series
Publisher
Golden Books, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"This Little Golden Book about Taylor Swift--the singer and songwriter whose distinctive talent for storytelling has made her one of the biggest superstars in both country and pop music--is an inspiring read-aloud for young children as well as their Swiftie parents!"--
Author
Publisher
Sterling Children's Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
126 pages : color illustrations, portraits ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Gymnast Simone Biles was born with a unique set of talents that sent her soaring into the record books. Her extraordinary ability and tireless drive make her accomplishments all but impossible to surpass. Simone Biles may simply be the greatest gymnast of all time.
18) Free lunch
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
"A distinctive new voice: Rex Ogle's story of starting middle school on the free lunch program is timely, heartbreaking, and true. Free Lunch is the story of Rex Ogle's first semester in sixth grade. Rex and his baby brother often went hungry, wore secondhand clothes, and were short of school supplies, and Rex was on his school's free lunch program. Grounded in the immediacy of physical hunger and the humiliation of having to announce it every day...
Author
Publisher
Christy Ottaviano Books / Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color iiustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
When young Elwyn White lay in bed as a sickly child, a bold house mouse befriended him. When the time came for kindergarten, an anxious Elwyn longed for the farm, where animal friends awaited him at the end of each day. Propelled by his fascination with the outside world, he began to jot down his reflections in a journal. Writing filled him with joy, and words became his world. Today, Stuart Little and Charlotte's Web are beloved classics of children's...
20) Libba
Author
Pub. Date
2018
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
unp. color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
Elizabeth Cotten was only a little girl when she picked up a guitar for the first time. It wasn't hers (it was her big brother's), and it wasn't strung right for her (she was left-handed). But she flipped that guitar upside down and backwards and taught herself how to play it anyway. By age eleven, she'd written "Freight Train," one of the most famous folk songs of the twentieth century. And by the end of her life, people everywhere from the sunny...