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Author
Publisher
Clarion Bks
Pub. Date
[c1993]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 3
Physical Desc
150p illus map
Language
English
Description
Combines an account of Robert Louis Stevenson's experiences as he traveled from New York to California by train in 1879 and a description of the building and operation of railroads in nineteenth-century America
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Award-winning artist Sweet tells the story of the puppeteer Tony Sarg, capturing his genius, his dedication, his zest for play, and his long-lasting gift to America--the inspired helium balloons that would become the trademark of Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Author
Publisher
Coward, McCann & Geoghegan
Pub. Date
1976
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
47 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
A biography of the first signer of the Declaration of Independence outlining all that he did for himself as well as what he did for Massachusetts and his new nation.
4) Daniel Boone
Author
Publisher
The Viking Press
Pub. Date
1939
Physical Desc
95 p. : illus.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
39 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Presents the life of abolitionist John Brown, discussing his early opposition to slavery, his ill-fated raid on the United States arsenal at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, in 1859, and the impact of his actions on the antislavery movement.
Author
Series
Publisher
Ten Speed Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
A charmingly illustrated and inspiring book, Women in Sports highlights the achievements and stories of fifty notable women athletes, from well-known figures like tennis player Billie Jean King and gymnast Simone Biles, to lesser-known athletes like skateboarding pioneer Patti McGee and Toni Stone, the first woman to play baseball in a men's professional league.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
This coming-of-age memoir, set during the Iranian Revolution, tells the true story of a young girl who moves to Tehran from the U.S. and has to adjust to living in a new country, learning a new language, and starting a new school during one of the most turbulent periods in Iran's history. When five-year-old Nioucha Homayoonfar moves from the U.S. to Iran in 1979, its open society means a life with dancing, women's rights, and other freedoms. But soon...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Cyrus Field had a big dream to connect North America and the United Kingdom with a telegraph line, which would enable instant communication. In the mid-1800s, no one knew if it was possible. That didn't dissuade Cyrus, who set out to learn about undersea cables and built a network of influential people to raise money and create interest in his project. Cyrus experienced numerous setbacks: many years of delays and failed attempts, millions of dollars...
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 3
Physical Desc
79 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Offers the true account of two young men who took the risk to venture into the segregated South at the peak of the Civil Rights era to take part as Freedom Riders and fight for equality for all.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"For fans of the "Who Was" series, this lively, accessible, and full-color chapter book biography shows how a self-taught scientist was the first to observe the microbial life in and around us. By building his own microscope, Antony van Leeuwenhoek advanced humanity's understanding of our oft-invisible world around us."--
14) The good lion
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
An account of the time in the pilot Beryl Markham's childhood in Kenya when she was attacked by a lion that her neighbors kept as a pet.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"Newbery-Honor winning author Joyce Sidman explores the extraordinary life and scientific discoveries of Maria Merian, who discovered the truth about metamorphosis and documented the science behind the mystery in this visual biography that features many original paintings by Maria herself."--
16) Louis Pasteur
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Raintree
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
pages cm.
Language
English
Description
This book traces the life of Louis Pasteur, from his early childhood and education through his sources of inspiration and challenges faced, early successes, and the work on pasteurization and vaccination for which he is best known. A timeline at the end of the book summarizes key milestones and achievements of Pasteur's life.
Author
Publisher
Harcourt
Pub. Date
2007
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
[32] p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Satchel Paige was one of the greatest pitchers in baseball. Take a look at his life and his struggle to be accepted into the major league.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2004
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 31 cm.
Language
English
Description
A biography of the American poet whose compassion led him to nurse soldiers during the Civil War, to give voice to the nation's grief at Lincoln's assassination, and to capture the true American spirit in verse.