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Author
Pub. Date
2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
A portrait of the passionate performer and civil rights advocate Josephine Baker, the woman who worked her way from the slums of St. Louis to the grandest stages in the world. Meticulously researched by both author and artist, Josephine's powerful story of struggle and triumph is an inspiration and a spectacle, just like the legend herself.
Author
Publisher
YWAM Pub
Pub. Date
c1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 8
Physical Desc
205 p. : 1 map ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Hudson survived his perilous maiden voyage to his beloved China. With his heart set in determined obedience to God, and trusting the provision of the One who had called, Hudson overcame persecution and almost overwhelming personal losses to bring to bring God's truth to the "ripe harvest fields" of China.
Today, Hudson Taylor's story continues to challenge and inspire believers young and old to carry the anchoring gospel message, regardless of personal...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
106 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Though she grew up in rural Pennsylvania, Rachel Carson dreamed of the sea. In 1936 she began work with the Bureau of Fisheries and soon after published Under the Sea Wind, her first of many nature books. Her 1962 bestseller, Silent Spring, sent shockwaves through the country and warned of the dangers of DDT and other pesticides. A pioneering environmentalist, Rachel Carson helped awaken the global consciousness for conservation and preservation"...
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"In graphic novel format, tells the life story of President Thomas Jefferson, who authored the Declaration of Independence"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
105 p. : ill., maps ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
This book tells about the life of Paul Revere, who spread the news of the American Revolution and who became a secret messenger for the cause of American liberty.
Author
Publisher
Walker and Co
Pub. Date
2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 3
Physical Desc
160 p. : ill.
Language
English
Description
This book profiles each of the fifty-six men who signed the Declaration of Independence, giving historical information about the colonies they represented.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2000
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
p. cm.
Language
English
Formats
Description
A biography of the eighteenth-century printer, inventor, and statesman who played an influential role in the early history of the United States.
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2001
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 17
Physical Desc
vii, 264 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Biographies of dozens of young people who made a mark in American history, including explorers, planters, spies, cowpunchers, sweatshop workers, and civil rights workers.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2003
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
Each letter of the alphabet is represented by an important woman in the history of the United States, as well as others in her same field of accomplishment.
Author
Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
105 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
How does a little boy from the London suburbs named Reginald Kenneth Dwight grow up to become one of the biggest pop stars of all time? A lot of talent and a lot of personality! Elton John, as he would later call himself, started playing piano at the age of three. Although he was trained to play classical music, Elton's real love was rock and roll.
15) Hero Tales
Author
Publisher
Bethany Publishers
Pub. Date
1996
Physical Desc
191p.
Language
English
Description
Family Treasury of True Stories from the Lives of Christian Heroes
Author
Publisher
Raintree Steck-Vaughn
Pub. Date
1994
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 5
Physical Desc
128 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
A biography of the writer and political philosopher whose works influenced the American colonists in their revolt against Great Britain.
Author
Series
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Pub. Date
c2011
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xiv, 145 p. : ill. (some col.), map ; 22 x 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Provides information about the life of Impressionist painter Vincent van Gogh and his fellow artists Paul Gauguin, Paul Signac, Emile Bernard, and Henri de Toulouse-Laurec, examines their ideas and techniques, and includes twenty-one creative projects.
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA)
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 6
Physical Desc
xii, 228 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Presents a history of America's pastime that discusses many of its most notable players, teams, rivalries, and moments, from Jackie Robinson's breaking of the color barrier to the home run race between Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire.
19) Davy Crockett
Author
Series
Publisher
PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
2001
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
24 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Dawn Publications
Pub. Date
c2000
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
63 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Profiles the lives and influences of six female naturalists: Maria Sibylla Merian, Anna Botsford Comstock, Frances Hamerstrom, Rachel Carson, Miriam Rothschild, and Jane Goodall.