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Author
Publisher
Rosen Central
Pub. Date
2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 2
Physical Desc
112 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
A biography of the fifteenth-century explorer, describing his lifelong interest in the sea and his voyages of discovery to the New World.
Author
Publisher
Crown Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
Young readers edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
Adapted from the memoir of NASA astronaut Scott Kelly, who spent a record-breaking year in space.
How does a boy struggling in school become an American hero and a space pioneer? Daredevil behavior? Check. Whether it is sailing leaky boats in the Atlantic Ocean or joining an ambulance corps to race to the rescue, living on the edge is required behavior for an astronaut. Sibling rivalry? Check. An identical twin brother who both cheers you on and...
Author
Publisher
Calkins Creek
Pub. Date
c2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 2
Physical Desc
175 pages ; illustrations ; 24 cm
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.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Focus
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 5
Physical Desc
199 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"The moving story of a young Rwandan girl born with clubfeet and the risk she takes for the chance to walk on the bottoms of her feet for the first time. Rebeka Uwitonze was born in Rwanda with curled and twisted feet, which meant she had to crawl or be carried to get around. At nine years old, she gets an offer that could change her life. A doctor in the US might be able to turn her feet. But it means leaving her own family behind and going to America...
Author
Publisher
Rosen Central Primary Source
Pub. Date
2004
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 p. : ill. (some col.), map ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
When word leaks out that gold has been found on property owned by John Sutter in 1847, it changes his life and the course of American history forever.
11) Abraham Lincoln
Author
Publisher
DK Pub
Pub. Date
c2005
Edition
1st American ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 4
Physical Desc
128 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
National Geographic Society
Pub. Date
1996
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 vol. (unpaged) :]bcol. ill.; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Portrays Lincoln's life as a lawyer in Springfield, a devoted husband and father, and president during the Civil War years.
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 2
Physical Desc
96 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"This biography for children will trace Goodall's life, but each chapter will also focus on two or more the chimpanzees that she observed, with information in sidebars about these particular animals. Along with biographical details, the book will explore the ethical issues that surround Goodall's work and show what has changed in our understanding of Great Apes. What do we know today about these animals in terms of language, speech, tool use, and...
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 3
Physical Desc
153 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"A biography of the famous astronaut drawing on personal and family photographs from her childhood, school days, college, life in the astronaut corps, and afterward."--
16) Blackbeard
Author
Series
Publisher
ABDO Pub. Co
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 26 cm.
Language
English
17) Lincoln
Author
Series
Publisher
Smart Apple Media
Pub. Date
c2003
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
48 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 23 cm.
Language
English
20) Rosa Parks
Author
Publisher
ABDO & Daughters
Pub. Date
c2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
64 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
A biography of the African American woman and civil rights worker whose refusal to give up her seat on a bus led to a boycott which lasted more than a year in Montgomery, Alabama.
