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22) 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
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.
25) 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
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
"A biography of Norman Mineta, from his internment as a child in Heart Mountain Internment Camp during World War II, through his political career including serving in Congress for ten terms during which time he was instrumental in getting the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 passed which provided reparations and an apology to those who were interned"--
28) Mozart tonight
Author
Publisher
Bradbury Press
Pub. Date
c1991
Edition
1st American ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
On the eve of his great operatic triumph "Don Giovanni," Mozart looks back on the events of his life that led to this moment.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Presents an account of E.B. White's life and career through personal letters, photographs, family ephemera, and original artwork, while offering glimpses into the origins of his iconic works.
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
Pub. Date
2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 p. : ill., map ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
As he awaits execution, American patriot and Revolutionary War army captain Nathan Hale recounts his spy mission, arrest by the British army, trial, and sentence.
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."--
35) Amelia Earhart
Author
Publisher
Chelsea House
Pub. Date
1987
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 4
Physical Desc
111 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
A biography of the aviation pioneer who was the first woman to fly alone across the Atlantic.
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The inspiring autobiography of NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson, who helped launch Apollo 11"--
"As a young girl, Katherine Johnson showed an exceptional aptitude for math. In school she quickly skipped ahead several grades and was soon studying complex equations with the support of a professor who saw great promise in her. But ability and opportunity did not always go hand in hand. As an African American and a girl growing up in an era of brutal...
Author
Publisher
Carolrhoda Books
Pub. Date
c1989
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
56 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
A biography of the English author and illustrator who grew up during the Victorian era and whose detailed drawings of plants and animals found their way into her famous picture books.