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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
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.
3) 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
Series
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Dolley Madison had a strong will and unique personality that made her one of the most memorable First Ladies. From hosting parties for Washington D.C.'s social and political elite to saving a portrait of George Washington before the British burned down the White House in the War of 1812, Dolley did it all!"--
Author
Publisher
Timbuktu Labs, Inc
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xii, 212 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"To the rebel girls of the world: dream bigger, aim higher, fight harder, and, when in doubt, remember you are right"--Introduction.
"Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls reinvents fairy tales, inspiring girls with the stories of 100 heroic women from Elizabeth I to Serena Williams. Illustrated by 60 female artists from every corner of the globe, this is the most-funded original book in the history of crowd-funding"
Author
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
Publisher
Ten Speed Press
Pub. Date
[2021].
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
pages cm
Language
English
Description
"An accessible and educational illustrated book profiling 50 notable American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian people, from NBA star Kyrie Irving of the Standing Rock Lakota to Wilma Mankiller, the first female principal chief of the Cherokee Nation"--
Author
Publisher
Carolrhoda Books
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
This story reveals the life of a Native American boy named Wassaja, who was kidnapped from his tribe and sold as a slave. Adopted and renamed Carlos Montezuma, the young boy traveled throughout the Old West, bearing witness to the poor treatment of Native Americans. Carlos eventually became a doctor and leader for his people.
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 p. : chiefly col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"In graphic novel format, tells the stories of six men and women who fought for their beliefs during the Revolutionary War."--Provided by publisher.
14) Presidents
Author
Publisher
Dorling Kindersley Pub
Pub. Date
2000
Edition
1st American ed.
Physical Desc
64 p. : ill. (some col.), col. map ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Offers information about America's most influential political office and details on the men who have filled it.
Author
Publisher
Millbrook Press
Pub. Date
c1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 2
Physical Desc
64 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the past and future of women's gymnastics and presents biographies of eight of the sport's most famous players: Simona Amanar, Vanessa Atler, Dominique Dawes, Ling Jie, Svetlana Khorkina, Kris Maloney, Shannon Miller, and Dominique Morceanu.
Author
Series
Good sports volume 2
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 4
Physical Desc
117 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Distributed to the trade by Macmillan
Pub. Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 30 cm.
Language
English
Description
Selected by Chairman Mao's officials from among millions of children to become a dancer, Li's new life began as he left his family behind. At the Beijing Dance Academy, days were long and difficult. Li's hard work was rewarded when he was chosen yet again, this time to travel to America.
18) ALL ABOUT ANNE
Author
Publisher
SECOND STORY PR
Pub. Date
2018
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 3
Physical Desc
72 p.
Language
English
19) Amazing people
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
36 pages : illustrations (mostly color) ; 31 cm.
Language
English