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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Uses primary sources to tell the story of slavery in the United States"--
For more than 100 years, slavery was a way of life in the United States. Many people believed slavery was necessary nad right. Many others fought tirelessly to end it. Hear the words they spoke. Read the words they read. And see the differing points of view about slavery through the eyes of the people who lived it. --
Author
Pub. Date
2016
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A treasury of American Presidents by historian Ken Burns"--
How many children have said at some point that they want to grow up to be president? Well, this book will show them it really is possible. It doesn't matter if you weigh as much as William Howard Taft (332 pounds) or as little as James Madison (100 pounds); are as tall as Abraham Lincoln, who was 6'4", or as short as Madison (again!), who was 5'4"; are born really rich like George Washington...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Author has found clever devices to scale down everything from time lines (the history of Earth compressed into one year), to quantities (all the wealth in the world divided into one hundred coins), to size differences (the planets shown as different types of balls).
8) My body
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2012.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Provides an introduction to the parts of the human body and the five senses.
Author
Publisher
Tundra Books
Pub. Date
©2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Explores the history of alien invaders--plants, animals, bacteria, or viruses that are deliberately or accidentally introduced to a new habitat, and subsequently explode in numbers causing harm to property and wildlife; features case studies of such species; and discusses what can be done to halt the progress of alien invaders.
Author
Publisher
Goodwin Books, Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Bold, graphic portraits and beautiful poems present famous and lesser-known Latinos from varied backgrounds who have faced life's challenges in creative ways"--Provided by publisher.
"Musician, botanist, baseball player, pilot--the Hispanics featured in this collection come from many different backgrounds and from many different countries. Celebrate their accomplishments and their contributions to a collective history and a community that continues...
12) Tsunami!
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
[2009]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A wealthy man in a Japanese village, whom everyone calls Ojiisan, which means grandfather, sets fire to his rice fields to warn the innocent people of an approaching tsunami.
Author
Series
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
"Get a behind-the-scenes glimpse of what it takes to change the world in this comprehensive biography that tells the complete life story of internationally renowned peacemaker Nelson Mandela. Civil rights activist. World leader. Writer. Throughout his life, Nelson Mandela took on many roles, all in the pursuit of peace. Born in 1918 in South Africa, he grew up in a culture of government-enforced racism and became involved in the anti-apartheid movement...