Charles Barnett
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Presents a short history of the Continental Army's desperate winter at Valley Forge in 1777 written in graphic novel format, and focuses on the events leading up to that fateful encampment and Washington's struggle to keep his army together.
13) U.S. immigration
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
This book, in cartoon format, explains the history of U.S. immigration and describes how immigrants have shaped the United States.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Presents the story of Betsy Ross in graphic novel format. Betsy and her husband John owned an upholstery shop. When John decided to fight against the British in the American Revolution, Betsy kept the business going and continued to run it after John's death. Legend has it that George Washington asked Betsy Ross to sew the first American flag. Includes a list of key facts, a glossary, and a bibliography.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
Description
"Describes the building of the Transcontinental Railroad between Omaha, Nebraska, and Sacramento, California, that, when completed in 1869, allowed rail travel from the east coast to the west coast of the United States."--Source other than the Library of Congress.
18) The Donner Party
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
Description
Uses a graphic format to describe the experience of the Donner Party, and focuses on the terrible winter of 1846-1847 during which the pioneers were forced to eat the dead to survive while trapped in the mountains.