Jane Sutcliffe
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
Description
When Jane Sutcliffe sets out to write a book about William Shakespeare and the Globe Theatre, in her own words, she runs into a problem: Will's words keep popping up all over the place! What's an author to do? After all, Will is responsible for such familiar phrases as "what's done is done" and "too much of a good thing." He even helped turn "household words" into household words. But, Jane embraces her dilemma, writing about Shakespeare, his plays,...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 4
Description
In this "biography of a single day," the burning of the White House by the British during the War of 1812 is told from the viewpoint of the people who were there, including First Lady Dolley Madison, a British officer, and a nine-year-old slave. Jane Sutcliffe draws upon first-person accounts to recreate a compelling chronology of the events of August 24, 1814.
4) Helen Keller
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Trapped in silence and darkness, Helen Keller longed to communicate with the world. Both deaf and blind, she struggled to express the thoughts locked in her mind. When Annie Sullivan became her teacher she learned to sign, read, and write. After graduating from college, Keller spent the rest of her life travelling around the world as an advocate for the deaf and blind.
5) Barack Obama
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Did you know Barack Obama's family comes from three different countries? His mother was born and raised in the United States. His father came from Kenya, in Africa. His stepfather came from Indonesia.
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Babe Didrikson was running and jumping hedges at the age of eight. Her dedication to training and practicing resulted in her becoming one of the greatest woman athletes of the century. Although she won two gold medals and one silver medal in track and field events at the 1932 Olympics, Babe excelled in every sport that she played.
7) Stone Giant
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Description
No one wanted the "giant." The hulking block of marble lay in the work yard, rained on, hacked at, and abandoned-until a young Michelangelo saw his David in it. This is the story of how a neglected, discarded stone became a masterpiece for all time. It is also a story about art-about an artist's vision and process, and about the ways in which we humans see ourselves reflected in art.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
True or False? Marian Anderson once received a standing ovation before she even sang her song. True! On January 7, 1955 Marian Anderson was the first black person to sing with the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. The audience applauded for five minutes before she could start singing.
10) Jesse Owens
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Describes the life of track-and-field athlete Jesse Owens, from his childhood in Alabama and his family's move to Cleveland to his athletic career which culminated in his winning four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany.
Author
Pub. Date
2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
There was a giant in the city, and it was a troublemaker. The enormous block of marble had irked the people of Florence for almost forty years. No one knew what to do with it until a young artist named Michelangelo came along.
14) Paul Revere
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
The Massachusetts patriot whose famous ride was only one of his services to the cause of independence
15) Sacagawea
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
This book tells of the life of Sacagawea, a Shoshone Indian woman who served as interpreter, peacemaker, and guide for the Lewis and Clark expedition.
16) John Deere
Author
Pub. Date
[2007]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A biography of the inventor and manufacturer who produced one of the first self-scouring plows.
17) Abigail Adams
Author
Pub. Date
[2006]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Enjoy Abigail Adams as she goes from a child to a first lady to her death.
18) Milton Hershey
Author
Pub. Date
c2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A biography of the successful chocolate maker who built a town around his factory with unique housing for his workers and a school for disadvantaged students.