Natalie S Bober
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"When Robert Frost was a child, his family thought he would grow up to be a baseball player. Instead, he became a poet. His life on a farm in New Hampshire inspired him to write 'poetry that talked,' and today he is famous for his vivid descriptions of the rural life he loved so much. There was a time, though, when Frost had to struggle to get his poetry published. Told from the point of view of Lesley, Robert Frost's oldest daughter, this is the...
3) Countdown to independence: a revolution of ideas in England and her American colonies : 1760-1776
Author
Pub. Date
[2000]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.9 - AR Pts: 18
Language
English
Description
Examines the people and events both in the American colonies and in Great Britain between 1760 and 1776 that led to the American Revolution.
Author
Pub. Date
1995.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.4 - AR Pts: 14
Lexile measure
1130L
Language
English
Description
Because Abigail was so close to the scene, she was able to give firsthand reports of the American Revolution to her husband & other leaders creating a new government as she wrote about the times & the people who played vital roles in the birth of our nation.
10) Papa is a Poet
Author
Language
English
Description
When Robert Frost was a child, his family thought he would grow up to be a baseball player. Instead, he became a poet. His life on a farm in New Hampshire inspired him to write "poetry that talked," and today he is famous for his vivid descriptions of the rural life he loved so much. There was a time when Frost had to struggle to get his poetry published. Told from the point of view of Lesley, Robert Frost's oldest daughter, this is the story of how...