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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
710L
Language
English
Description
A little girl visits the home and garden of Claude Monet at Giverny, France, and learns about the artist's paintings and his life. The illustrations include photographs of the painter and his family as well as examples of his work.
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
990L
Language
English
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One hundred years ago, a mysterious and alarming illness spread across America's South, striking tens of thousands of victims. No one knew what caused it or how to treat it. People were left weak, disfigured, insane, and in some cases, dead. Award winning science and history writer Gail Jarrow tracks this disease, commonly known as pellagra, and highlights how doctors, scientists, and public health officials finally defeated it. Illustrated with 100...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
940L
Language
English
Formats
Description
A biography of the magician, ghost chaser, aviator, and king of escape artists whose amazing feats are remembered long after his death in 1926. Profiling his early years, personal life, and great accomplishments in show business, the story of the famous magician, Harry Houdini, comes to life through a review of his greatest tricks and most amazing feats, complete with index, photos, and author's notes.
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Series
Magic tree house fact trackers volume 25
Pub. Date
[2011]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
750L
Language
English
Description
Presents a non-fiction companion to the book "Abe Lincoln At Last!," discussing what it was like to grow up in a log cabin and what Lincoln's family life was like, and describes how he became the sixteenth president of the United States.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
900L
Language
English
Description
Describes the 1963 March on Washington, helmed by Martin Luther King, Jr., where over two hundred thousand people gathered to demand equal rights for all races, and explains why this event is still important in American history today.
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Language
English
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Devoted to medical work in Africa, Albert Schweitzer was also a beacon of hope for a better future in war-ravaged Europe and was awarded a Nobel Peace Prize. His impact on medical missions continues to resonate today, inspiring compassionate care to the ends of the earth.
12) Mother Teresa
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Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Mother Teresa was born in Skopje, Macedonia. From an early age, she knew she wanted to dedicate herself to religion. She was fascinated by stories of missionaries helping people and wanted to do the same. She spent the rest of her life caring for the sick and poor around the world and is now remembered as Saint Teresa of Calcutta. The incredible story of her life features a facts and photos section at the back"--Back cover.
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Language
English
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Though George Washington was known more for his accomplishments off the battlefield, he was also a commander in chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution. With maps to accompany descriptions of military campaigns and full color photographs, students will have the opportunity to learn about Washington's successes and challenges both as a general and as America's first president.
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
480L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Could you survive being adrift in the middle of the ocean? Steven Callahan: Adrift in the Atlantic in the True Survival series explores Callahan's shocking survival story. The book is written with a high interest level and lower level of complexity to serve more mature students reading at lower levels. Clear visuals, colorful photographs (including images of the survivors!), and considerate text help with comprehension and wild facts hold the readers'...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
910L
Language
English
Description
WINNER OF THE BELPRÉ ILLUSTRATOR HONOR BOOKS AWARD! A self-taught Mexican composer, arranger, bandleader, and pianist, Juan García Esquivel was a pioneer in the use of stereo sound in the 1950s and 1960s. Juan's music is quirky, fun, and truly out of this world, with unusual instrumentation, unorthodox vocal textures and effects. Juan was a true musical innovator, using sound and stereo as his musical palette.
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Language
English
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"True is a probing, richly-detailed, unique biography of Jackie Robinson, one of baseball's-and America's-most significant figures. For players, fans, managers, and executives, Jackie Robinson remains baseball's singular figure, the person who most profoundly extended, and continues to extend, the reach of the game. Beyond Ruth. Beyond Clemente. Beyond Aaron. Beyond the heroes of today. Now, a half-century since Robinson's death, letters come to his...
20) Mae Jemison
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
480L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Discusses the life of the first African American woman in space, including her childhood, her education in medicine and the sciences, and her lasting legacy.
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