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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 12 - AR Pts: 32
Lexile measure
HL 540L
Language
English
Description
"The Last of the Mohicans is set in 1757, during the French and Indian War (the Seven Years' War), when France and Great Britain battled for control of North America. During this war, both the French and the British used Native American allies, but the French were particularly dependent, as they were outnumbered in the Northeast frontier areas by the more numerous British colonists. The novel is primarily set in the upper New York wilderness, detailing...
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English
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Introduces readers to the settling of the American frontier with over 25 building projects and activities supported by facts, anecdotes, trivia and information about further reading. Provides detailed step-by-step instructions plus diagrams and templates for each project.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Fact: At one time prairies covered about 40% of the United States but today only about 1% of North American prairies exist. P is for Prairie Dog: A Prairie Alphabet explores North American prairies as it explains their important role and showcases their wonders. Science writer Anthony Fredericks gives an A-Z tour of the many facets and fascinating facts of the prairie ecosystem. Inhabitants including the bison, the quail, and, of course, the prairie...
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Lexile measure
810L
Language
English
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"Westward Journeys contains stories focusing on the American westward expansion. Minnow and Rose: a girl on the Oregon Trail meets a native girl. Pappy's Handkerchief: an African-American family during the Oklahoma Land Run. A Book for Black-Eyed Susan: a girl facing tragedy on the Oregon Trail"--
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Lexile measure
1090L
Language
English
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"Fools gold and buckaroos in the Old West. The American West was at once an unexplored frontier--and the ancient home of thousands of American Natives. Explore the Old West with 50 fun and amazing facts about Cowboys and Indians and the horses they rode"--
12) Oregon Trail
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Lexile measure
500L
Language
English
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"Would you have survived traveling the Oregon Trail? Make decisions and tally your score to find out. Written at a lower reading level with considerate text, these high maturity books are sure to grab struggling readers as they engage and play along. Also includes a table of contents, glossary, index, author biography, sidebars, educational matter, and activities"--
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
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Today, many people take the delivery of mail for granted. However, in the Wild West, each time a man carried mail across vast deserts and mountains, he went on an adventure. Readers learn what it was like to be a mail carrier for the Pony Express during one of America's most expansive times, including challenges faced, battles won, and daily existence for those who dared travel that far.
17) Follow me down to Nicodemus town: based on the history of the African American pioneer settlement
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Lexile measure
780L
Language
English
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When Dede sees a notice offering land for black people in Kansas, her family decides to quit sharecropping and become homesteading pioneers.
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