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5) Geronimo
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
650L
Language
English
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In this biography of Geronimo, learn how he got his name, some of the reasons American Indians fought against Mexicans and Americans, and the part Geronimo played in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
7) Geronimo
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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"Geronimo was a great leader and a wise man. In this book, readers will uncover his life story-from his struggles with the US government and settlers in Arizona to the eventual surrender that made him a prisoner of war for the rest of his life-and understand his profound effect on the Apache tribe. Though he later became famous and traveled the country, he was never allowed to return to his birthplace. Through easy-to-read text and fascinating pictures,...
9) Geronimo
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Language
English
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Renowned for ferocity in battle, legendary for an uncanny ability to elude capture, feared for the violence of his vengeful raids, the Apache fighter Geronimo captured the public imagination in his own time and remains a mythic figure today. This thoroughly researched biography by a renowned historian of the American West strips away the myths and rumors that have long obscured the real Geronimo and presents an authentic portrait of a man with unique...
10) Geronimo
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 460L
Language
English
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"This book examines the life of Apache leader and medicine man Geronimo in a simple, age-appropriate way that helps young readers develop word recognition and reading skills."--
13) Geronimo
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
"Geronimo became known for leading resistance efforts against troops in Mexico and Arizona in the late 19th century. This prominent leader of the Bedonkohe Apache Indians led an incredible life and had a great impact on history. In this book, readers explore his life through biographical information as well as historical context. The main text and fact boxes support what readers learn in social studies class, encouraging them to make connections between...
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English
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"Bestselling historian and Pulitzer Prize finalist H. W. Brands follows the lives of General William Tecumseh Sherman and Apache war leader Geronimo to tell the story of the Indian Wars and the final fight for control of the American continent. William Tecumseh Sherman and Geronimo were keen strategists and bold soldiers, ruthless with their enemies. Over the course of the 1870s and 1880s these two war chiefs would confront each other in the final...
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Lexile measure
940L
Language
English
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This collection of biographies for kids explores 15 Native Americans and some of the incredible things they achieved. Kids will explore the ways each of these people used their talents and beliefs to stand up for what's right and stay true to themselves and their community.
Author
Series
Signature books volume 44
Language
English
Description
Geronimo crawled up the hill so carefully that no stalk of grass moved, and no bush quivered. A pair of crested quail, feeding on insects in the grass, merely glanced up when he passed and went on feeding. Geronimo reached the top of the hill and crouched down in the grass.Beyond were more hills, the near ones low, rocky, and given more to shrubs and grass than to trees. Geronimo's eyes strayed across the Arizona landscape to the east. There lay No-doyohn...
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