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1) Michigan
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Unlike most other states, Michigan is divided into two main pieces of land. To the north is the long, narrow Upper Peninsula. To the south, across Lake Michigan and Lake Huron, lies the mitten-shaped Lower Peninsula. Readers will travel across the entire state as they find out what life is like in Michigan. They will learn about the local history and government, sample the local cuisine, spot wildlife, and more.
3) Michigan
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2010.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Author
Series
Lexile measure
1130L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Learn more about how Detroit's Pingree Farms went from vacant industrial city block to vibrant urban farm and community center. Explore the logistics of repurposing the land and meet the people who made it happen. The book showcases a range of 21st century skills - from "Flexibility & Adaptation" to "Creativity & Innovation"-and shows how moving away from a tear-down culture towards one of reuse helps tackle a host of critical challenges facing our...
5) Poisoned water: how the citizens of Flint, Michigan, fought for their lives and warned the nation
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Formats
Description
Flint, Michigan had been built up, then abandoned, by General Motors. In 2014, as part of a plan to save money, government officials decided that Flint would temporarily switch its water supply from Lake Huron to the Flint River. Within months, many residents broke out in rashes. Children stopped growing. Some people were hospitalized with mysterious illnesses; others died. Despite the murky, foul-smelling liquid pouring from the city's faucets, officials...
Author
Series
Legend series (Kathy-Jo Wargin) volume 6
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Recounts the life of Petosegay, an Ottawa Indian chief, who gave his name to the small town in northern Michigan--Petoskey--where a unique stone can be found along its shores.
Author
Series
Legend series (Kathy-Jo Wargin) volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
In this retelling of an Ojibwe Indian tale, a mother bear loses sight of her two cubs as they all attempt to escape a forest fire by swimming across Lake Michigan.
8) Michigan
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
"Provides comprehensive information on the geography, history, wildlife, governmental structure, economy, cultural diversity, peoples, religion, and landmarks of Michigan"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
790L
Language
English
Description
"This biography tells the story of philosopher and activist Grace Lee Boggs, a Chinese American woman who went from earning a PhD in philosophy to becoming an activist in the black power movement in Detroit. She used ideas about revolution to inspire people to create a new world and imagine a new way of living"--OCLC.
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