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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 1000L
Language
English
Description
Award-winning artist Sweet tells the story of the puppeteer Tony Sarg, capturing his genius, his dedication, his zest for play, and his long-lasting gift to America--the inspired helium balloons that would become the trademark of Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
An illustrated account of immigrant Clara Lemlich's pivotal role in the influential 1909 women laborer's strike describes how she worked grueling hours to acquire an education and support her family before organizing a massive walkout to protest the unfair working conditions in New York's garment district.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
370L
Language
English
Description
Amelia Lauren Moyer Pérez, a young girl living in New York with her brother Gabriel, and her mother, a teacher from the Dominican Republic, tells about the different activities sheenjoys with her many friends. Presented in English and Spanish.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In the first picture book written by a DACA dreamer Areli Morales tells her own powerful and vibrant immigration story of moving from a quiet town in Mexico to the bustling and noisy metropolis of New York City."--
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 570L
Language
English
Formats
Description
One hundred years before Rosa Parks took her stand, Elizabeth "Lizzie" Jennings tried to board a streetcar in New York City on her way to church. Though there were plenty of empty seats, she was denied entry, assaulted, and threatened all because of her race--even though New York was a free state at that time. Lizzie decided to fight back. She told her story, took her case to court--where future president Chester Arthur represented her--and won! Her...
9) Darkest fear
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Life isn't going well for Myron Bolitar. His business is struggling, and his father has recently suffered a heart attack when, out of the blue, Myron's college sweetheart, Emily, appears. Her thirteen-year-old son Jeremy is gravely ill and can be saved only by a bone-marrow transplant from a donor who has vanished without a trace. Then Emily reveals even more shocking news: Jeremy is Myron's son, conceived the night before Emily's wedding to another...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
There's a hawk in the city!
New York City is known for its sky-scrapers, subways, and hustle and bustle — not for its wildlife. So everyone is surprised when a red-tailed hawk is spotted flying over Fifth Avenue, and even more surprised when he decides to settle down on the ledge of one of the Big Apple's swankiest apartment buildings.
The hawk soon draws many admirers. They name him Pale Male and watch as he builds...
New York City is known for its sky-scrapers, subways, and hustle and bustle — not for its wildlife. So everyone is surprised when a red-tailed hawk is spotted flying over Fifth Avenue, and even more surprised when he decides to settle down on the ledge of one of the Big Apple's swankiest apartment buildings.
The hawk soon draws many admirers. They name him Pale Male and watch as he builds...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 720L
Language
English
Formats
Description
The story of Emma Lazarus, who, despite her life of privilege, became a tireless advocate for the immigrants who arrived in New York City in the 1880s and wrote a famous poem for the Statue of Liberty.
12) The snow walker
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
520L
Language
English
Formats
Description
One morning in March 1888, twelve-year-old Milton Daub awoke to find the world buried in snow. The blizzard was like nothing Milton and his neighbors in the Bronx had ever seen. No one dared go out into the storm. No one, that is, except Milton. He and his father made a pair of snowshoes from barrel hoops and old roller skates. Then Milton stepped bravely into the storm to buy milk for his family. Soon he was buying supplies for everyone in the area....
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
1100L
Language
English
Description
Amid the scholars, poets, authors, and artists of the Harlem Renaissance stood an Afro-Puerto Rican man named Arturo Schomburg. His life's passion was to collect books, letters, music, and art from Africa and the African diaspora and bring to light the achievements of people of African descent. When his collection became so large that it threatened to overflow his house, he turned to the New York Public Library.
14) Subway story
Author
Pub. Date
2011.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 680L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Jessie, a subway car "born" in St. Louis, Missouri, enjoys many years as an important part of the New York City subway system, and after she is replaced by more modern cars she begins another important job.
15) When Jackie saved Grand Central: the true story of Jacqueline Kennedy's fight for an American icon
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Before she was an iconic First Lady of the United States, Jackie Kennedy was a born-and-raised New Yorker. She loved everything about her city, from the natural beauty of the parks to the architectural history of the buildings. So when the owners of Grand Central wanted to build a skyscraper on top of the famous train station, Jackie knew they had to be stopped. She helped inspire thousands of people to come together and fight to protect the historic...
16) Stable
Author
Pub. Date
2010.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The history of Kensington Stables in Brooklyn, New York City.
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Español
Description
Describes the life and accomplishments of Pura Belpré, a Puerto Rican librarian who introduced the folk tales of her native island first to the children of New York and afterwards throughout the country.
18) Spaceheadz
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
580L
Language
English
Description
On his first day at Brooklyn's P.S. 858, fifth-grader Michael K. is teamed with two very strange students, and while he gradually comes to believe they are aliens who need his help, he has trouble convincing anyone else of the truth.
20) Old Penn Station
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
An illustrated account of the construction, history, and demolition of New York City's Pennsylvania Station.
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