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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
860L
Language
English
Description
An introduction to the second female Supreme Court justice describes how she faced discrimination because of her gender throughout her education and working life, and how her fight for equality changed the way the law dealt with women's rights.
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 9.1 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
1250L
Language
English
Description
The life and career of the fiercely principled Supreme Court Justice, now a popular icon, with dramatic accounts of her landmark cases that moved the needle on legal protection of human rights, illustrated with black and white archival photographs.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
1120L
Language
English
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Description
This young reader's edition explores the previously uncelebrated but pivotal contributions of NASA's African-American women mathematicians to America's space program, describing how Jim Crow laws segregated them from their white counterparts despite their groundbreaking successes.
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Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Learn about Ginsburg's childhood, early career, and appointment to the highest court in the land. This early reader also features key moments from some of the cases Ginsburg argued before the Supreme Court, including the case for gender equality. National Geographic Readers have been a hit in the leveled reader category, and this book follows upon that success with the same combination of careful text, brilliant photographs, and fun approach to the...
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Language
English
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Description
"Ketanji Brown Jackson is no stranger to overcoming obstacles. When a high school guidance counselor told her she should set her sights lower than Harvard, she decided to go to Harvard for college and law school. When she became a public defender and saw inequalities in the justice system, she used her legal skills to advocate for people who needed help, but couldn't afford an attorney. Ketanji's path to the Supreme Court was unique: She's the only...
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Series
Language
English
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"From the best-selling author of My Weird School: a new entry in the cheerful and engaging biography series centered on high-interest historic figures. Did you know that Ruth Bader Ginsburg failed her driving test five times? Or that her real name was Joan? Bet you didn't know that she liked paddle boarding, white water rafting, and riding elephants! She even had a praying mantis named after her. Siblings Paige and Turner have collected some of the...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Born in Washington, DC, in 1970, and raised in Miami, Florida, Ketanji Brown Jackson developed an interest in law and politics at an early age. As a preschooler, she sat with her father and watched him complete his law school assignments. And even though some people, including a school guidance counselor, discouraged Ketanji from aiming high, she proved them wrong and graduated with honors from Harvard Law School. She went on to serve on the U.S....
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Ada and Bea are on a tour of Washington, DC, learning all about the US Supreme Court, from its founding in 1789 to today. Along the way, they hear from the Constitution, important justices, and key figures from landmark cases, such as Plessy v. Ferguson and Brown v. Board of Education, gaining an understanding of how the Court has shaped our lives."--
Author
Series
FBI files volume 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Stories of FBI cases from the point of view of the investigator"--
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"What does it mean to be fair and honest and uphold the law even in the most difficult cases? Just ask Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. This informative biography about Ginsburg's life tells how she became the second female appointed to the United States' highest court. Through accessible text, it explores her youth growing up in a low-income, working-class Brooklyn neighborhood and her difficult first years as a lawyer in a field dominated...
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
980L
Language
English
Description
Explores the previously uncelebrated but pivotal contributions of NASA's African American women mathematicians to America's space program, describing how Jim Crow laws segregated them despite their groundbreaking successes.
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
710L
Language
English
Description
"You've likely heard of the historic Apollo 13 moon landing. But do you know about the mathematical genius who made sure that Apollo 13 returned safely home? As a child, Katherine Johnson loved to count. She counted the steps on the road, the number of dishes and spoons she washed in the kitchen sink, everything! Boundless, curious, and excited by calculations, young Katherine longed to know as much as she could about math, about the universe. From...
15) Send a girl!
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"This dynamic and inspiring picture book biography tells the story of a woman who broke an important barrier by becoming one of the first female fire fighters in New York City"--
17) Sonia Sotomayor
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Series
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"A chapter book biography of Justice Sonia Sotomayor, part of the She Persisted series"--
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
1010L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Ketanji Brown Jackson is an American jurist and the first Black woman to serve on the US Supreme Court. Learn about her history of public service and how she rose to the highest court in the US"--
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