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"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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Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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"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."--
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Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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"All rise for Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black female United States Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson knew from the very beginning that "You can do anything. You can be anything." Driven by those powerful words and her parents' love, Ketanji refused to let naysayers stop her from rising to the top. Her perseverance and her wits led her to become the first Black woman to become a US district judge and eventually the first Black female...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Biography of NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson.
Shares the story of the pioneering African American mathematician, Katherine Johnson, who helped calculate America's first manned flight into space, its first manned orbit of Earth, and the world's first trip to the moon.
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Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"As a young person, little Ruth recognised injustice in the world. She decided to work to make her country a fairer place--for everyone. From her career as a lawyer making the case for equality, right through to sitting as a judge on the Supreme Court, the highest in the land, Ruth spent her whole life fighting for what's right, and encouraging others to do the same."--
Presents an illustrated look at the life and career of United States Supreme...
11) Philip Vera Cruz
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Series
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
810L
Language
English
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This biography tells the story an unsung hero and Filipino farm worker, Philip Vera Cruz, who led the historic Delano strike, grape boycott, and the formation of the United Farm Workers union.
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Lexile measure
900L
Language
English
Description
Sometimes, one moment changes a person's life. And that person goes on to change other lives. That's what happened to Frances Perkins. After she witnessed the 1911 catastrophic fire at the Triangle Waist Company, in which one hundred and forty-six people died, she devoted her life to improving conditions for workers. Frances became the first woman to serve in a president's cabinet. As Secretary of Labor under President Franklin D. Roosevelt, she helped...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 760L
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English
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Describes the partnership between Dolores Huerta and Ceśar Cháves, the founding of the National Farm Workers Association, and their combined efforts to improve working conditions for agricultural laborers. Presented in English and Spanish.
Algo especial sucedió cuando Dolores Huerta y César Chávez se conocieron. Ellos lucharon juntos por los derechos de los campesinos. Lado a lado cultivaron esperanza, cambiando el curso de la historia
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Pub. Date
2021.
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Multiple
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A powerful and accesible bilingual picture book that highlights "the power and impact of ordinary but dedicated citizens." Every day, thousands of farmworkers harvested the food that ended up on kitchen tables all over the country. But at the end of the day, when the workers sat down to eat, there were only beans on their own tables. Then Dolores Huerta and Cesar Chavez teamed up. Together they motivated the workers to fight for their rights and,...
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