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Author
Series
CatStronauts volume 1
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
GN 410L
Language
English
Description
"Alerted to a global energy crisis, the President consults with the World's Best Scientist, who suggests sending a special group of astronauts to turn the Moon into a solar power plant" --
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Graphic novels aren't just for superheroes! George Washington has been plucked from history books and his life and accomplishments have been depicted in informative nonfiction graphic novels. The subject's birth, childhood, education, and presidency have been skillfully told with detailed art. Further reading lists, timelines, glossaries, and indexes make these titles useful in classroom discussion.
4) John Adams
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
John Adams was a successful lawyer in Boston when he found himself drawn into the colonial quest for liberty from Britain. Despite defending the British soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre, Adams ended up taking a leadership role in rallying the people to fight for their independence. As the new government found its legs, Adams found himself the first Vice President of the United States. He would go on to become President before retiring to live...
Author
Series
Action presidents volume 2
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"We all know that Abraham Lincoln gave the historic Gettysburg Address and ended the Civil War. But did you also know that he pardoned the first White House turkey, once snuck into Washington in disguise, and grew his famous beard because an eleven-year-old girl said it made him look less ugly?! Read all about the radical rail-spliter, supreme speaker, and paramount president Abraham Lincoln in the second Action Presidents book, where the history...
Author
Series
Lexile measure
GN 620L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Will the freedom struggle end in a bloodbath? Only two men can avert it. . . .
Nelson Mandela, the anti-apartheid hero and first leader of the new South Africa, is an international symbol of the power of a popular movement to fight structural racism. But that nonviolent struggle for equality and justice very nearly spiraled into an all-out race war that would have only ended in "the peace of graveyards."
As the first post-apartheid elections approach...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
GN 600L
Language
English
Formats
Description
In 1990, after 27 years of political imprisonment, Nelson Mandela regains his freedom ready to forgive and invite his people to follow in his footsteps, to heal the deep wounds of a divided society. Marking the end of Apartheid in South Africa, he becomes a symbol of the quest for world peace, but his story begins many years earlier. Discover, from the start, the life of the man who showed that love and hope can conquer hate and resentment.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
GN 610L
Language
English
Description
George Washington had fought bravely during the Revolutionary War. The people saw him as a hero. They wanted to make him king. But Washington didn't want that kind of power. Instead, he became the first president of the United States. Follow this war hero as he leads his troops into battle and shares their losses and success.
11) Thomas Jefferson
Series
Pub. Date
[2008]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
HL 660L
Language
English
12) Abraham Lincoln
Series
Pub. Date
[2008]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
HL 500L
Language
English
Author
Series
Action presidents volume 3
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
We all know that Theodore Roosevelt protected the environment and was the cousin of President Franklin Roosevelt. But did you also know that he was the inspiration for the Teddy bear, wrote adventure books, and once gave a speech with a gunshot wound in his chest? Read all about the committed conservationist, resolute Rough Rider, and willful warrior Theodore Roosevelt in the third Action Presidents book, where the history is real and the jokes are...
15) Vote Loki
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Loki is may things: god, trickster, brother, son, villain, even hero. Now he wants to add one more title to the list: President of the United States! That's right, the God of Mischief wants to be ruler of the free world! But is this just another scheme? One fact is certain: With Loki's winning smile and silver tongue on the campaign trail, this election just got a lot more interesting! He'll soon have the American people eating out of the palm...
Author
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Formats
Description
This riveting graphic novel biography chronicles Vladimir Putin's rise from a mid-level KGB officer to the autocratic leader of Russia and reveals the truth behind the strongman persona he has spent his career cultivating.
In the West's collective imagination, Vladimir Putin is a devious cartoon villain, constantly plotting and scheming to destroy his enemies around the globe and in Ukraine. But how did an undistinguished mid-level KGB
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
GN 810L
Language
English
Formats
Description
In 2004, Barack Obama was a barely known senator from Illinois. Just five years later, he would be the 44th president of the United States, and the first African American to hold that office. Follow Obama's campaign as he fights for the Democratic Party nomination and the election that would make history.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
In 2008 Sarah Palin took the presidential campaign by storm. As the Republican vice presidential candidate, she went from being a little known Alaskan governor to a national political powerhouse. With raw grit and determination, this self proclaimed hockey mom launched herself into the national spotlight. Join Palin as she fires up supporters and takes on the opposition during the 2008 campaign and beyond.
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