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1) Presidents
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Follow the early lives and political careers of the US presidents and see how they came into office, with full-color photographs of campaign memorabilia, family portraits, handwritten letters, mementos, and more. Discover how Abraham Lincoln saved the Union, why teddy bears are named after Theodore Roosevelt, and how Thomas Jefferson doubled the size of the nation with the Louisiana Purchase"--
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Have you ever wondered what exactly goes on inside 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, where the President and his family live? Brower shines a spotlight on the families that have lived in the White House, as well as the roles of the staff members,. She explains what goes on behind the scenes at important state events, visits of foreign dignitaries, and even a ghost or two.
3) Barack Obama
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
820L
Language
English
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Description
This biography introduces readers to Barack Obama including his early political career and key events from Obama's administration including the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the Affordable Care Act, and the Clean Power Plan. Information about his childhood, family, and personal life is included. A timeline, fast facts, and sidebars provide additional information.
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Series
My weird school specials volume 7
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
520L
Language
English
Description
A.J. and Andrea represent Ella Mentry during the Presidents' Day challenge against Dirk School in the hope of winning a top-secret prize.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
760L
Language
English
Formats
Description
This biography introduces readers to Herbert Hoover including his early career as a geology engineer, his early political career, and key events from Hoover's administration including the Great Depression. Information about his childhood, family, personal life, and retirement years is included. A timeline, fast facts, and sidebars provide additional information. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
690L
Language
English
Formats
Description
This biography introduces readers to Benjamin Harrison, including his early political career and key events from Harrison's administration, including the Sherman Silver Purchase Act and the Sherman Antitrust Act. Information about his childhood, family, personal life, and retirement years is included. A timeline, fast facts, and sidebars provide additional information. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
750L
Language
English
Formats
Description
This biography introduces readers to Woodrow Wilson including his early political career and key events from Wilson's administration including the Underwood Tariff Act and World War I. Information about his childhood, family, personal life, and retirement years is included. A timeline, fast facts, and sidebars provide additional information. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
790L
Language
English
Formats
Description
This biography introduces readers to Martin Van Buren including his early political career and key events from Van Buren's administration including the Second Seminole War and passage of the Independent Treasury Act. Information about his childhood, family, personal life, and retirement years is included. A timeline, fast facts, and sidebars provide additional information. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
740L
Language
English
Formats
Description
This biography introduces readers to James Madison including his early political career and key events from Madison's administration including the War of 1812 and the Treaty of Ghent. Information about his childhood, family, personal life, and retirement years is included. A timeline, fast facts, and sidebars provide additional information.
10) Calvin Coolidge
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
760L
Language
English
Formats
Description
This biography introduces readers to the life of Calvin Coolidge including his early political career and key events from Coolidge's administration including the Kellogg-Briand Pact and Coolidge Prosperity. Information about his childhood, family, personal life, and retirement years is included. A timeline, fast facts, and sidebars provide additional information. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
11) Jimmy Carter
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
760L
Language
English
Formats
Description
This biography introduces readers to Jimmy Carter including his early political career and key events from Carter's administration including a peace treaty between Israel and Egypt the Emergency National Gas Act. Information about his childhood, family, personal life, and retirement years is included. A timeline, fast facts, and sidebars provide additional information. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
560L
Language
English
Formats
Description
George Washington was one of the greatest leaders the world has ever known. He was never afraid to be the first to try something, from exploring the woods around his childhood home to founding a brand new nation, the United States of America.
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: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
560L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Abraham Lincoln didn't look like a president. He didn't always act like a president, either - whether it was by wrestling with his sons or telling jokes. But he always fought for fairness, freedom, and unity."--
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Series
Language
English
Description
On May 31, 1988, Reagan addressed a packed audience at Moscow State University, with a remarkable -- yet now largely forgotten -- speech that capped his first visit to the Soviet capital. This fourth in a series of summits between Reagan and Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev was a dramatic coda to their tireless efforts to reduce the nuclear threat. More than that, Reagan viewed it as 'a grand historical moment': an opportunity to light a...
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League of Unexceptional Children volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Evanston, Virginia, twelve-year-olds Jonathan Murray and Shelley Brown are completely average and forgettable until they are recruited to help the League of Unexceptional Children save the Vice President of the United States, who has been kidnapped along with an important code.
19) James K. Polk
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
750L
Language
English
Formats
Description
This biography introduces readers to James K. Polk including his early political career and key events from Polk's administration, including the Oregon Treaty, the Mexican War, and the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. Information about his childhood, family, personal life, and retirement years is included. A timeline, fast facts, and sidebars provide additional information. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
1080L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Who will be the NEXT president? Could it be you? When George Washington became the first president of the United States, there were nine future presidents already alive in America, doing things like practicing law or studying medicine. When JFK became the thirty-fifth president, there were 10 future presidents already alive in America, doing things like hosting TV shows and learning the saxophone. And right now-today!-there are at least 10 future...
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