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Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
990L
Language
English
Description
"Born in 551 BC, Confucius was a young man when he set his heart and mind on learning as much as he could. By his thirties, he'd become a brilliant teacher who shared his knowledge of several subjects, including arithmetic, history, and poetry, with his students. Confucius wanted to make sure that everyone in China had access to an education and devoted his whole life to learning and teaching so he could transform and improve society. His lessons--now...
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
590L
Language
English
Description
Louis Braille was just five years old when he lost his sight. He was a clever boy, determined to live like everyone else, and what he wanted more than anything was to be able to read. Even at the school for the blind in Paris, there were no books for him. So he invented his own alphabet--a whole new system for writing that could be read by touch. A system so ingenious that it is still used by the blind community today.
5) Opal Lee
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2023]
Lexile measure
1020L
Language
English
Description
"Opal Lee grew up as a Black girl in Texas at a time when Black and white people were kept separate and Black people had fewer opportunities than white people did. She knew that this wasn't right, and she grew up to be a teacher and a community leader, determined to help create a better future for all people. A big part of her work and life was making Juneteenth a national holiday to mark the end of enslavement for Black Americans. She loved this...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
590L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Louis Braille was just five years old when he lost his sight. He was a clever boy, determined to live like everyone else, and what he wanted more than anything was to be able to read. Even at the school for the blind in Paris, there were no books for him. So he invented his own alphabet--a whole new system for writing that could be read by touch. A system so ingenious that it is still used by the blind community today.
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 710L
Language
English
Description
"When a children's orchestra in Cateura, Paraguay, grows to have more students than instruments, music teacher Favio Chaavez works with a brilliant local carpenter to create instruments out of garbage from the local landfill"--
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
1020L
Language
English
Description
"An illustrated biography of Confucius (551 BCE-479 BCE), the ancient Chinese teacher, politician, thinker, and philosopher known for his popular aphorisms, his emphasis on education and study, and his models of social interaction. Includes a map and author's sources"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
A groundbreaking figure in every sense of the word, Susie King Taylor (1848-1912) was one of the first Black nurses during the Civil War, tending to the wounded soldiers of the 1st South Carolina Volunteer Infantry Regiment. Afterward, she was a key figure in establishing a postbellum educational system for formerly bonded Black people, opening several dedicated schools in Georgia. Taylor was also one of the first Black women to publish her memoirs....
Author
Language
English
Description
"Arrested? For teaching? John Scopes's crime riveted the world, and crowds flocked to the trial of the man who dared to tell students about a forbidden topic--evolution. The year was 1925, and discussing Darwin's theory of evolution was illegal in Tennessee classrooms. Lawyers wanted to challenge the law, and businessmen smelled opportunity. But no one imagined the firestorm the Scopes Trial would ignite--or the media circus that would follow. As...
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