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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 1000L
Language
English
Description
Award-winning artist Sweet tells the story of the puppeteer Tony Sarg, capturing his genius, his dedication, his zest for play, and his long-lasting gift to America--the inspired helium balloons that would become the trademark of Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
540L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Describes how the Indian Squanto, an English-speaking Christian and former slave, whose village had been wiped out by smallpox, taught the Pilgrims the skills they needed to survive the harsh Massachusetts winter.
Author
Language
English
Description
"From the New York Times bestselling author of The Last Castle and The Girls of Atomic City comes the fascinating story of America's national day of thanks and of the tenacious and inspiring Sarah Josepha Hale, a nineteenth-century woman who made establishing this holiday her life's mission--one brought to fruition by the wise support of Abraham Lincoln."--
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Series
Language
English
Description
"From New York Times bestselling author and news anchor Raymond Arroyo comes a picture book biography of Tad Lincoln and his father President Abraham Lincoln and a story about a father's love for his son and the wisdom of a child. Tad Lincoln was forever getting into trouble. He bounced around the White House making mischief and annoying the staff. Only President Lincoln was never annoyed--he delighted in his son's antics. Tad was his father's joy...
11) William Bradford
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
High into the stormy sky, a kite with iron points bobs in the wind. Suddenly, lightning cuts through the sky and a spark emits from the key attached to the kite string. As Ben Franklin watched the lightning in Philadelphia's night sky, he came up with a brilliant discovery--one that would change the world forever.
16) Rabbit Ears holiday stories: Vol. 1,Squanto and the first Thanksgiving.The legend of Sleepy Hollow
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Squanto and the first Thanksgiving: A biography of the Pawtuxet Indian who, after his capture, escape, and return to his childhood home, helped the Pilgrims establish the colony of Plymouth.
The legend of Sleepy Hollow pits the new schoolmaster, Ichabod Crane, against the local hero, Brom Bones. This droll tale of romantic rivalry climaxes with the appearance of one of the great legendary ghosts: the Headless Horseman.
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