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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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"Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been fighting for womens rights for over 40 years. As a lawyer, a professor, and a Supreme Court Justice, Ginsburg has worked tirelessly for womens issues on a national level. Her life story is presented to readers through accessible text meant to encourage them to fight for what they believe in as Ginsberg has. Detailed sidebars, a biographical timeline, and direct quotes from Ginsburg provide additional information. Full-color...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
890L
Language
English
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This biography highlights the life and accomplishments of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Readers learn about Ginsburg's early life, her beginnings in law as a clerk in New York, her time as a lawyer for the ACLU, and her service on the US Court of Appeals and Supreme Court.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
810L
Language
English
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Growing up, Ruth Bader Ginsburg was no stranger to being treated unfairly. After all, she was female and Jewish--two groups that faced discrimination at the time. But Ruth worked hard in school, finished first in her class, and eventually became only the second woman on the U.S. Supreme Court. She continues to stand up for the underdog, including fighting for women's rights and fair treatment of workers.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
Ruth Bader Ginsburg or RBG as she is known to her many admirers, is at the pinnacle of a profession in law as a justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. However, she faced great obstacles in her early career simply because she was a woman. This enlightening profile will inspire readers to not give in to discrimination as they discover more about this remarkable woman. Cartoon figures of Ginsburg and fun fact boxes make this volume even more...
6) William Taft
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
770L
Language
English
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Description
This biography introduces readers to William Taft including his early political career and key events from Taft's administration including forming the US Children's Bureau and Arizona and New Mexico becoming states. 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.
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Pub. Date
1992.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.4 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Profiles eight notable justices of the United States Supreme Court and landmark cases in which each was involved: John Marshall, Roger Taney, John Harlan, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Louis Brandeis, Charles Evans Hughes, Hugo Black, Earl Warren.
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