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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
890L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Traces the childhood, friendships and dangers experienced by Buffalo Bird Woman, a Hidatsa Indian born in 1839, whose community along the Missouri River in the Dakotas transitioned from hunting to agriculture.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 650L
Language
English
Description
Presents the life of Sojourner Truth, discussing her childhood as a slave, the purchase of her freedom by a Quaker couple, and her subsequent work as an advocate and lecturer for the abolitionist movement.
10) Oprah Winfrey
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
880L
Language
English
Description
"A biography of Oprah Winfrey, part of the She Persisted chapter book series."--
13) Harriet Tubman
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
NC 930L
Language
English
Description
"Born enslaved, Harriet Tubman rose up to become one of the most successful, determined and well-known conductors of the Underground Railroad. With her family's love planted firmly in her heart, Harriet looked to the North Star for guidance--and its light helped guide her way out of slavery. Her courage made it possible for her to help others reach freedom too." --
14) Pocahontas
Author
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
550L
Language
English
Description
Pocahontas was a Powhatan Indian who worked to teach early Americans about her people. Photographs and easy-to-read text tells the story of this great woman in history.
15) Harriet Tubman
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1997.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
430L
Language
English
Description
A simple biography of the woman who escaped life as a slave and then rescued other slaves as a conductor in the Underground Railroad.
19) Pocahontas
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Pocahontas was just a child when her world changed forever. White men from across the ocean built a fort near her village. Most likely, Pocahontas had never seen a white man before. Some of her people feared the settlers, but Pocahontas wanted to know more about them. She took the settlers food and taught Captain John Smith her language. Find out how this bright, brave young girl became an ambassador for her people, helping to keep the peace between
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 990L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Engaging artwork accompanies inspiring text in this STEM-focused addition to the #1 New York times best-selling She Persisted series that introduces readers to women scientists who didn't listen to those who told them "no" and who used their smarts, skills and persistence to discover, invent, create, and explain.
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