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1) Mae Jemison
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A biography of Mae Jemison, the first female African-American astronaut.--
2) Jesse Owens
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Sprint around the track and get to know Jesse Owens in this fascinating, nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read, part of a new series of biographies about people “you should meet.” Meet Jesse Owens, an African American runner who won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin! What made his achievement even more memorable was that Adolph Hitler expected the Olympic Games to be a German showcase. In fact, he criticized the United States for even...
Author
Series
Publisher
Dk Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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Description
Martin Luther King Jr. will always be remembered for his famous "I have a dream" speech, which he gave during the March on Washington in 1963. But his life before and after that big event, and his other enormous contributions to the Civil Rights Movement in the United States, largely go unspoken. In this biography for kids ages 8-12, learn all about MLK--from his early family life and experiences in education, to his untimely death and the worldwide...
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Get to know some of the many groundbreaking and legendary women in US soccer in this fascinating nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read, part of a series of biographies about people “you should meet!” Read about some amazing and unstoppable women who changed soccer in America like Megan Rapinoe, Alex Morgan, Briana Scurry, Trinity Rodman, and Mia Hamm. This book also includes a history of women’s soccer in America and a summary of all four historic...
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