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Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"All her life, Eleanor Roosevelt hoped to "leave some mark upon the world." She was a shy child who found joy in helping others. A passionate young adult who longed for adventure. An independent young woman who formed her own opinions. A trustworthy partner who worked tirelessly for change. So when her husband became president and she became first lady, Eleanor was ready to make her mark. With characteristic candor, compassion, and courage, she...
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Thirteen-year-old Susy Clemens wants the world to know that her papa, Mark Twain, is more than just a humorist and sets out to write a comprehensive biography of the American icon.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
c2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A biography of the American poet whose compassion led him to nurse soldiers during the Civil War, to give voice to the nation's grief at Lincoln's assassination, and to capture the true American spirit in verse.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
c2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The true story of Victorian artist Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins, who built life-sized models of dinosaurs in the hope of educating the world about these awe-inspiring ancient animals and what they were like.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Before Ralph Waldo Emerson was a great writer, he was a city boy who longed for the broad, open fields and deep, still woods of the country, and then a young man who treasured books, ideas, and people. When he grew up and set out in the world, he wondered, could he build a life around these things he loved? This biography illustrates the rewards of a life well-lived, one built around personal passions: creativity and community, nature and friendship....
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