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Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
A portrait of the influential intellectual behind such books as "The Age of Reason" discusses his limited formal education, fervent support of American independence, and life-risking advocacy of history-shaping ideas.
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
''A fascinating look at the most destructive wildfires in American history, the impact of climate change, and what we're doing right and wrong to manage forest fire, from a National Book Award finalist. Perfect for young fans of disaster stories and national history. Wildfires have been part of the American landscape for thousands of years. Forests need fire--it's as necessary to their well-being as soil and sunlight. But some fires burn out of...
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
Examines the life of abolitionist John Brown and the raid he led on the United States arsenal at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, in 1859, exploring his religious fanaticism and belief in "righteous violence,"--and committment to domestic terrorism.
Author
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
c2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Description
Andrew Jackson, the first popularly elected American president, won the nation's favor with his legendary courage, loyalty to the common man, and fierce dedication to preserving the Union. However, his ruthlessness, including his treatment of Native Americans, led to some of the darkest times in American history.
Author
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
A biography of the scientist-adventurer, Roy Chapman Andrews, focusing on the expeditions he led for New York's American Museum of Natural History to the Gobi Desert in Mongolia in an effort to uncover dinosaur fossils.
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Featuring black-and-white historical photographs, a timely examination of the Cold War and the relevance of Communism in today's world includes coverage of the McCarthy hearings, the Hollywood Ten, and the cases of the Rosenbergs and the Scottsboro Boys.
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