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1) American Revolution battles and leaders

Publisher

DK Pub

Pub. Date

c2004

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 3

Language

English

2) Struggle for a continent: the French and Indian Wars, 1689-1763

Author

Maestro, Betsy

Publisher

Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books

Pub. Date

c2000

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

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Discusses the relations between the European colonists and the Native Americans, the disputes between settlers from France, England, and Spain, and the role these conflicts played in the history of North America.

3) From fugitive to freedom: the story of the underground railroad

Author

Otfinoski, Steven

Series

Tangled history

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 2

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook, Kindle

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Describes the history of the Underground Railroad, discussing the history of slavery in the United States, the people who aided runaway slaves to freedom, and the outbreak of the Civil War.

4) Growing up in revolution and the new nation, 1775 to 1800

Author

Miller, Brandon Marie

Series

Our America

Publisher

Lerner Publications

Pub. Date

[2003]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

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Presents details of daily life of American children during the period from 1775 to 1800.

5) Civil War battles and leaders

Publisher

DK Pub

Pub. Date

c2004

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 3

Language

English

6) Patriots in petticoats: heroines of the American Revolution

Author

Redmond, Shirley-Raye

Series

Landmark books

Publisher

Random House

Pub. Date

c2004

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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Profiles girls and women who participated in the American Revolution by refusing to buy British merchandise, collecting money, and even going to war as wives, nurses, spies, or soldiers.

7) Across five Aprils

Author

Hunt, Irene

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 10

Language

English

Formats

Book, CD Book, eAudiobook

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Young Jethro Creighton grows from a boy to a man when he is left to take care of the family farm in Illinois during the difficult years of the Civil War.

8) The blacksmith

Author

Kalman, Bobbie

Series

The colonial people

Publisher

Crabtree Pub. Company

Pub. Date

[2002]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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Introduces the tools, activities, and importance of the blacksmith in colonial communities.

9) Civil War

Author

Sandler, Martin W

Series

A Library of Congress book

Publisher

HarperCollins

Pub. Date

c1996

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 8.6 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

10) Growing up in the Civil War, 1861 to 1865

Author

Damon, Duane

Series

Our America

Publisher

Lerner Publications Company

Pub. Date

[2003]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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Presents details of daily life of American children during the period from 1860 to 1865.

11) Everybody's revolution: a new look at the people who won America's freedom

Author

Fleming, Thomas J

Publisher

Scholastic Nonfiction

Pub. Date

c2006

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 2

Language

English

Description

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A history of the American Revolution, focusing on the roles played by women and various other ethnic groups.

12) A visual dictionary of a pioneer community

Author

Kalman, Bobbie

Series

Crabtree visual dictionaries

Publisher

Crabtree Pub. Company

Pub. Date

[2008]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

13) Betsy Ross

Author

Duden, Jane

Series

American Revolution biographies

Publisher

Bridgestone Books

Pub. Date

c2002

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

14) Betsy Ross: American patriot

Author

Miller, Susan Martins

Series

Revolutionary War leaders

Publisher

Chelsea House Publishers

Pub. Date

[2000]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

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A biography of the Philadelphia seamstress who helped design and make the first flag to represent the United States of America.

15) Destroyers

Author

Green, Michael

Series

Land and sea

Publisher

Capstone High/Low Books

Pub. Date

c1999

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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Discusses the history, weapons, missions, and possible future of Navy destroyers.

16) Fields of fury: the American Civil War

Author

McPherson, James M

Publisher

Atheneum Books for Young Readers

Pub. Date

c2002

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 4

Language

English

Description

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Examines the events and effects of the American Civil War.

17) Liberty or death: the American Revolution, 1763-1783

Author

Maestro, Betsy

Publisher

HarperCollins

Pub. Date

c2005

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

18) The American Revolution for kids: a history with 21 activities

Author

Herbert, Janis

Publisher

Chicago Review Press

Pub. Date

c2002

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 6

Language

English

Description

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Discusses the events of the American Revolution, from the hated Stamp Act and the Boston Tea Party to the British surrender at Yorktown and the writing of the Constitution. Activities include making a tricorn hat and discovering local history.

19) Betsy Ross: patriot

Author

Franchino, Vicky

Series

Our people

Publisher

Child's World

Pub. Date

[2003]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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Brief introduction to the life and accomplishments of American patriot Betsy Ross, credited with making the first American flag.

20) Dust to eat: drought and depression in the 1930's

Author

Cooper, Michael L

Publisher

Clarion Books

Pub. Date

c2004

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

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1) American Revolution battles and leaders

2) Struggle for a continent: the French and Indian Wars, 1689-1763

3) From fugitive to freedom: the story of the underground railroad

4) Growing up in revolution and the new nation, 1775 to 1800

5) Civil War battles and leaders

6) Patriots in petticoats: heroines of the American Revolution

7) Across five Aprils

8) The blacksmith

9) Civil War

10) Growing up in the Civil War, 1861 to 1865

11) Everybody's revolution: a new look at the people who won America's freedom

12) A visual dictionary of a pioneer community

13) Betsy Ross

14) Betsy Ross: American patriot

15) Destroyers

16) Fields of fury: the American Civil War

17) Liberty or death: the American Revolution, 1763-1783

18) The American Revolution for kids: a history with 21 activities

19) Betsy Ross: patriot

20) Dust to eat: drought and depression in the 1930's

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