Washoe County Library System

Series

Publisher

Holiday House

Pub. Date

[2000]

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

On Shelf

Spanish Springs Library - Children's Nonfiction - Biography Shelf
J BIO SACAGAWEA 2000
1 available

Description

A biography of the Shoshone woman who joined the Lewis and Clark Expedition.

2) A picture book of Amelia Earhart

Author

Series

Publisher

Holiday House

Pub. Date

[1998]

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

On Shelf

Northwest Reno Library - Children's Nonfiction - Biography Shelf
J BIO EARHART 1998
1 available

Incline Village Library - Children's Nonfiction - Biography Shelf
J BIO EARHART 1998
1 available

Description

Discusses the life of the pilot who was the first woman to cross the Atlantic by herself in a plane.

3) A picture book of Eleanor Roosevelt

Author

Series

Publisher

Holiday House

Pub. Date

c1991

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

On Shelf

Northwest Reno Library - Children's Nonfiction - Biography Shelf
J BIO ROOSEVELT 1991
1 available

Description

A brief account of the life and accomplishments of Eleanor Roosevelt.

4) Helen Keller

Author

Publisher

Holiday House

Pub. Date

c2003

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

On Shelf

Verdi Community Library and Nature Center - Children's Nonfiction - Biography Shelf
J BIO KELLER 2003
1 available

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Description

A brief biography highlights some of the struggles and accomplishments in the life of Helen Keller.

5) A picture book of Harriet Beecher Stowe

Author

Series

Publisher

Holiday House

Pub. Date

[2003]

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

On Shelf

South Valleys Library - Children's Nonfiction - Biography Shelf
J BIO STOWE 2003
1 available

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Description

Details the life and achievements of abolitionist Harriet Beecher Stowe whose book, Uncle Tom's Cabin, is said to have started the Civil War.

6) America's champion swimmer: Gertrude Ederle

Author

Publisher

Harcourt

Pub. Date

[2000]

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

On Shelf

South Valleys Library - Children's Nonfiction - Biography Shelf
J BIO EDERLE 2000
1 available

Description

Describes the life and accomplishments of Gertrude Ederle, the first woman to swim the English Channel and a figure in the early women's rights movement.

7) A picture book of Harriet Tubman

Author

Series

Publisher

Live Oak Media

Pub. Date

p2005

Language

English

Read Along
Show Edition

On Shelf

North Valleys Library - Children's Picture Books
J READ ALONG ADLER
1 available

Description

Biography of the black woman who escaped from slavery to become famous as a conductor on the Underground Railroad.

8) Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad

Author

Publisher

Holiday House

Pub. Date

c2013

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 5

Language

English

Checked Out

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Description

A comprehensive introduction to the life and achievements of the heroic former slave details how after managing her own escape, Harriet Tubman returned thirteen times to guide other slaves to freedom along the Underground Railroad, in a portrait that also relates her subsequent contributions as a wartime cook, nurse, spy, and suffragist.