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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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A lyrical biography of Harriet Tubman honors the woman of humble origins whose courage and compassion make her larger than life, discussing her roles as a slave, a conductor on the Underground Railroad, a nurse, a Union spy, and a suffragist.
A lush and lyrical biography of Harriet Tubman, written in verse. An evocative poem and opulent watercolors come together to honor a woman of humble origins whose courage and compassion make her larger than...
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Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
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Features female figures of black history, including abolitionist Sojourner Truth, pilot Bessie Coleman, chemist Alice Ball, politician Shirley Chisholm, mathematician Katherine Johnson, poet Maya Angelou, and filmmaker Julie Dash.
4) Sacagawea
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Publisher
Carolrhoda Books
Pub. Date
[2003]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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A biography of the Shoshone girl, Sacagawea, from age eleven when she was kidnapped by the Hitdatsa to the end of her journey with Lewis and Clark, plus speculation about her later life.
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Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Traces the childhood, friendships and dangers experienced by Buffalo Bird Woman, a Hidatsa Indian born in 1839, whose community along the Missouri River in the Dakotas transitioned from hunting to agriculture.
6) Dreamers
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Día - El Día de los Niños/El Día de los Libros
Hispanic Heritage Month for Kids
Nevada Reading Week Grades PreK - 2
Hispanic Heritage Month for Kids
Nevada Reading Week Grades PreK - 2
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"An illustrated picture book autobiography in which award-winning author Yuyi Morales tells her own immigration story"--
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Malala Yousafzai was a girl who loved to learn but was told that girls would no longer be allowed to go to school. She wrote a blog that called attention to what was happening in her beautiful corner of Pakistan and realized that words can bring about change. She has continued to speak out for the right of all children to have an education. In 2014 she won the Nobel Peace Prize.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Introduces the life of the Shoshone woman Sacajawea, who accompanied the Lewis and Clark Expedition through the American wilderness.
"More than 200 years ago, explorers went on a cross-country expedition to the Pacific Ocean. Only with the help of a young girl from the Shoshone tribe was the trip was a success. Her name was Sacajawea, and she did this all with her baby strapped to her back. A remarkable History Reader for newly independent readers...
13) Sacagawea
Author
Publisher
Putnam
Pub. Date
[1997]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of the Shoshoni Indian girl who served as interpreter, peacemaker, and guide for the Lewis and Clark Expedition to the Northwest in 1805-1806.
16) Oprah
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Series
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Presents the life and career of Oprah Winfrey, focusing on her confidence, empathy, motivation, and generosity.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
At 9 years old, Eugenie Clark developed an unexpected passion for sharks after a visit to the Battery Park Aquarium in New York City. At the time, sharks were seen as mindless killing machines, but Eugenie knew better and set out to prove it. Despite many obstacles in her path, Eugenie was able to study the creatures she loved so much. From her many discoveries to the shark-related myths she dispelled, Eugenie's wide scientific contributions led to...
Author
Publisher
Frances Foster Books, Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Documents the life and achievements of the nineteenth-century Northern Paiute leader, examining how her aptitude for languages and diplomacy enabled her to advocate on behalf of her tribe, in a portrait complemented by hand-drawn maps and archival photographs.
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