R. Conrad Stein

Series

Publisher

Childrens Press

Pub. Date

[1995]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 1

Lexile measure

950L

Language

English

22) Greece

Author

Series

Enchantment of the world

Publisher

Childrens Press

Pub. Date

1987.

Language

English

Description

Describes the geography, history, government, culture, and people of Greece.

23) New Jersey

Author

America the beautiful. Second

Series

Publisher

Children's Press

Pub. Date

[1998]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 3

Lexile measure

960L

Language

English

Description

Describes the geography, plants, animals, history, economy, religions, culture, sports, arts, and people of the Garden State.

24) The story of the golden spike

Author

Series

Publisher

Childrens Press

Pub. Date

[1978]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

Relates the events surrounding the completion of the world's first transcontinental railroad at Promontory, Utah, in 1869.

25) The story of the USS Arizona

Author

Series

Publisher

Childrens Press

Pub. Date

[1992]

Accelerated Reader

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

Lexile measure

940L

Language

English

Description

Discusses the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, with an emphasis on the fate of the USS Arizona.

26) The story of the Oregon Trail

Author

Series

Publisher

Childrens Press

Pub. Date

1984.

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

Depicts life on the Oregon Trail in the 1800s as people traveled west in pursuit of their dreams.

27) Kenya

Author

Series

Enchantment of the world

Publisher

Childrens Press

Pub. Date

[1985]

Language

English

Description

An introduction to the geography, history, culture, and people of this beautiful East African country.

28) The California gold rush

Author

Series

Publisher

Childrens Press

Pub. Date

[1995]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1

Lexile measure

950L

Language

English

29) The Pullman strike and the labor movement in American history

Author

Series

In American history

Publisher

Enslow Publishers

Pub. Date

[2001]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 3

Language

English

30) The story of the Lewis and Clark Expedition

Author

Series

Publisher

Childrens Press

Pub. Date

[1978]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

Follows the Lewis and Clark Expedition as it explores the sparsely populated territory between the Mississippi River and the Pacific Ocean.

31) Pancho Villa: Mexican revolutionary hero

Author

Series

Proud heritage

Publisher

Child's World

Pub. Date

[2004]

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

A biography of the turn-of-the-century Mexican outlaw who helped overthrow the Diaz government in the Revolution of 1910.

32) Indiana

Author

Series

America the beautiful

Publisher

Childrens Press

Pub. Date

[1990]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 3

Language

English

Description

Introduces the geography, history, government, economy, industry, culture, historic sites, and famous people of Hoosier State.

33) Italy

Author

Series

Enchantment of the world

Publisher

Childrens Press

Pub. Date

[1984]

Language

English

Description

An introduction to the land, history, people, and culture of the southern European country that at one time ruled all of the western world.

34) West Virginia

Author

Series

America the beautiful

Publisher

Childrens Press

Pub. Date

[1991]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 3

Lexile measure

1100L

Language

English

Description

Discusses the geography, history, people, government, economy, and recreation of West Virginia.

35) The story of the gold at Sutter's Mill

Author

Series

Publisher

Childrens Press

Pub. Date

[1981]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

Presents the scene in California after gold was discovered on John Sutter's land in 1849 and the subsequent fortunes made and hearts broken.

36) Kentucky

Author

America the beautiful. Second

Series

Publisher

Children's Press

Pub. Date

[1999]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 3

Lexile measure

1060L

Language

English

Description

Describes the geography, plants, animals, history, economy, language, religions, culture, sports, art, and people of the Bluegrass State.

37) The Oregon Trail

Author

Series

Publisher

Childrens Press

Pub. Date

[1994]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1

Lexile measure

960L

Language

English

Description

Charts the 2,000-mile journey over plains, rivers, and mountains, and the determined people who made the trip.

38) World War II in the Pacific: remember Pearl Harbor

Author

Series

American war

Publisher

Enslow Publishers

Pub. Date

[1994]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 3

Language

English

39) Scotland

Author

Enchantment of the world. Second

Series

Publisher

Children's Press

Pub. Date

[2001]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 3

Lexile measure

1030L

Language

English

40) The story of Mexico: Benito Juarez and the French intervention

Author