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Series
Publisher
Mortimer Children's, an imprint of Welbeck Children's Limited
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Discover the life story of Patrick Mahomes, the out of this world quarterback who has taken the NFL by storm. With daring, dynamic moves, and gritty determination, he has led the Kansas City Chiefs to victory after victory. Follow his journey from sports-fanatic kid to Super Bowl superstar, and learn EVERY ONE of his key stats along the way!"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Compass Point Books
Pub. Date
[2009]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
930L
Language
English
Description
"French scientist Louis Pasteur, often called the founder of modern medicine, has been credited with many discoveries. One of the most important was the discovery in the 1800s that tiny organisms called germs spread disease. His scientific work helped save millions of lives. For more information on germs and other simple organisms, read Investigating Simple Organisms, another book in the Mission: Science series." --
Author
Publisher
Callisto Publishing
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"It's the bottom of the ninth, bases are loaded, and your team is down by three -- who do you want coming up to bat? Discover the most talented players in every position on the field with Baseball Biographies for Kids! This lineup shows you what it takes to be a real MVP, with a rundown of stories, stats, and achievements of the best players in baseball--from the 1960s through today"--
Author
Publisher
Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
How do you tell a story? Before Toni Morrison was a Pulitzer Prize winner and Nobel Prize-winning author, she was Chloe Ardelia Wofford, a little girl in Ohio who was both the only Black child in her first-grade classroom and the only student who was able to read. This is the true story of how that young girl learned from her upbringing, surrounded herself with stories, and made a tremendous impact on the world. Toni Morrison's pen was her sword,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Taylor Swift is one of the most popular singers in the world, and a billionaire who writes her own songs and plays several instruments. Find out how she became the star she is today from growing up on a Christmas tree farm in Pennsylvania.
Author
Publisher
Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
In 1939, Gustav Kleinmann, a Jewish upholsterer in Vienna, was seized by the Nazis. Along with his teenage son Fritz, he was sent to Buchenwald in Germany. There began an unimaginable ordeal that saw the pair beaten, starved, and forced to build the very concentration camp they were held in. When Gustav was set to be transferred to Auschwitz--a certain death sentence--Fritz refused to leave his side. Throughout the horrors they witnessed and the suffering...
Author
Publisher
North-South Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Even the greatest poet was once a child. And so it was with Rumi. When he was young he was enchanted by birds and books. He later became a scholar, but it was the loss of his best friend, Shams, that inspired Rumi to his most important realization: Love is in us and everywhere. The Persian mystic and poet Rumi is one of the best known and most widely read poets in the world. The renowned illustrator Rashin Kheiriyeh herself comes from Iran. With this...
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books LLC
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Once upon a time there lived a girl who swept floors and washed dishes, and was little more than a servant to her family. Until, one day, an invitation arrived. It was an invitation to a new country and a new beginning -- a place where Caroline's dreams, her fascination with the night sky, and her extraordinary talent would open up a world of beauty and renown, and make her the belle of the scientific ball. From humble beginnings and in spite of...
Author
Publisher
Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"All rise for Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black female United States Supreme Court. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson knew from the very beginning that "You can do anything. You can be anything." Driven by those powerful words and her parents' love, Ketanji refused to let naysayers stop her from rising to the top. Her perseverance and her wits led her to become the first Black woman to become a US district judge and eventually the first Black female...
Author
Publisher
Well Trained Mind Press
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
"Acclaimed storyteller Jim Weiss introduces young listeners to the lives, struggles, and discoveries of four scientists and mathematicians who changed our world. Learn the stories behind the science of famous figures Marie Curie, Isaac Newton, and Albert Einstein, whose work won wars, changed history, and opened up new worlds of learning, as well as the lesser-known pioneer biochemist Gertrude Elion, whose medical breakthroughs saved thousands of...
Author
Publisher
Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Long before she became known as the Cactus Queen, Minerva Hamilton Hoyt found solace in the unexpected beauty of the Mojave Desert in California. She loved the jackrabbits and coyotes, the prickly cacti, and especially the weird, spiky Joshua trees. However, in the 1920s, hardly anyone else felt the same way. The desert was being thoughtlessly destroyed by anyone and everyone. Minerva knew she needed to bring attention to the problem. With the help...
Author
Publisher
Duopress, an imprint of Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"The true story of José Andrés, an award-winning chef, food activist, and founder of World Central Kitchen, a disaster-relief organization that uses the power of food to nourish communities after catastrophe strikes. When a terrible earthquake hit Haiti in 2010, chef José Andrés knew he needed to help. Within a few hours of the disaster, he had gathered friends, they flew to the island, and they began cooking rice and beans for the hungry...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Discover the work of the greatest writer in the English language as you've never encountered it before by pre-ordering internationally renowned actor Dame Judi Dench's SHAKESPEARE: The Man Who Pays The Rent - a witty, insightful journey through the plays and tales of our beloved Shakespeare. Taking a curtain call with a live snake in her wig... Cavorting naked through the Warwickshire countryside painted green... Acting opposite a child with a pumpkin...
20) American mother
Author
Publisher
Etruscan Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
American Mother is the heart-rending story of a mother who, in the course of confronting her sons killer, gets to the elemental heart of violence and forgiveness. Diane Foley is the mother of Jim, a freelance journalist captured and beheaded by ISIS in 2014, an image which became one of the most iconic of the 21st century. Seven years later, Diane gets the chance to spend three days with the murderer of her son in a Virginia courthouse, inspiring...