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1) The Alamo
Author
Series
Publisher
Rourke Book
Pub. Date
1994.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
[2003]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
500L
Language
English
Description
Describes traits which make the eagle a good symbol for the United States, briefly explains how the eagle was chosen, and lists some of the places the symbol appears.
10) The bald eagle
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2003]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Information on bald eagles accompanies an introduction to how this bird became a symbol of the United States.
11) The Constitution
Author
Publisher
Mason Crest Publishers
Pub. Date
[2003]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Discusses the history of the United States Constitution, from events leading up to its creation and ratification more than 200 years ago to some amendments that have been added as recently as 1971.
12) Ellis Island
Author
Publisher
Mason Crest Publishers
Pub. Date
[2003]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Presents the history of Ellis Island from 1892 when it served as the most important center for immigration into the United States, to its near collapse in the 1970s due to neglect, to its rebirth in 1990 as the Ellis Island Immigration Museum.
13) The Liberty Bell
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
[2003]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Uses easy-to-read text to introduce the Liberty Bell as an American symbol.
14) The Liberty Bell
Author
Publisher
Mason Crest Publishers
Pub. Date
[2003]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Traces the history of the Liberty Bell, including information about the use of bells in colonial America, statistics about this particular bell, legends surrounding it, and its importance as an American symbol.
15) The Liberty Bell
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
2003.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Discusses the history of the Liberty Bell, its construction, its reconstruction, its location, and its importance as a symbol of the United States.
16) Mount Rushmore
Author
Publisher
Mason Crest Publishers
Pub. Date
[2003]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Discusses the history and sculpting of the images on South Dakota's Mount Rushmore, and provides facts about the four presidents represented there: Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt.
19) Rock 'n' roll
Author
Publisher
Mason Crest Publishers
Pub. Date
[2003]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Traces the evolution of rock music, from Les Paul in the 1950s through the Beatles and Beach Boys to MTV and Live-Aid concerts.