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Author
Series
Publisher
Backpack Books
Pub. Date
[2002]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Introduces the life of explorer Christopher Columbus, the first man known to cross the Atlantic Ocean, and discusses what he found when he reached the islands now known as the West Indies.
Author
Series
Publisher
Backpack Books
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
An introduction to the life of Thomas Jefferson, discussing his roles as drafter of the Declaration of Independence, ambassador to France, secretary of state, vice president, and president of the United States of America.
13) Neil Armstrong
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2003]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
730L
Language
English
Description
An introduction to the life of Neil Armstrong, the first human being to walk on the moon.
14) Rosa Parks
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications Co
Pub. Date
[2003]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
670L
Language
English
Description
A brief biography of Rosa Parks, well-known for her role in the bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama at the beginning of the civil rights movement.
15) George Eastman
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications Co
Pub. Date
[2004]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
680L
Language
English
Description
A biography of the man whose inventiveness and business savvy led to the creation of the Kodak company and transformed photography from a cumbersome professional activity to a point-and-click hobby enjoyed by people around the world.
16) Marie Curie
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner
Pub. Date
[2004]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
690L
Language
English
Description
Offers a brief introduction to the life and career of late-nineteenth-century scientist Marie Curie.
17) Quanah Parker
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications Co
Pub. Date
[2004]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
740L
Language
English
Description
A biography of Quanah Parker, a spiritual and political leader of the Comanche people in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
18) Sequoyah
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications Co
Pub. Date
[2004]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
760L
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the life of Cherokee inventor Sequoyah, discussing his creation of the Cherokee Native American alphabet, his efforts to record his people's history, his varied careers, and other related topics.
19) Thomas Edison
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
810L
Language
English
Description
An introduction to the life of Thomas Edison, who invented the light bulb, the phonograph, and moving pictures.