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3) Chanticleer
Author
Series
Publisher
Raintree Childrens Books
Pub. Date
[1986]
Language
English
Description
A proud rooster is tricked by a sly fox.
5) Marco Polo
Author
Series
Publisher
Raintree Childrens Books
Pub. Date
1986.
Language
English
Description
Recounts the adventures of the Italian merchant during his travels to China, based on Marco Polo's own accounts.
7) Kit Carson
Author
Series
Publisher
Raintree Childrens Books
Pub. Date
[1987]
Language
English
Description
A biography of the legendary American trapper, scout, and Indian agent.
9) Sacagawea
Author
Series
Publisher
Raintree Childrens Books
Pub. Date
[1987]
Lexile measure
520L
Language
English
Description
Traces the life of the Shoshoni Indian girl who was stolen from her tribe at the age of twelve, sold to a French trapper, and served as a guide in the Lewis and Clark expedition.
10) Hernando de Soto
Author
Series
Publisher
Raintree Publishers
Pub. Date
1988.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A biography of the Spanish explorer who led the first European expedition to reach the Mississippi River, explored in what is now Florida, and took part in the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire.
11) Benito Juarez
Author
Series
Publisher
Raintree Publishers
Pub. Date
1989.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A biography of the Mexican president who during his tenure in office separated church and state, established religious tolerance, and made the land distribution system more equitable.
12) Diego Rivera
Author
Series
Publisher
Raintree Publishers
Pub. Date
1989.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
13) Jose Marti
Author
Series
Publisher
Raintree
Pub. Date
[1989]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A biography of the Cuban patriot, author, and journalist, who dedicated his life to Cuba's struggle for independence from Spain.
14) Junipero Serra
Author
Series
Publisher
Raintree Publishers
Pub. Date
1989.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A biography of the Franciscan priest-explorer who was instrumental in the development of missions in California in the eighteenth century.
17) Simon Bolivar
Author
Series
Publisher
Raintree Publishers
Pub. Date
1989.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A biography of "El Libertador, " whose victories over the Spaniards won independence for Bolivia, Columbia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.
Author
Series
Publisher
Raintree
Pub. Date
[1990]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A biography of the Spanish governor who raised a seven-thousand soldier army to drive the British out of the Mississippi Valley and the Gulf of Mexico during the Revolutionary War in America.
19) Luis W. Alvarez
Author
Series
Publisher
Raintree Publishers
Pub. Date
[1990]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Examines the life of the scientist who worked on the atomic bomb, developed a radar system, and won the 1968 Nobel Prize for physics.