Roberta Edwards
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In 1789, George Washington became the first president of the United States. He has been called the father of our country for leading America through its early years. Washington also served in two major wars during his lifetime: the French and Indian War and the American Revolution"--Amazon.com.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Find out more about the real Barack Obama in this fun and exciting illustrated biography! As the world now knows, Barack Obama has made history as our first African-American president. With black-and-white illustrations throughout, this biography is perfect for primary graders looking for a longer, fuller life story than is found in the author's bestselling beginning reader Barack Obama: United States President.
Author
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In 1775, Paul Revere of Boston made his now-famous horseback ride warning colonists of an impending attack by the British. So who was Paul Revere? In addition to being an American patriot, he was a skilled silversmith and made false teeth from hippo tusks!
Author
Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Athens, Greece, is best known for the Parthenon, the ruins of an ancient temple completed in 438 BC to honor the goddess Athena. But what many people don't know is that it only served as a temple for a couple hundred years. It then became a church, then a mosque, and by the end of the 1600s served as a storehouse for munitions. When an enemy army fired hundreds of cannon balls at the Acropolis, one directly hit the Parthenon. Much of the sculpture...
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers Group
Pub. Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong stepped on the moon and, to an audience of over 450 million people, proclaimed his step a "giant leap for mankind." This Eagle Scout built his own model planes as a little boy and then grew up to be a test pilot for experimental aircraft before becoming an astronaut. Over 80 black-and-white illustrations bring Armstrong's story to life.
15) Emperor penguins
Author
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Altea
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Español
Description
Recounts how Michelle Robinson, who came from a modest neighborhood in Chicago, became a Harvard-educated lawyer and the wife of Barack Obama, and describes her role in his rise to the presidency and her relationship with her children.