Jonah Winter
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
To become the first female Jewish Supreme Court Justice, the unsinkable Ruth Bader Ginsburg had to overcome countless injustices. Growing up in Brooklyn in the 1930s and '40s, Ginsburg was discouraged from working by her father, who thought a woman's place was in the home. Regardless, she went to Cornell University, where men outnumbered women four to one. There, she met her husband, Martin Ginsburg, and found her calling as a lawyer. Despite discrimination...
Author
Publisher
Schwartz & Wade Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
As an elderly woman, Lillian recalls that her great-great-grandparents were sold as slaves in front of a courthouse where only rich white men were allowed to vote, then the long fight that led to her right--and determination--to cast her ballot since the Voting Rights Act gave every American the right to vote.
Author
Publisher
Schwartz & Wade Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Follow a sad little fact who is locked away for telling the truth. In its underground prison, it meets other facts, all hidden away because they could not lie. Finally, with the help of a few skillful fact-finders, the facts are set free"--
Author
Publisher
Arthur A. Levine Books
Pub. Date
[2012]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Pablo Picasso may have been a world-famous artist, but that doesn't mean no one ever called his artwork "ugly." Any kid who's been told what to draw, or heard mean things about something they made, will relate to this story about how Pablo faced down his critics and made something truly original."--Jacket flap.
Author
Publisher
Schwartz & Wade Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"...inspired by and partially based on James Madison Hemings's 1873 newspaper interview in which he briefly summed up his family's story, including the bombshell that he was the son of Thomas Jefferson. He was the only one of Sally Hemings's children to go public with this claim" (From author's note).
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Presents an account of frontier life for women in the American West through brief biographies of fifteen famous individuals, including Calamity Jane, Belle Starr, Nellie Cashman, Mary Fields, and Annie Oakley.
Author
Publisher
Random House Children's
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
In this striking picture book biography, an old-timer tells us what made Sandy Koufax so amazing. We learn that the beginning of his career with the Brooklyn Dodgers was rocky, that he was shy with his teammates, and experienced discrimination as one of the only Jews in the game. We hear that he actually quit, only to return the next season --different--firing one rocket after another over the plate. We watch him refuse to play in the 1965 World Series...
Author
Publisher
Schwartz & Wade Books
Pub. Date
[2007]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Provides a profile of this legendary and flamboyant boxer and the complicated life he led, from changing his religion and his name to dodging the draft during the Vietnam Era and fighting his way to regain a stripped title
12) Oil
Author
Publisher
Beach Lane Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The story of an oil spill and its devastating effects on animals and the environment"--
13) Elvis is King!
Author
Publisher
Schwartz & Wade Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Presents the life and legacy of Elvis, from his birth in Mississippi through his music career, his time in the army, his marriage, and his induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
14) JFK
Author
Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
An illustrated tribute to the 35th president's White House years, published to coincide with the fiftieth anniversary of his assassination, offers insight into JFK's cultural significance to everyday Americans.
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In the golden age of baseball, sports announcers ruled the radio, winning and losing was front-page news, and just about every young boy wanted to grow up to wear Yankee pinstripes, including Giuseppe Paolo DiMaggio, Jr., a first generation Italian from San Francisco. "Baseball is not a job," said young Joeś dad, but through hard work and dedication, Joe grew up to make headlines as a top centerfielder and ace hitterJ́oltin J́oe, the Yankee Clipper....
Author
Publisher
Schwartz & Wade Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Looks at the life and career of Casey Stengel, from his days as a player on the Brooklyn Dodgers to his string of pennants and World Series wins as manager of the New York Yankees.
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2012]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A tribute to the life of the iconic jazz entertainer depicts her disadvantaged youth in a segregated America, her unique performance talents and the irrepressible sense of style that helped her overcome racial barriers.
Author
Publisher
Beach Lane Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"There once was an owl who lived in a tree. Until one day her home was uprooted and she was taken far away from what she knew. Follow Rockefeller ("Rocky") the owl as she journeys to the bustling center of New York City and she's discovered among the branches of the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree. With human kindness and a dash of holiday spirit, can this brave little owl find a new home?"--