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Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
[2011]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Provides a brief overview of the sinking of the RMS "Titanic," in 1912, describing the ship's collision with an iceberg, the safety precautions the ship had for passengers in the event of an emergency, and the rescue efforts to save the surviving passengers.
4) Ancient Rome
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press / Scholastic
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Read about the ancient Roman empire.
6) Immigration
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Explains the history of immigration in the United States including influential people, major events that affected policy, and more.
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes the crash of the Hindenburg airship in 1937, relaying the history of international airship flight and the events leading to the disaster, and explains what measures have been taken to make airship travel safer.
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Provides a history of the Trail of Tears--the removal of the Cherokee people from their land by the white Americans--and discusses the hardships they faced and the reasons for their removal.
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes the destructive eruption of the Krakatau volcanic island in 1883, detailing the events leading up to the eruption, the devastation it caused, and how the eruption changed the Krakatau environment.