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Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Readers can journey back in time to ancient Greece in this visually stunning introduction to one of the world's founding nations that features fascinating information, statistics and facts showing how the ancient Greeks transformed our world.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.7 - AR Pts: 27
Language
English
Description
It was the time of the French Revolution - a time of great change and great danger. It was a time when injustice was met by a lust for vengeance, and rarely was a distinction made between the innocent and the guilty. Against this tumultuous historical backdrop, Dickens' great story of unsurpassed adventure and courage unfolds.Unjustly imprisoned for 18 years in the Bastille, Dr. Alexandre Manette is reunited with his daughter, Lucie, and safely transported...
4) Rosa
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Provides the story of the black woman whose refusal to give up her seat on a bus in Alabama set in motion all the events of the civil rights movement that resulted in the end of the segregated South
5) Cowboy
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Text and photographs trace the history and lore of cowboys around the globe
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[1995]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.8 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Compassionate and arresting, this exploration of three major diseases that have changed the course of history the bubonic plague, smallpox, and AIDS chronicles their fearsome death toll, their lasting social, economic, and political implications, and how medical knowledge and treatments have advanced as a result of the crises they have occasioned. "A book that would serve well for reports, but it is also a fascinating read." School Library Journal...
7) Colorado
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Discusses the history, economy, culture, and future of Colorado. Also includes a state chronology, pertinent statistics, and maps.
Author
Series
Publisher
AV2 by Weigl
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
The War of 1812 began as a disagreement over trade and shipping between Great Britain and the United States. Although neither side truly won, the United States gained a greater sense of national identity, setting the stage for its westward expansion.
13) Denver Nuggets
Author
Series
Publisher
Creative Education
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Highlights the players, coaches, playing strategies, and memorable games in the history of the Denver Nuggets basketball team.
Author
Series
Publisher
Enslow
Pub. Date
c1994
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
The author recounts the bloody campaigns and battles fought between neighbors and touching events as recalled by soldiers and citizens of the period. The author takes us into the field hospitals and prisons and shows us what a typical soldier's life was like.
16) Russia
Author
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
c1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 11.2 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Examines the history of the country now known as the Russian Federation, from its earliest days through its role as part of the Soviet Union to its current place in the world.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
With her trademark humor and anecdotal style, the Newbery Honor Award-winner and preeminent biographer for young people turns her attention to Elizabeth Cady Stanton, the lively, unconventional spokeswoman of the woman suffrage movement. Convinced from an early age that women should have the same rights as men, Lizzie embarked on a career that changed America
18) Pickup trucks
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Introduces the pickup truck, its history, special parts and features, function as a utility vehicle as well as for play, and its future.
Author
Series
Publisher
Enslow Publishers
Pub. Date
c1994
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Describes through photographs, illustrations, and text the American Revolution by recounting experiences of soldiers and militiamen, and includes maps and a chronology of events and battles of the war.
20) Witches
Author
Series
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
c2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.8 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Discusses witches, including ancient witches; the years between 1450 and 1700 during which time people accused of being witches were violently persecuted; witchcraft today; and magic and spells.