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Author
Publisher
Child's World
Pub. Date
c2021
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
750L
Language
English
Description
"Eighteenth-century mathematician and astronomer Benjamin Banneker was widely known and respected in his time. Most of what he knew, he taught himself. His letter to Thomas Jefferson asked the future president to reconsider his racial prejudices. Learn about Banneker, who abolitionists would use as proof that people of any race can be equally intelligent. Additional features include detailed captions and sidebars, critical-thinking questions, a phonetic...
Author
Series
Publisher
Child's World
Pub. Date
c2021
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
730L
Language
English
Description
"Briefly, examines the childhood, education, adulthood, and presidency of the first African-American president in U.S. history. Additional features include detailed captions and sidebars, critical-thinking questions, a phonetic glossary, an index, and sources for further research"--Provided by the publisher.
Author
Publisher
Child's World
Pub. Date
c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The Civil Rights Movement was a time of drastic change in America. From the end of Reconstruction, when blacks were denied their rights in the South, through the Montgomery bus boycott and Dr. Martin Luther King's 'I Have a Dream' speech, to the election of the first black president of the United States, witness the events that forever changed the way we look at race. Additional features include detailed captions and sidebars, critical-thinking questions,...
Author
Publisher
Harcourt
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
This true story of Wangari Maathai, environmentalist and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, is a shining example of how one woman's passion, vision, and determination inspired great change.
Author
Series
Publisher
Child's World
Pub. Date
c2021
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
840L
Language
English
Description
"Madam C. J. Walker's skill as a businesswoman and desire to create products for black women drove her to become the first black female millionaire. Learn about this amazing woman who, while improving women's lives with her products, employed women as sales agents and hair culturists--all while giving back to her community. Additional features include detailed captions and sidebars, critical-thinking questions, a phonetic glossary, an index, and sources...
Author
Series
Publisher
Child's World
Pub. Date
c2021
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
870L
Language
English
Description
"Throughout her life, Mary McLeod Bethune worked tirelessly to increase women's opportunities, from education to the military to the right to vote. Learn about how her activism led her to the White House as a consultant for several presidents. Additional features include detailed captions and sidebars, critical-thinking questions, a phonetic glossary, an index, and sources for further research"--Provided by the publisher.
Author
Series
Publisher
Child's World
Pub. Date
c2021
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
680L
Language
English
Description
"Examines the life of enslaved African-American Nat Turner and the events leading up to the slave rebellion he led in 1831. Additional features include detailed captions and sidebars, critical-thinking questions, a phonetic glossary, an index, and sources for further research"--Provided by the publisher.
Author
Series
Publisher
Child's World
Pub. Date
c2021
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
920L
Language
English
Description
"A brief introduction into the violent Tulsa Race Massacre that occurred on May 31-June 1 1921. Additional features include detailed captions and sidebars, critical-thinking questions, a phonetic glossary, an index, and sources for further research"--Provided by the publisher.
260) The life of Frederick Douglass: a graphic narrative of a slave's journey from bondage to freedom
Author
Publisher
Ten Speed Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Learn about the life of Frederick Douglass.
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