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(0)James Lincoln Collier
Author
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
2004.
Lexile measure
960L
Language
English
Description
Presents a biography of American author Mark Twain, discussing his childhood and family, his work as a printer's apprentice, a riverboat pilot, a prospector, and a journalist, and looking at how his experiences provided him with inspiration to write his now classic novels.
Author
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
[2003]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
880L
Language
English
Description
Explores the childhood, character, and influential events that shaped the life of this former slave who went on to become an abolitionist and advisor to Abraham Lincoln.
14) Inside jazz
Author
Publisher
Four Winds Press
Pub. Date
[1973]
Language
English
Description
An introduction to jazz, discussing what it is, how it originated and developed, its importance as an art form, the different styles, and prominent jazz musicians.
15) Duke Ellington
Author
Publisher
Macmillan
Pub. Date
[1991]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Traces the life of the internationally acclaimed musician and composer who helped popularize jazz music.
Author
Series
Publisher
Benchmark Books
Pub. Date
[1999]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.9 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
1150L
Language
English
Description
Examines the events and personalities involved in the political development of the United States in the period following the creation of the Constitution.
Author
Series
Publisher
Benchmark Books
Pub. Date
[1999]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.6 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
1150L
Language
English
Description
Examines the settlement of the area that became the southwestern portion of the United States, detailing how it evolved from land settled by Native Americans, to Spanish territory, to states that were pawns between the North and South prior to the Civil War.
