Michael Burgan
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Formats
Description
You're a U.S. citizen, so why are you being denied your right to vote? Even after civil rights legislation passes, many minorities are still being turned away from polls. It's not fair, and you will fight for your right to have a say in your government. Will you: Brave violence while registering voters during the 1964 Freedom Summer in Mississippi? Witness brutality as you protest in the 1965 Selma March? Join the Chicano Movement to secure voting...
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Formats
Description
You're one of millions of immigrants leaving your home in the early 1900s to move to the United States. You're searching for a better life. Ellis Island, near New York City, is your first stop in your search for opportunity and freedom. Officials on the island have been processing immigrants there for decades, but not everyone gets through. If you pass the tests, you're on your way to a new life in the United States. If you don't, you may find
...6) Chile
Author
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
2009.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
1020L
Language
English
7) Belgium
Author
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
2000.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
1000L
Language
English
Description
Describes the geography, plants and animals, history, economy, language, religions, culture, sports and arts, and people of Belgium.
8) New Mexico
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
920L
Language
English
Description
Looks at the history, population, geographic features, animal and plant life, state government, economy, and people of New Mexico.
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Lexile measure
920L
Language
English
Description
"In 2008, John McCain ran for president against Barack Obama, becoming a well-known national figure. But his presidential campaign was only one of the many inspirational things John accomplished in his lifetime! John was a decorated member of the US Navy who survived being a prisoner of war in Vietnam. He served as an Arizona senator for thirty years, right up until his passing in 2018. Learn all about John McCain and his life as politician who always...
11) Illinois
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
1020L
Language
English
Description
Describes the history, geography, ecology, people, economy, cities, and sights of the state of Illinois, and includes ideas for classroom assignments.
12) Rhode Island
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
1040L
Language
English
Description
Explores the land, people, history, economy, and travel opportunities of the state of Rhode Island.
13) South Dakota
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
1050L
Language
English
Description
Explores the land, people, history, economy, and travel opportunities of the state of South Dakota.
Author
Series
Publisher
Compass Point Books
Pub. Date
[2001]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Examines the political situation in America at the time of the troubles between England and her colonies there and describes how the Declaration of Independence was written and accepted.
Author
Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
890L
Language
English
Description
He was only 42 years old when he was sworn in as President of the United States in 1901, making him the youngest president ever. But did you know that he was also the first sitting president to win the Nobel Peace Prize? The first to ride in a car? The first to fly in an airplane? Theodore Roosevelt's achievements as a naturalist, hunter, explorer, author, and soldier are as much a part of his fame as any office he held as a politician. Find out more...
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Books
Pub. Date
[2001]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Explains how jet planes operate and some of the uses that the military makes of them, describing the design and functioning of such examples as the F-15, the AV-8B Harrier, and the F-22 stealth plane.
20) Don Quixote
Author
Series
Wishbone classics volume 1
Publisher
HarperPaperbacks
Pub. Date
[1996]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
680L
Language
English