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(0)Jonah Winter
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
900L
Language
English
Formats
Description
To become the first female Jewish Supreme Court Justice, the unsinkable Ruth Bader Ginsburg had to overcome countless injustices. Growing up in Brooklyn in the 1930s and '40s, Ginsburg was discouraged from working by her father, who thought a woman's place was in the home. Regardless, she went to Cornell University, where men outnumbered women four to one. There, she met her husband, Martin Ginsburg, and found her calling as a lawyer. Despite discrimination
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Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 910L
Language
English
Formats
Description
A New York Times Notable Book
A powerful historical picture book about the child of founding father Thomas Jefferson and the enslaved Sally Hemings.
In an evocative first-person account accompanied by exquisite artwork, Winter and Widener tell the story of James Madison Hemings’s childhood at Monticello, and, in doing so, illuminate the many contradictions in Jefferson’s life and legacy. Though Jefferson...
A powerful historical picture book about the child of founding father Thomas Jefferson and the enslaved Sally Hemings.
In an evocative first-person account accompanied by exquisite artwork, Winter and Widener tell the story of James Madison Hemings’s childhood at Monticello, and, in doing so, illuminate the many contradictions in Jefferson’s life and legacy. Though Jefferson...
Author
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
2016
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Legendary baseball manager Casey Stengel worked with such greats as Joe DiMaggio and Mickey Mantle; he led the New York Yankees to a record-breaking TEN pennants and SEVEN World Series in twelve years; he invented “platooning,” a way to use players that revolutionized the game; he was a prankster who became famous for sayings like “Everybody line up alphabetically according to your height.”
The brains behind...
The brains behind...
Author
Publisher
Beach Lane Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 540L
Language
English
Description
"There once was an owl who lived in a tree. Until one day her home was uprooted and she was taken far away from what she knew. Follow Rockefeller ("Rocky") the owl as she journeys to the bustling center of New York City and she's discovered among the branches of the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree. With human kindness and a dash of holiday spirit, can this brave little owl find a new home?"--
Author
Publisher
Schwartz & Wade Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 620L
Language
English
Description
"Follow a sad little fact who is locked away for telling the truth. In its underground prison, it meets other facts, all hidden away because they could not lie. Finally, with the help of a few skillful fact-finders, the facts are set free"--
10) Barack
Author
Publisher
Collins/Katherine Tegen Books
Pub. Date
[2008]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
890L
Language
English
Description
A picture book biography of African-American senator and presidential candidate Barack Obama.
11) The snow man
Author
Publisher
Beach Lane Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Discover the true story of a man who lived alone in the mountains with a hobby of measuring snowfall that led to groundbreaking data tracking in climate change studies"--
12) Elvis is King!
Author
Publisher
Schwartz & Wade Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
810L
Language
English
Description
Presents the life and legacy of Elvis, from his birth in Mississippi through his music career, his time in the army, his marriage, and his induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Author
Publisher
Schwartz & Wade Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 1030L
Language
English
Description
As an elderly woman, Lillian recalls that her great-great-grandparents were sold as slaves in front of a courthouse where only rich white men were allowed to vote, then the long fight that led to her right--and determination--to cast her ballot since the Voting Rights Act gave every American the right to vote.
15) Thurgood
Author
Publisher
Schwartz & Wade Books, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, a division of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
950L
Language
English
Description
Describes the life of the first black justice on the Supreme Court, from his childhood in Baltimore and his education at Howard University to his work with the NAACP and his activism during the Civil Rights movement.
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2012]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A tribute to the life of the iconic jazz entertainer depicts her disadvantaged youth in a segregated America, her unique performance talents, and the irrepressible sense of style that helped her overcome racial barriers.
Author
Publisher
Heilongjiang mei shu chu ban she
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
中文（繁體）
Description
"Structured as a court case in which the reader is presented with evidence of the injustice that Ginsburg faced [as a female Jewish working mother, this book presents] the true story of how one of America's most 'notorious' women ... persevered"--Amazon.com.
"Zuòwéi yīgè fǎtíng ànjiàn de jiégòu, xiàng dúzhě zhǎnshìle jīn sī bó gé miànlín de bù gōngzhèng zhèngjù [zuòwéi yī míng yóutài zhíyè nüx̌ìng mǔqīn, běn...
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
2011.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
850L
Language
English
Description
From Annie Oakley to Polly Pry, biographical sketches, color portraits, and sepia line drawings reveal the accomplishments of 15 amazing women whose adventurous spirit helped build our nation. Illustrations.
