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Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
George Washington crossed the Delaware in the dead of night. Abraham Lincoln saved the Union. And President William Howard Taft, a man of great stature - well, he got stuck in a bathtub. Now how did he get unstuck? Author Mac Barnett and illustrator Chris Van Dusen bring their full comedic weight to this legendary story, imagining a parade of clueless cabinet members advising the exasperated president, leading up to a hugely satisfying, hilarious...
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"When 14-year-old William Kamkwamba's Malawi village was hit by a drought in 2001, everyone's crops began to fail. His family didn't have enough money for food, let alone school, so William spent his days in the library. He came across a book on windmills and figured out how to build a windmill that could bring electricity to his village. Everyone thought he was crazy but William persevered and managed to create a functioning windmill out of junkyard...
6) Busy Betty
Author
Series
Publisher
Flamingo Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"As she tries to give her big, smelly dog Frank a bath, which becomes more impossible by the minute, Betty learns that she can accomplish anything with perseverance, teamwork, and one great idea"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Carolrhoda Books
Pub. Date
[2002]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
On December 21, 1848, Ellen Craft and her husband, William, slipped out into the cold, dark night and took their first steps towards freedom. They were runaway slaves. Posing as a white man traveling with a slave, Ellen courageously boarded a train bound for Philadelphia. Could they actually make it a thousand miles without being discovered? As each tension-filled day passed and freedom got closer, Ellen and William risked everything - even death...
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"A science educator honors children's curiosity and pockets full of "stuff" by introducing eight scientists who collected natural treasures when they were young. Collecting, sorting, and playing with shells, stones, and other objects taught these young people how to observe, classify, and discover"--
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