Jane Sutcliffe
Author
Pub. Date
2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 4
Description
In this "biography of a single day," the burning of the White House by the British during the War of 1812 is told from the viewpoint of the people who were there, including First Lady Dolley Madison, a British officer, and a nine-year-old slave. Jane Sutcliffe draws upon first-person accounts to recreate a compelling chronology of the events of August 24, 1814.
Author
Pub. Date
2016
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
When Jane Sutcliffe sets out to write a book about William Shakespeare and the Globe Theatre, in her own words, she runs into a problem: Will's words keep popping up all over the place! What's an author to do? After all, Will is responsible for such familiar phrases as "what's done is done" and "too much of a good thing." He even helped turn "household words" into household words. But, Jane embraces her dilemma, writing about Shakespeare, his plays,...
Author
Pub. Date
2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
There was a giant in the city, and it was a troublemaker. The enormous block of marble had irked the people of Florence for almost forty years. No one knew what to do with it until a young artist named Michelangelo came along.
5) Jesse Owens
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Describes the life of track-and-field athlete Jesse Owens, from his childhood in Alabama and his family's move to Cleveland to his athletic career which culminated in his winning four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany.
7) Sacagawea
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
This book tells of the life of Sacagawea, a Shoshone Indian woman who served as interpreter, peacemaker, and guide for the Lewis and Clark expedition.
9) Paul Revere
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
The Massachusetts patriot whose famous ride was only one of his services to the cause of independence
10) John Deere
Author
Pub. Date
[2007]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A biography of the inventor and manufacturer who produced one of the first self-scouring plows.
11) Abigail Adams
Author
Pub. Date
[2006]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Enjoy Abigail Adams as she goes from a child to a first lady to her death.