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1) Flags
Publisher
DK Pub
Pub. Date
1999
Edition
1st American ed.
Physical Desc
240p. : col. ill.; 22 cm.
Language
English
4) Wickiups
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
24 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
"Jacqueline Woodson, one of today's finest writers, tells the moving story of her childhood in mesmerizing verse. Raised in South Carolina and New York, Woodson always felt halfway home in each place. In vivid poems, she shares what it was like to grow up as an African American in the 1960s and 1970s, living with the remnants of Jim Crow and her growing awareness of the Civil Rights movement. Touching and powerful, each poem is both accessible and...
10) Trees
Author
Publisher
DK Publishing, Inc
Pub. Date
1992
Edition
1st American edition.
Physical Desc
320 p. : col. ill. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
A field guide to trees around the world, each depicted by a full-color photograph with a caption that describes key features and points of differentiation.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
After finding a way to teach the ship's crew members to understand navigation, Nat, a self-taught mathematician and astronomer in eighteenth-century Salem, Massachusetts, writes down his explanations and compiles them into "The American Practical Navigator," also known as the "Sailors' Bible."
17) Cars
Author
Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
59 pages : color illustrations, 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
See dangerous dragsters, mighty monster trucks, and speedy supercars! Watch a stunt car leap through flames, discover vehicles that can travel on water, and meet autos that have made it in the movies. Test your knowledge and have hours of fun with eight pages of activities!
Author
Publisher
Enslow Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Hispanic people have contributed much to the United States throughout history and today. Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs from September 15 to October 15 celebrates Hispanic culture and contributions. This book introduces readers to famous Hispanic figures past and present who have made a difference. Photographs of Hispanic parades and famous people will connect readers to the text. Readers will discover a deeper appreciation for Hispanic culture...
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 3
Physical Desc
xviii, 156 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
This narrative biography describes more of the details of the young Laura's real life as a young pioneer homesteading with her family on many adventurous journeys.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Explores the previously uncelebrated but pivotal contributions of NASA's African American women mathematicians to America's space program, describing how Jim Crow laws segregated them despite their groundbreaking successes. Includes biographies on Dorothy Jackson Vaughan (1910-2008), Mary Winston Jackson (1921-2005), Katherine Colman Goble Johnson (1918-), Dr. Christine Mann Darden (1942-).