Dana Meachen Rau
9) Corn aplenty
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2009
Description
Two children watch a local farmer grow a crop of corn and as the corn develops--from seed to harvest time--so does the friendship between the children and the farmer.
10) Purple is best
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Sue's blue paint and Fred's red paint get mixed together and create purple, the best color of all.
12) Mount Rushmore
Author
Publisher
Compass Point Books
Pub. Date
c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Introduces Mount Rushmore in South Dakota, telling how it was carved, how big it is, and other interesting facts.
14) Who was Gandhi?
Author
Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
An introduction to the life and accomplishments of the champion of an independent India and global icon of peace and freedom.
18) One giant leap
Author
Series
Publisher
Soundprints
Pub. Date
c1996
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Description
While on a field trip to the National Air and Space Museum, Tommy imagines himself as Neil Armstrong, who was the Mission Commander aboard Apollo 11 and the first man to set foot on the moon.
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Get to know the Dalai Lama, Tibet's spiritual leader and one of the most popular world leaders today. Two-year-old Lhamo Thondup never imagined he would be anything other than an ordinary child, but after undergoing a series of tests, he was proclaimed the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet. By age 15, he found himself the undisputed leader of six million people who were facing the threat of a full-scale war from the Chinese. After the defeat of the Tibetan...
Author
Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Presents an account of the life of the Mexican American labor activist who helped organize the migrant farm workers and establish a union to fight for their rights.