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1) Barack
Author
Publisher
Collins/Katherine Tegen Books
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A picture book biography of African-American senator and presidential candidate Barack Obama.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
Description
Introduces the former first lady, senator and secretary of state while describing how she became a role model for women as a lawyer, a staunch supporter of important political and social causes, and the first woman to run as the Democratic candidate for president.
10) Davy Crockett
Author
Publisher
Abdo Pub
Pub. Date
c2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A biography of the famous frontiersman, lawmaker, and storyteller who died defending the Alamo.
Author
Series
Publisher
Enslow Publishers
Pub. Date
c2004
Description
Describes the life of Gouverneur Morris, who edited the final version of the United States Constitution, served as minister to France, and was instrumental in the establishment of our national coinage system and in the planning of the Erie Canal.
Author
Series
Publisher
Enslow Publishing
Pub. Date
2018.
Description
Hillary Clinton is arguably one of the most polarizing political figures in American history. She burst into the national spotlight during her husband s presidential campaign, when she managed to both impress and offend the American public. Since then, Clinton has proven herself a capable public servant, with successful terms in the US Senate and as secretary of state. But controversy continually threatens to undermine her accomplishments, and it...
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
"Starting in the 1960s, John Lewis began his activism alongside civil rights legend and good friend Martin Luther King Jr. He participated in many now-historic events, including the 1963 March on Washington, the Freedom Rides, and the Selma to Montgomery marches across the Edmund Pettus Bridge. John continued his impactful career when he was elected to the House of Representatives in 1986. He went on to serve seventeen terms until his death in 2020....
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks, Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
"An essential biography chronicles the life of one of the most empowering politicians of the century, from humble beginnings to extraordinary persistence"--
"Elizabeth Warren's rise as one of America's most powerful women is a stirring lesson in persistence. From her fierce support of the middle class to her unapologetic response to political bullies, Warren is known as a passionate yet plain-speaking champion of equity and fairness. In the wake...
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"When young Tybre Faw discovers Congressman John Lewis and his heroic march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in the fight for the right to vote -- Tybre is determined to meet him. Tybre's two grandmothers take him on the seven-hour drive to Selma, Alabama, where Lewis invites Tybre to join him in the annual memorial walk across the Bridge. And so begins a most amazing friendship! In rich, poetic language, Andrea Davis Pinkney weaves the true story...
Author
Publisher
Margaret Ferguson Books, Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 6
Description
"A biography of Norman Mineta, from his internment as a child in Heart Mountain Internment Camp during World War II, through his political career including serving in Congress for ten terms during which time he was instrumental in getting the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 passed which provided reparations and an apology to those who were interned"--
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