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3) Helen Keller
Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A skill-building adaptation of the iconic notable's life features archival photographs, is designed for accessibility to first-time independent readers and traces Keller's early days as a disabled child through her triumphant academic achievements.
5) Pocahontas
Author
Series
Publisher
Raintree Steck-Vaughn
Pub. Date
c1995
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Author
Publisher
Hyperion Books for Children
Pub. Date
c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Describes Tubman's spiritual journey as she hears the voice of God guiding her north to freedom on that very first trip to escape the brutal practice of forced servitude. Tubman would make nineteen subsequent trips back south, never being caught, but none as profound as this first one.
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Sojourner Truth was born into slavery but possessed a mind and a vision that knew no bounds. So Tall Within traces her life from her painful childhood through her remarkable emancipation to her incredible leadership in the movement for rights for both women and African Americans.
Author
Publisher
Aladdin Paperbacks
Pub. Date
c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Wanting to prove her bravery to the boys, Sacagawea is upset when she is left behind on the hunt, yet while gathering wood with her grandmother, an encounter with a rattlesnake proves her courage and earns her the respect she has longed to have.
Author
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A vibrantly illustrated story of how former slave Isabella Baumfree transformed herself into the preacher and orator Sojourner Truth, one of the most inspiring and important figures of the abolitionist and women's rights movements.
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Meet Katherine Johnson, a brilliant mathematician who worked at NASA in the early 1950s until retiring in 1986. Katherine's unparalleled calculations (done by hand) helped plan the trajectories for NASA's Mercury and Apollo missions (including the Apollo 11 moon landing). She is said to be one of the greatest American minds of all time.
15) Mother Teresa
Author
Series
Publisher
Carolrhoda Books
Pub. Date
c2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Growing up in Albania, Agnes Bojaxhiu learned from her mother how to care for and give to those who had less than she did. When she was twelve, she heard God's calling and decided to become a nun, dedicating her life to serving God. Known around the world as Mother Teresa, Agnes taught and cared for the poor of Calcutta. Her dedication and love for all people led her to spend her entire life helping those in need. In this inspiring biography, get...
19) Pocahontas
Author
Series
Publisher
Carolrhoda Books, Inc
Pub. Date
2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
An introduction to the life of Pocahontas, a Powhatan Indian, which covers her birth, meetings with English settlers, trip to England, family life, and death.
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