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1) Buffalo Bird Girl: a Hidatsa story

Author

Nelson, S. D

Publisher

Abrams Books for Young Readers

Pub. Date

2012

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IL: LG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1

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Traces the childhood, friendships and dangers experienced by Buffalo Bird Woman, a Hidatsa Indian born in 1839, whose community along the Missouri River in the Dakotas transitioned from hunting to agriculture.

2) Harriet Tubman and the underground railroad

Author

Martin, Michael

Series

Graphic library
Graphic History

Publisher

Capstone Press

Pub. Date

c2005

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1

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The story of Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad told in graphic novel format.

3) Pocahontas: Indian princess

Author

Wilkie, Katharine Elliott

Publisher

Garrard Pub. Co

Pub. Date

[1969]

Description

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Brief biography of the Indian princess who saved the life of the leader of the Jamestown settlers and who later married an Englishman with whom she visited London.

4) Amelia Earhart: first lady of flight

Author

Parr, Jan

Series

A Book report biography

Publisher

Franklin Watts

Pub. Date

1997

Accelerated Reader

IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 3

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Examines the life and disappearance of the pilot who was the first woman to cross the Atlantic in a plane by herself.

5) Harriet Tubman

Author

Sullivan, George

Series

In their own words

Publisher

Scholastic Reference

Pub. Date

2002, c2001

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IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 2

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Using a variety of primary sources, this biography of Harriet Tubman describes the life of a former slave who was responsible for helping many other slaves to freedom.

6) Pocahontas: Powhatan princess

Author

Shaughnessy, Diane

Series

Famous Native Americans

Publisher

PowerKids Press

Pub. Date

1997

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1

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Relates the life story and accomplishments of the princess of the Powhatan Indian Nation who married the English settler John Rolfe.

7) Jane Goodall: pioneer researcher

Author

Pettit, Jayne

Series

A Book report biography

Publisher

Franklin Watts

Pub. Date

1999

Accelerated Reader

IL: UG - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 3

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A biography of the zoologist focusing on her work with the chimpanzees at the Gombe Stream Reserve in Tanzania.

8) Who was Harriet Tubman?

Author

McDonough, Yona Zeldis

Publisher

Grosset & Dunlap

Pub. Date

c2002

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1

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A biography of the ninteenth-century woman who escaped slavery and helped many other slaves get to freedom on the Underground Railroad.

9) Sojourner Truth: path to glory

Author

Merchant, Peter

Series

Ready-to-read stories of famous Americans

Publisher

Aladdin

Pub. Date

2007

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1

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Introduction to the life of the slave woman who became a crusader for freedom and for women's rights.

10) Pocahontas: Powhatan peacemaker

Author

Holler, Anne

Series

North American Indians of achievement

Publisher

Chelsea House Publishers

Pub. Date

c1993

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IL: MG - BL: 8.9 - AR Pts: 3

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Discusses the life of Pocahontas and her role as peacemaker between the Powhatan tribes and the settlers of Jamestown.

11) Pocahontas

Author

Gleiter, Jan

Series

First biographies

Publisher

Raintree Steck-Vaughn

Pub. Date

c1995

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1

12) Sojourner Truth's "Ain't I a woman?" speech: a primary source investigation

Author

Brezina, Corona

Series

Great historic debates and speeches

Publisher

RosenCentral Primary Source

Pub. Date

2005

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 2

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Primary source documents breakdown the events that led to the Sojourner Truth's speech that stands as an inspiration for justice and equal rights today.

13) Sacajawea

Author

Gleiter, Jan

Series

First biographies

Publisher

Raintree Steck-Vaughn Publishers

Pub. Date

1994

14) Escape North!: the story of Harriet Tubman

Author

Kulling, Monica

Series

Step into reading. Step 3 book

Publisher

Random House

Pub. Date

2000

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1

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Surveys the life of Harriet Tubman, including her childhood in slavery and her later work in helping other slaves escape north to freedom through the Underground Railroad.

15) Coretta Scott King

Author

Rhodes, Lisa Renee

Series

Black Americans of achievement

Publisher

Chelsea House Publishers

Pub. Date

c1998

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 8.7 - AR Pts: 5

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Biography of Martin Luther King's widow, from her childhood in rural Alabama to her crusade to keep her husband's message of peace and equality alive after his murder in 1968.

16) My name is Truth: the life of Sojourner Truth

Author

Turner, Ann Warren

Publisher

Harper

Pub. Date

[2015]

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1

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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.

17) Sojourner Truth: equal rights advocate

Author

Collins, Kathleen

Series

Primary sources of famous people in American history

Publisher

Rosen Central Primary Source

Pub. Date

2004

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1

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Surveys the life of Sojourner Truth, who escaped from slavery and became famous as an advocate of equal rights for women and blacks.

18) Coretta Scott King

Author

Klingel, Cynthia Fitterer

Series

Journey to freedom

Publisher

Child's World

Pub. Date

c1999

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1

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A brief biography of the wife of the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., who shared his dedication to working peaceably to achieve equality for all Americans.

19) Sacajawea: Shoshone Princess

Author

Shaughnessy, Diane

Series

Famous Native Americans

Publisher

Power Kids Press

Pub. Date

1997

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1

20) Emily Dickinson: American poet

Author

Greene, Carol

Series

Rookie biography

Publisher

Children's Press

Pub. Date

c1994

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1

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1) Buffalo Bird Girl: a Hidatsa story

2) Harriet Tubman and the underground railroad

3) Pocahontas: Indian princess

4) Amelia Earhart: first lady of flight

5) Harriet Tubman

6) Pocahontas: Powhatan princess

7) Jane Goodall: pioneer researcher

8) Who was Harriet Tubman?

9) Sojourner Truth: path to glory

10) Pocahontas: Powhatan peacemaker

11) Pocahontas

12) Sojourner Truth's "Ain't I a woman?" speech: a primary source investigation

13) Sacajawea

14) Escape North!: the story of Harriet Tubman

15) Coretta Scott King

16) My name is Truth: the life of Sojourner Truth

17) Sojourner Truth: equal rights advocate

18) Coretta Scott King

19) Sacajawea: Shoshone Princess

20) Emily Dickinson: American poet

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