Krystyna Poray Goddu
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English
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Kar-Ben Read-Aloud eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting to bring eBooks to life! Young Lily Marks loves to stand on her tiptoes. When her parents notice weakness in her legs, her doctor suggests dancing lessons to strengthen them. Lily falls in love with ballet-but can this fragile girl ever become a serious dancer? When the famous ballerina Anna Pavlova comes to town, Lily just has to meet her. Maybe Pavlova-small,...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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How did Susan B. Anthony gain more rights for women? How did her life and work make a difference? Cub Reporter interviews her to find out how she fought for fairness and equality. Learn how Susan overcame adversity to change people's minds about women's equality. Discover how she inspired people to continue fighting for women's rights.
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Chicago Review Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
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English
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Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) wrote short, often-enigmatic poems that are widely anthologized, quoted, and read by students of every age. Yet, as widely known as her poetry is, Dickinson as a person is considered to have been an inscrutable recluse -- a silent figure who wore only white, wrote in secret, never left her Amherst, Massachusetts, home, and had no interest in sharing her poetry with others. In Becoming Emily , young readers will learn how...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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When did Wilma begin to run? What was the first important race she ever won? Cub Reporter interviews her to find out! Learn how Wilma overcame polio and became the first American woman to win three gold medals at a single Olympic Games. Readers will see how to use interviewing skills and journalistic questions to reveal the story behind a famous American.
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English
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Computer coding sounds intimidating to many people, but what if there was an easy-to-use, affordable device that could help teach this skill in a fun, innovative way? There is! Raspberry Pi is a tiny computer that kids (and adults) can program to create a wearable camera, a game console, and much, much more. Learn about the development of Raspberry Pi and how it is used in homes and schools.
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English
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A wonderful offering for young doll enthusiasts and women's history buffs alike
This fascinating book tells the stories of courageous doll makers, all of whom were-and continue to be-filled with passion, vision, and determination. They are the unsung heroines behind some of the most important dolls of the last hundred years-such as Barbie (Ruth Handler) and Madame Alexander's collection (Beatrice Alexander). Entrepreneurs and feminists of their...
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Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 7
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English
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Tracing Millay's life from her youth in Maine to the bohemian fervor of her early adulthood in Greenwich Village and Paris to the demanding existence of a public personality, this fascinating biography will captivate middle grade readers. Including photos, full-length poems, plentiful letter and diary excerpts, a time line, source notes, and bibliography, this is an indispensable resource for any young person interested in poetry, literature, or biographies...
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More than 200 years ago, Great Britain ruled the American colonies. Many colonists believed the British were ruling them unfairly. But many others wanted to remain loyal to Great Britain. Hear the words they spoke. Read the words they read. And see the differing points of view about the fight for U.S. Independence through the eyes of the people who lived it.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.4 - AR Pts: 3
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English
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In 1789, when George Washington took office as the nation's first president, the United States was an experiment that could easily fail. Only a few years earlier, the fledgling democracy had broken away from British rule. The thirteen states were vying for power and had only reluctantly accepted a strong central government. Whoever led that central government would face many challenges. Most Americans believed Washington was the right person for the...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Paul Revere is famous for alerting the patriots to the approach of the British troops before the battles of Lexington and Concord erupted. Cub Reporter interviews Paul to uncover the whole story of Revere's historic midnight ride. Learn how this American colonist inspired others with his achievements as a messenger, spy, and speaker. Readers will see how to use interviewing skills and journalistic questions to reveal the story behind a famous American....
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Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 5
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English
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Few people are aware that in the aftermath of German and Soviet invasions and division of Poland, more than 1.5 million people were deported from their homes in Eastern Poland to remote parts of Russia. Half of them died in labor camps and prisons or simply vanished, some were drafted into the Russian army, and a small number returned to Poland after the war. Those who made it out of Russia alive were lucky-and nine-year-old Krystyna Mihulka was among...