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(0)Deborah Kent
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
"Follows the everyday lives of several Deaf school children, describing what they do in school, how they communicate with both hearing and Deaf relatives and friends, what they do for fun, and what being part of the Deaf community means to them"--Provided by publisher.
2) Idaho
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Series
Publisher
Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2015
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Explores the land, people, history, economy, and travel opportunities of the state of Idaho.
3) Oregon
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
4) Utah
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press, an Imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
5) Hawai'i
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
7) Mexico
Author
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Describes the geography, plants, animals, history, economy, language, sports, arts, religions, culture, and people of Mexico.
8) New Jersey
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
9) Virginia
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
People who are blind learn ways to use their senses of touch and hearing in order to sense the world around them. Readers will learn about the tools they use, including canes and seeing eye dogs, to travel and to be independent. First-hand stories of children who are blind help readers get a personal look at some kids who "see" the world in a different way.
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Series
Language
English
Description
Introduces the life and accomplishments of the first-ever African-American poet to have her works published, Phillis Wheatley. Crafted with a wealth of detail and rich illustrations, each biography in this appealing collection offers 32 pages that entice readers to discover the remarkable people who built our great nation. The primary narrative focuses on the childhood, education, motivations, and achievements of a key American figure, while special...
12) What Is Braille?
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Series
Language
English
Description
Many people who are blind learn Braille in order to read. This innovative code allows them to read everything from popular books to maps and signs as well as write their own books? Readers will learn the history of Braille, how it has developed, and how it is used by some young people featured in this book.
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Series
Language
English
Description
Introduces the life and accomplishments of noted physician and health educator, Elizabeth Blackwell. Crafted with a wealth of detail and rich illustrations, each biography in this appealing collection offers 32 pages that entice readers to discover the remarkable people who built our great nation. The primary narrative focuses on the childhood, education, motivations, and achievements of a key American figure, while special sidebars introduce related...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Introduces the life and accomplishments of the famed founder of the Girl Scouts of America, Juliette Gordon Low. Crafted with a wealth of detail and rich illustrations, each biography in this appealing collection offers 32 pages that entice readers to discover the remarkable people who built our great nation. The primary narrative focuses on the childhood, education, motivations, and achievements of a key American figure, while special sidebars introduce...
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Language
English
Description
Every time women vote, they should thank Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Stanton's unyielding efforts to attain the vote for American women finally paid off in 1920, after her death, with the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution. Enhanced by primary sources, images, and sidebars, this inspiring biography proves that with enough passion and commitment, change can occur.
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English
Description
"What are we over here fighting for?" An American soldier asked this question during the Vietnam War. Many other American soldiers and citizens wondered the same thing. The conflict began when the United States sent armed forces to defend South Vietnam against Communist North Vietnam. It was supposed to be a brief military operation, but it ended as a bloody, twelve-year conflict in which thousands of American soldiers were killed. Author Deborah...
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English
Description
They were two days that changed the world. The 1848 Seneca Falls Convention was the first of its kind to address the topic of women's rights. Featuring excerpts from primary sources, images, and sidebars, this informative volume describes the low status held by nineteenth-century women, and how a handful of key players sought to achieve equal rights during this convention that spawned a greater movement.
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Series
Language
English
Description
For people who are deaf, learning language is different. Many learn sign language to let people know what they are thinking or feeling. They motion with their hands, faces, and bodies to communicate? Readers will learn the history of sign language, how it is used today, and how it is the first language for a special fourth-grade girl.
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Series
Language
English
Description
On April 19, 1775, American militiamen gathered at the village center in Lexington to face the coming British soldiers. No one knows who fired the initial shot, but that first blaze of gunfire signaled the beginning of the Revolutionary War. Only a year after the first battle, the American colonies declared their independence from Britain, but the struggle for freedom would cost the lives of many men and women. From the first boycott of the Stamp...
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Language
English
Description
Introduces the life and accomplishments of famed author and advocate for the disabled, Helen Keller. Crafted with a wealth of detail and rich illustrations, each biography in this appealing collection offers 32 pages that entice readers to discover the remarkable people who built our great nation. The primary narrative focuses on the childhood, education, motivations, and achievements of a key American figure, while special sidebars introduce related...