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Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
From the first ballpark converted from an ice rink in 1862 to the space-aged Houston Astrodome to the league's newest state-of-the-art stadiums, this book tells the history of baseball through its ballparks. As America changed so did its ballparks, and their various architectural forms helped shape the game we know today.
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"A middle-grade nonfiction book cowritten by Marc Aronson and historian/food writer Dr. Paul Freedmand with contributors Dr. Frederick Douglass Opie, Tatum Willis, Amanda Palacios, and David Zheng. American food and, by extension, American identify is much broader than the phrase "as American as apple pie." In a series of meals that take readers from pre-1492 through today, the text explores this country's identify and history through the lens of...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Its stars and stripes ripple and wave. It's the United States flag, and Americans have flown it for more than 200 years. Join seamstress Mary Pickersgill for a trip through time to see how this symbol of freedom came to be.
Author
Series
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Presents a treasury of facts and stories from U.S. history, including that the word "independence" does not appear in the Declaration of Independence and that World War I soldiers used glowworms to help them see at night.
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Examines ten of the deadliest infernos this nation has ever endured: the great fires of Boston, New York, Chicago, Baltimore, and San Francisco; the disasters of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory, the General Slocum, and the Cocoanut Grove nightclub; the wildfire of Witch Creek in San Diego County; and the catastrophe of 9/11.
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the women's rights movement in the United States, from the beginning of the movement in the nineteenth century and the fight for equal rights in the 1960s to such present-day events as the Women's March in 2017.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Focus
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
"As the sun sank over the town of Peshtigo, Wisconsin, one warm October night in 1871, a smoky haze hung in the dry air. There had been little rain, and small fires had been rolling through town continuously since the summer. For weeks the people had tried to protect their homes and businesses from fire. But they could not protect themselves from what would culminate in the deadliest fire in American history. As industrialization surged across the...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Follow Hershey's success story from his apprenticeship at Royer's Ice Cream Parlor and Garden to his establishment of the Lancaster Caramel Company. Hershey's discovery of chocolate and determined creation of the Hershey bar also highlighted. Engaging text familiarizes readers with topics of interest including the town of Hershey, Pennsylvania, and the Milton Hershey School. An entertaining sidebar, a helpful timeline, a glossary, and an index, supplement...
18) Presidents
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Offers information about America's most influential political office and details on the men who have filled it.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
"Jackie Robinson always loved sports, especially baseball. He could run, leap, and throw better than any other kid around. But he lived at a time when the rules weren't fair to African Americans: Even though Jackie was a great athlete, he wasn't allowed on the best teams just because of the color of his skin. Jackie knew that sports were best when everyone, of every color, played together. He became the first black baseball player on a major-league...
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