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(0)Gary Jeffrey
Author
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Pub
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The story of a group of African American students known as the Little Rock Nine is a saga of incredible courage and grace. Following the 1954 Supreme Court ruling that struck down school segregation, black leaders turned their attention to the next challenge: getting African American students into white schools. In Little Rock, Arkansas, a small group of African American students were selected to integrate the high school. This taut, thrilling graphic...
Author
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Pub
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The Declaration of Independence is one of the most important documents in American history. In this enthralling book, readers discover the fascinating story behind its creation. They journey into the world of Thomas Jefferson as he struggles to create the words from which America emerged as a new nation. Presented in the popular style of a graphic novel, Jefferson's struggles and successes come alive for readers through accessible text and vivid drawings....
Author
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Pub
Pub. Date
c2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The protest known as the March on Washington was one of the most inspiring episodes of the civil rights movement. Galvanized by events in the South, civil rights protesters from around the country gathered in Washington, DC, to demand Congress pass President Kennedy's civil rights bill. More than a quarter of a million people showed up to the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Among the speakers was Martin Luther King Jr., whose "I Have a Dream"...
Author
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Pub
Pub. Date
c2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The Montgomery bus boycott was a pivotal event that launched the civil rights movement and helped transform American society. This epic tale of courage and peaceful resistance began with a simple "No" spoken by an African American seamstress. When Rosa Parks, exhausted after a long day at work, refused to give up her bus seat for a white man, she defied the strict segregation laws that made blacks second-class citizens. What followed was a test of...
11) Egyptian myths
Author
Series
Publisher
Rosen Pub. Group
Pub. Date
2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
12) Castles
Author
Series
Publisher
Crabtree
Pub. Date
2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The exciting events of three historic attacks on medieval castles are told in graphic novel format: The siege of Chateau Gaillard in France; Tunneling under Dover Castle in England; Welsh rebels trap King Edward I in Conwy Castle.
Author
Series
Publisher
Crabtree
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Three historic battles, from the arrival of the Vikings in early Britain to the Norman invasion, are told in graphic novel format: The first Viking raid on Britain at Lindisfarne; Alfred the Great defends Wessex from Vikings; English forces facethe French king, William the Conqueror.
19) African myths
Author
Series
Publisher
Rosen Pub. Group
Pub. Date
2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English