Yona Zeldis McDonough
Author
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
118 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
Language
English
Description
When World War I breaks out, nine-year-old Anna thinks of a way to save her family's beloved New York City doll repair shop. Includes brief author's note about the history of the Madame Alexander doll, a glossary, and timeline.
Author
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
890L
Physical Desc
48 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Louisa came from a family that was poor but freethinking, and she started teaching when she was only seventeen years old. But writing was her passion. This biography captures the life of a compassionate woman who left an indelible mark on literature for all ages.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
650L
Physical Desc
197 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Marcel loves riding his bicycle, and dreams of competing in the Tour de France, but it is 1942 and German soldiers are everywhere, stopping him as he delivers bread from his parents' bakery around Aucoin--then one day he discovers that it is not just bread he is delivering, and suddenly he finds himself in position of dangerous secrets about his parents and his new friend from Paris, Delphine.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2010
Lexile measure
700L
Physical Desc
106 pages : illustrations, map ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
In 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give her bus seat to a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama. This seemingly small act triggered civil rights protests across America and earned Rosa Parks the title "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement."
Author
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
[2020]
Lexile measure
910L
Physical Desc
108 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 20 cm + 1 map
Language
English
Description
"More than 2,000 years ago, travelers wrote about the incredible sights they saw while on their journeys. They told tales of hanging gardens that were built for a Babylonian queen, and a colossal statue that guided ships through the harbor of Rhodes in Greece. These writers compiled a list of the very best of these sights that are now known as the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Author Yona Zeldis McDonough takes the readers on a trip to the Great...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2005
Lexile measure
790L
Physical Desc
106 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
The man who saved the lives of his PT-109 crewmen during WWII and became the 35th president fought-and won-his first battle at the age of two-and-a-half, when he was stricken with scarlet fever. Although his presidency was cut short, our nation's youngest elected leader left an indelible mark on the American consciousness and now is profiled in our Who Was ...? series. Included are 100 black-and-white illustrations as well as a timeline that guides...
Author
Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC
Pub. Date
[2013]
Lexile measure
710L
Physical Desc
108 pages, 16 unnumbered pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"No one knows where the term Underground Railroad came from--there were no trains or tracks, only "conductors" who helped escaping slaves to freedom. Including real stories about "passengers" on the "Railroad," this book chronicles slaves' close calls with bounty hunters, exhausting struggles on the road, and what they sacrificed for freedom. With black-and-white illustrations throughout and a sixteen-page black-and-white photo insert, the Underground...
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop, an imprint fo Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2015]
Lexile measure
600L
Physical Desc
106 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Almost 100 years before Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat, Sojourner Truth was mistreated by a streetcar conductor. She took him to court--and won! Before she was Sojourner Truth, she was known simply as Belle. Born a slave in New York sometime around 1797, she was later sold and separated from her family. Even after she escaped from slavery, she knew her work was not yet done. She changed her name and traveled, inspiring everyone she met...
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xviii, 156 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Many girls in elementary and middle school fall in love with the Little House books by Laura Ingalls Wilder. What they don't always realize is that Wilder's books are autobiographical. This narrative biography describes more of the details of the young Laura's real life as a young pioneer homesteading with her family on many adventurous journeys. This biography, complete with charming illustrations, points out the differences between the fictional...
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
177 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
It is the end of May 1940, the British government has put out a call for fishing boats to help rescue the British soldiers trapped at Dunkerque, and Aiden is the son of a fisherman with access to his father's dory--his parents forbid him to go but Aiden has already lost one brother to the war, and his other brother is somewhere over there with the British Expeditionary Force; so despite his fear of the ocean, he and his best friend Sally set out to...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2003
Lexile measure
790L
Physical Desc
106 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Explores the life and work of the prolific eighteenth-century Austrian composer who began life as a child prodigy, composing music at the age of five, and died a pauper at age thirty-five.
Author
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
[2017]
Lexile measure
810L
Physical Desc
108 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"Here is the story behind the ten laws that have been the guiding light of Judeo-Christian belief. Not just about Moses, whose origin story leaves open questions, this book looks back at the time when the commandments were written, how the belief in one all-powerful God set the Israelites apart from other ancient peoples, and the roles the Ten Commandments have played in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. It also looks at what each individual commandment...
15) Anne Frank
Author
Pub. Date
1997
Edition
1st. ed.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Traces the life of a Jewish girl who chronicled her day-to-day life in a diary as she hid in an attic in Nazi-occupied Holland for two years.
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Lexile measure
690L
Physical Desc
140 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
With World War I raging in Europe, eleven-year-old Anna is thrilled to learn that her cousin Tania is coming from Russia to stay with Anna's family on the lower East Side of New York, and although Tania is shy and withdrawn when she arrives, her love of cats helps her adjust to her new family.