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Author
Lexile measure
1060L
Language
English
Description
In the wake of her mother's death, Cheryl Strayed's family scattered and her marriage was destroyed. Four years later, twenty-six years old with nothing to lose, Cheryl made the decision to hike the Pacific Crest Trail from the Mojave Desert to Washington State - alone. She had no experience as a long-distance hiker and the trail was little more than an idea. But it was a promise of piecing back together a life that had come undone.
Author
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
In American Rebel, Marc Eliot examines the ever-exciting, often tumultuous arc of Clint Eastwood's life and career, from his days as a disaffected college dropout to his rise to fame as the archetypal loner to his acceptance into the pantheon as a multiple Academy Award winner.
Author
Language
English
Description
The true story of how the keepers of the Warsaw Zoo saved hundreds of people from Nazi hands. When Germany invaded Poland, Stuka bombers devastated Warsaw--and the city's zoo along with it. With most of their animals dead, zookeepers Jan and Antonina Żabiński began smuggling Jews into empty cages. Another dozen "guests" hid inside the Żabińskis' villa, emerging after dark for dinner, socializing, and, during rare moments of calm, piano concerts....
6) Helen Keller
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2004
Edition
1st American ed.
Lexile measure
890L
Physical Desc
127 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2017.
Lexile measure
630L
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations, map ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes the life and career of the 45th president of the United States, including his childhood in New York, his business career, and his personal life.
10) Thomas Jefferson
Author
Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2009.
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
128 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Biography of the life story of Thomas Jefferson from his early education to his work in France, his time in the White House, to his retirement in Virginia.
11) Anne Frank
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2007
Lexile measure
540L
Physical Desc
31 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
A short biography of the Jewish girl whose diary became famous.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
1st American ed.
Physical Desc
128 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Introductory biography of the first president of the United States. George Washington is often called the father of our country. He beat the odds to lead the Continental Army to victory in the Revolutionary War, served as first president of the United States, and then retired from public life to farm Virginia's largest plantation. In this groundbreaking new series, DK brings together fresh voices and DK design values to give readers the most information-packed,...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
1st American ed.
Lexile measure
NC 1260L
Physical Desc
128 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Biography of the Nobel Prize-winning nun who founded the Missionary Sisters and Brothers of Charity and was known for her work with the destitute and dying.
16) Thomas Edison
Author
Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2009.
Edition
First American edition.
Lexile measure
1050L
Physical Desc
128 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Highlights the life and accomplishments of the inventor of the phonograph, the electric light bulb, and many other devices.
17) Helen Keller
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
31 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
1st American ed.
Lexile measure
1000L
Physical Desc
128 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Biography of Nelson Mandela who was imprisoned during the apartheid years and became the elected leader of South Africa after being released.