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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
A biography of the Afro-American farmer and self-taught mathematician, astronomer, and surveyor for the new capital city of the United States in 1791, who also calculated a successful almanac notable for its preciseness.
7) Maya Angelou
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
Examines the life and accomplishments of the African American writer, performer, and teacher, as well as her impact on literature and black culture.
13) Michael Jordan
Author
Publisher
Crestwood House
Pub. Date
1988
Language
English
Description
A career biography of high-scoring Michael Jordan, basketball player with the Chicago Bulls.
17) Phyllis Wheatley
Author
Publisher
Chelsea Juniors
Pub. Date
c1992
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The life of the woman who, although a slave, gained renown throughout the colonies as the first important black American poet.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
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Few men in American history are as controversial as Malcolm X. In this provocative biography, Myers, winner of a Newbery Honor and four-time Coretta Scott King Award winner, presents a forthright portrait of a complex man whose life reflected the major events of our times.
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