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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
How did 121,000 Americans save their most beloved icon? Here is an inspiring story about the power we have when we all work together!
On America's 100th birthday, the people of France built a giant gift! It was one of the largest statues the world had ever seen -- and she weighed as much as 40 elephants! And when she arrived on our shores in 250 pieces, she needed a pedestal to hold her up. Few of America's millionaires were willing to foot the...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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"An innovative look back through time, Manhattan Maps follows the history of Manhattan Island from its natural formation to the bustling city today. It explores the ways in which nature and people are connected, tracking the people who lived on Manhattan from the Lenape Indians to Dutch settlers hunting for beaver pelts to early Americans and beyond, and how they've (literally) shaped the island (and vice versa). Jen Thermes highlights watershed moments...
4) When Jackie Saved Grand Central: The True Story of Jacqueline Kennedy's Fight for an American Icon
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
Before she was an iconic First Lady of the United States, Jackie Kennedy was a born-and-raised New Yorker. She loved everything about her city, from the natural beauty of the parks to the architectural history of the buildings. So when the owners of Grand Central wanted to build a skyscraper on top of the famous train station, Jackie knew they had to be stopped. She helped inspire thousands of people to come together and fight to protect the historic...
6) Seen Art?
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
While looking for his friend Art, a boy wanders through the Museum of Modern Art and is amazed by what he discovers there.
Author
Publisher
Schwartz & Wade Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
From an acclaimed author and a New York Times Best Illustrated artist comes the fascinating, little-known—and true!—story of New York City’s first subway.
New York City in the 1860s was a mess: crowded, disgusting, filled with garbage. You see, way back in 1860, there were no subways, just cobblestone streets. That is, until Alfred Ely Beach had the idea for a fan-powered train that would travel underground. On February 26, 1870, after fifty-eight...
11) Charlotte
Author
Pub. Date
c1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Tells the true story of Charlotte Haines, a girl who was forced to leave her home in 1783 at the age of ten and move to Nova Scotia with her uncle's family after her father, a supporter of the American Revolution, disowned her for disobeying his order to stay away from her Loyalist cousins.
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
This is the inspiring true story of the John J. Harvey -- a retired New York City fireboat reinstated on September 11, 2001. Originally launched in 1931, the Harvey was the most powerful fireboat of her time. After the September 11 attacks, with fire hydrants at Ground Zero inoperable and the Hudson River's water supply critical to fighting the blaze, the fire department called on the Harvey for help. There were adjustments -- forcing water into hoses...
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Children's Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
From Children's Literature Legacy Award-winning author Nikki Grimes comes a feminist-forward new collection of poetry celebrating the little-known women poets of the Harlem Renaissance-- paired with full-color, original art from today's most talented female African-American illustrators. Taking inspiration from the unsung women poets of the era, Grimes uses the "Golden Shovel" poetry method to create original poems drawn from the words of ... groundbreaking...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
Award-winning artist Sweet tells the story of the puppeteer Tony Sarg, capturing his genius, his dedication, his zest for play, and his long-lasting gift to America--the inspired helium balloons that would become the trademark of Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
An illustrated account of immigrant Clara Lemlich's pivotal role in the influential 1909 women laborer's strike describes how she worked grueling hours to acquire an education and support her family before organizing a massive walkout to protest the unfair working conditions in New York's garment district.
19) Clara Lemlich
Author
Series
Publisher
Philomel
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"A biography of Clara Lemlich, part of the She Persisted chapter book series"--
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