Laurie Calkhoven
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Discover the thrilling side of the history of the space race in this fact-tastic, nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read, part of a series about the secrets of American History! Did you know that you can't bring a sandwich on a spaceship? Or that a group of people who had lost their hearing played an important role in the race to send astronauts to the moon? Find out about those true stories and more in this book about the space race of the 1950s and 1960s."--...
Author
Series
Boys of wartime volume 2
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
In 1863, twelve-year-old Will, who longs to be a drummer in the Union army, is stuck in his sleepy hometown of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, but when the Union and Confederate armies meet right there in his town, he and his family are caught up in the fight. Includes historical notes, glossary, and a timeline of events.
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Description
Get to know some of the many groundbreaking and legendary women in US soccer. Read about some amazing and unstoppable women who changed soccer in America like Megan Rapinoe, Alex Morgan, Briana Scurry, Trinity Rodman, and Mia Hamm. This book also includes a history of women's soccer in America and a summary of all four historic World Cup wins.
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
You can make a difference, no matter how old you are! These kids are helping to save honeybees, teaching people the importance of clean air and water, raising money to help endangered birds, and writing petitions to raise awareness of climate change. You should meet these kids who are saving the planet!
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Did you know that President Franklin Roosevelt had a secret train station in New York City? Or that there's a hidden room inside Mount Rushmore? Unearth secrets about these monuments and more in this book about historical places!
Author
Series
Boys of wartime volume 3
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Michael, a thirteen-year-old French-American, watches in fear as the Nazis invade Paris, and is spurred to become part of the French Resistance movement, defying Hitler, helping American aviators to safe zones, and delivering secret documents at great risk to his own safety. Includes historical notes, glossary, and timeline.
11) Duke Kahanamoku
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Introduces the life and achievements of the surfer who won international fame in four Olympics and used his surfboard to save eight people from a capsized boat in California.
12) Roberta Gibb
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Introduces the life and achievements of the first woman to run the Boston Marathon in 1966.
Author
Series
Boys of wartime volume 1
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
In 1776 Boston, twelve-year-old Daniel Prescott enjoys assuming his father's role in taking care of his mother and sister, as well as his work as a spy and messenger for the American revolutionaries, but the pleasure ends when he witnesses the horrors of war firsthand, and learns that a trusted patriot is actually a British spy.
Author
Series
G.I. dogs volume 1
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Born in Shanghai, China in 1936, Judy is an English pointer who finds her place on a English gunboat patrolling the Yangtze River, battling pirates, contending with the Japanese occupiers, and protecting her human shipmates--until they all end up in a Japanese prison camp in Sumatra at the beginning of World War II, where every day is a struggle to survive.
Author
Series
G.I. dogs volume 2
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
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Description
Stubby, a Boston terrier, is scrounging for food in the streets of New Haven, Connecticut, in 1917 when he is adopted as a mascot by the 102nd Infantry Regiment and finds himself on the way to France and the trenches of World War I where he soon learns to save his soldiers by alerting them to impending gas attacks, and eventually is awarded a medal by General Pershing.
16) The new girl
Author
Publisher
American Girl Publishing
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
The reader's decisions determine what happens to a girl who lacks the confidence to make friends with a new girl from France.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster BFYR
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
The old adage says that the apple doesn't fall far from the tree, meaning that children usually resemble their parents. But what happens when the apples fall somewhere else-sometimes a couple of orchards away, sometimes on the other side of the world? In this young adult edition, Andrew Solomon and Laurie Calkhoven profile how families accommodate children who have a variety of differences: families of people who are deaf, who are dwarfs, who have...
Author
Publisher
DK Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"With images of every BeForever" and Girl of the Year" doll, an expanded section on the TrulyMe" dolls, a detailed timeline of the company, and tons of exclusive behind-the-scenes information, this book takes readers from the start of The Pleasant Company all the way through to present day"--Amazon website.
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