Sally Wern Comport
3) The great expedition of Lewis and Clark: by Private Reubin Field, member of the Corps of Discovery
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
An account, told in the words of one participant, of the difficulties and wonders that were part of the Lewis and Clark expedition to explore the land obtained as part of the Louisiana Purchase.
5) Night wings
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
After being taken captive by a band of treasure seekers, thirteen-year-old Paul and his Abenaki grandfather must face a legendary Native American monster at the top of Mount Washington.
Author
Publisher
Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the life of the first female rocket scientist who, chosen to create the fuel to launch a rocket carrying America's first satellite, broke gender barriers and overcame many challenges to succeed.
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Lincoln Borglum was the son of Gutzon Borglum, the man who dreamed up the idea of carving four presidents' faces into the rockface of Mount Rushmore. The younger Borglum was the man who actually completed the project, and this is his story.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
The niece of Martin Luther King, Jr. reveals six timeless and universal principles that encompass the civil rights leader's greatest legacy: Love will see you through. Growing up as the niece of Martin Luther King Jr., Angela Farris Watkins witnessed firsthand the principles and values that "Uncle M.L." practiced and lived by throughout his fight for equality. Drawing from experiences and episodes both personal and well-known, Dr. Watkins artfully...
Author
Series
Publisher
Salaam Reads
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Zayd has a plan. He's ready to take the reins as team captain of the Gold Team. But when an injury leaves him on the sidelines, his plans get derailed. Can Zayd learn what it means to be a leader if he's not the one calling the shots? -- from Amazon.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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Description
The twelve scientists who are profiled here are women from all sorts of backgrounds who are currently rocking science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Each of them has a different story to tell about how she got to where she is today, but the one thing they have in common is that they are truly wonder women of science. Around the world there are many more women doing incredible work and breaking new ground in STEM fields--not to mention...
13) Nile crossing
Author
Publisher
Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Khepri, who lives in ancient Egypt, begins to feel nervous as he and his father travel to Thebes for Khepri's first day of scribe school"--
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