Megan M. Gunderson
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"This biography introduces readers to John F. Kennedy including his military service, early political career, and key events from Kennedy's administration including the Cold War, space race, Bay of Pigs invasion, Cuban missile crisis, and his assassination by Lee Harvey Oswald. Information about his childhood, family, and personal life is included." -- Publisher's website.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
This biography introduces readers to the life of Lyndon B. Johnson including his military service, early political career, and key events from Johnson's administration including the Civil Rights Act, the Vietnam War, and the Voting Rights Act. Information about his childhood, family, personal life, and retirement years is included. A timeline, fast facts, and sidebars provide additional information. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated...
3) John Tyler
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"This biography introduces young readers to the life of John Tyler including his military service, early political career, and key events from Tyler's administration including his opposition to the national bank, Second Seminole War, and the Webster-Ashburton Treaty. Information about his childhood, family, personal life, and retirement years is included." -- Publisher's website.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Description
This biography introduces readers to William McKinley including his early political and key events from McKinley's administration including the Spanish-American War, the expansion of US territory to include the Hawaiian Islands, and his assassination by Leon F. Czolgosz. Information about his childhood, family, and personal life is included. A timeline, fast facts, and sidebars provide additional information. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated...
5) Gerald Ford
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
Description
This biography introduces readers to Gerald Ford including his early political career and key events from Ford's administration including the Watergate scandal, pardon of former President Richard Nixon, and the Vietnam War. Information about his childhood, family, personal life, and retirement years is included. A timeline, fast facts, and sidebars provide additional information. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
This biography introduces readers to James A. Garfield including his early political career and key events from Garfield's administration including his surprise nomination, the Star Route Scandal, and his assassination by Charles Guiteau. Information about his childhood, family, and personal life is included. A timeline, fast facts, and sidebars provide additional information. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Checkerboard...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
This biography introduces readers to Franklin D. Roosevelt including his early political career and key events from Roosevelt's administration including the Great Depression, the New Deal, Pearl Harbor, and World War II. Information about his childhood, family, and personal life is included. A timeline, fast facts, and sidebars provide additional information. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Checkerboard Library...
Author
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
This book provides a brief biography of the seventeenth president of the United States and includes a special section about the branches of government, the Electoral College, the qualifications for office, the line of succession, and more.
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
This biography introduces readers to Benjamin Harrison, including his early political career and key events from Harrison's administration, including the Sherman Silver Purchase Act and the Sherman Antitrust Act. Information about his childhood, family, personal life, and retirement years is included. A timeline, fast facts, and sidebars provide additional information. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
Author
Pub. Date
[2014], c2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
With longer words and sentences, varied language patterns, and full-spread illustration-enhanced photographs, progressing readers learn about the grizzly bear's life cycle and eating habits. Children who are practicing common words and letter sounds will build confidence as they recognize familiar words and expand their vocabulary. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Magic Readers is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division...
12) James Madison
Author
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
This book provides a brief biography of the fourth president of the United States and includes a special section about the branches of government, the Electoral College, the qualifications for office, the line of succession, and more.
13) Banks & banking
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
This informative yet approachable title gives students a clear understanding of Banks & Banking and encourages them to take part in the Economy in Action! With plenty of kid-friendly examples, topics range from the history of banking to how banks work, including topics such as checking and savings accounts, ATMs, deposits, loans, interest, and online banking. Different types of banks such savings & loans, credit unions, and central, local, and national...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
This informative yet approachable title gives students a clear understanding of Labor & Management and encourages them to take part in the Economy in Action! With plenty of kid-friendly examples, this book explains how businesses work, from entrepreneurs, incentive, and innovation to employees, salaries, and profits. Topics include goods and services, supply and demand, unemployment, unemployment insurance, labor unions, and collective bargaining....
15) Andrew Jackson
Author
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Contains key facts about the life of Andrew Jackson from his childhood to his retirement, focusing on his military and political careers and his term as the seventh president of the United States. Includes a timeline, information on the office of the president, and resources for further research.
16) James Buchanan
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"This biography introduces readers to James Buchanan including his early political career and key events from Buchanan's administration including the Dred Scott case and the secession of seven Southern states prior to the American Civil War. Information about his childhood, family, personal life, and retirement years is included. A timeline, fast facts, and sidebars provide additional information. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to...
17) Whippets
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
With a wag and a "woof," this book invites readers to meet the graceful whippet. Readers will examine the history, physical attributes, development, and behavior of the whippet breed. Coat, color, size, and care instructions are also discussed. Full-color photos allow readers to see these speedy, curious sight hounds in a variety of situations. An index and glossary are also included. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company....
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
With a wag and a "woof," this book invites readers to meet the courageous Scottish deerhound. Readers will examine the history, physical attributes, development, and behavior of the Scottish deerhound breed. Coat, color, size, and care instructions are also discussed. Full-color photos allow readers to see these devoted, good-natured sight hounds in a variety of situations. An index and glossary are also included. Checkerboard Library is an imprint...
19) Bears
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
With familiar word patterns, short sentences, and full-spread illustration-enhanced photographs, beginning readers are introduced to the grizzly bear. Children starting to understand how letters and sounds go together will build confidence as they recognize repeated words and learn new words. Helpful labels on photographs provide visual cues for new vocabulary. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Magic Readers is an...
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
With more developed vocabulary and language patterns and full-spread illustration-enhanced photographs, transitional readers learn about the grizzly bear's mountain habitat. Children who are using strategies to figure out unknown words build confidence as they learn more advanced word patterns and uncover information on their own. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Magic Readers is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division...