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1) Jane Addams
Author
Publisher
Raintree Childrens Books
Pub. Date
c1988
Physical Desc
32 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
c1997
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
43 p. : ill. (some col.), col. map ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Presents the life of the woman whose devotion to social work led to her establishing Hull House in Chicago and who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931.
3) Jane Addams
Author
Series
Publisher
Rourke Pub
Pub. Date
c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
24 p. : ill. ; 19 x20 cm.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton
Pub. Date
2010©2010
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xv, 334 p. : ill., ports. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Jane Addams (1860-1935) was one of the leading figures of the Progressive era. This "pragmatic visionary," as Knight calls her, is best known as the creator of Hull House, a model settlement house offering training, shelter, and culture for Chicago's poor. Addams also involved herself in a long list of Progressive campaigns. Her rhetorical skills as both speaker and writer made her internationally recognized as a supporter of civil rights, woman suffrage,...
Author
Publisher
Enslow Publishers
Pub. Date
c1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 3
Physical Desc
128 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes the life of the woman whose devotion to social work led to her establishing Hull House in Chicago and who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931.
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
810L
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 23 x 28 cm
Language
English
Description
"This is the story of Jane Addams, the first American woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, who transformed a poor neighborhood in Chicago by opening up her house as a community center."--Amazon.com.
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 7
Physical Desc
viii, 216 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
Drawn from historical documents and archival photographs, a biography of the Nobel Prize-winning social worker and civil rights activist documents her life, achievements, and contributions, revealing why she is considered an American icon.
Author
Publisher
Riverhead Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
657 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"By turns a colorful triptych of three American icons who changed history and the engrossing story of the roots of World War I, The Approaching Storm is a surprising and important story of how and why the United States emerged onto the world stage"--
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