Connie Roop
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"In Revolutionary times, spies sent secret messages in clever ways. In this true story, John Darragh, a teenaged spy from a Quaker family, carries a message to General Washington sewn inside his coat buttons..Young historians will appreciate the accompanying book's simple but evocative watercolor illustrations and the production's background music, including the fifes and drums of a revolutionary band. They'll enjoy the story's plentiful dialogue...
Author
Language
English
Description
Many kids have heard of the Declaration of Independence, but few know the story behind the people and events that helped forge it. They may know about Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin, but do they know the roles that Patrick Henry and Thomas Gage played in setting fire to a revolution? This is the story of how the men and women of thirteen British colonies came to declare their independence on July 4, 1776. Covering major events such as...
Author
Publisher
Millbrook Press
Pub. Date
c1997
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes the history and customs connected with Halloween and includes riddles, activities, and instructions for making some masks and costumes.
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Reference
Pub. Date
c2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 2
Physical Desc
127 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
A biography of the noted statesman and inventor, featuring excerpts from his letters, pamphlets, essays, scientific papers, and autobiography.
Author
Series
Publisher
Benchmark Books
Pub. Date
2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
64 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
The experiences, based on her own account, of Mary Jemison who was captured by a Shawnee war party when she was twelve and subsequently rescued and adopted by the Seneca with whom she chose to remain the rest of her long life.
28) Our solar system
Author
Publisher
Sterling Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
Lexile measure
AD 490L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 16 cm
Language
English
Description
Describes the Sun and each planet in the solar system.