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(0)Michael Burgan
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Series
Publisher
Capstone
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
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Description
You're a U.S. citizen, so why are you being denied your right to vote? Even after civil rights legislation passes, many minorities are still being turned away from polls. It's not fair, and you will fight for your right to have a say in your government. Will you: Brave violence while registering voters during the 1964 Freedom Summer in Mississippi? Witness brutality as you protest in the 1965 Selma March? Join the Chicano Movement to secure voting...
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
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Description
You're one of millions of immigrants leaving your home in the early 1900s to move to the United States. You're searching for a better life. Ellis Island, near New York City, is your first stop in your search for opportunity and freedom. Officials on the island have been processing immigrants there for decades, but not everyone gets through. If you pass the tests, you're on your way to a new life in the United States. If you don't, you may find
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Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
He was only 42 years old when he was sworn in as President of the United States in 1901, making him the youngest president ever. But did you know that he was also the first sitting president to win the Nobel Peace Prize? The first to ride in a car? The first to fly in an airplane? Theodore Roosevelt's achievements as a naturalist, hunter, explorer, author, and soldier are as much a part of his fame as any office he held as a politician. Find out more...
8) New Mexico
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Publisher
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Not Supplied
Language
English
Description
Looks at the history, population, geographic features, animal and plant life, state government, economy, and people of New Mexico.
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
Not Supplied
Language
English
Description
"In 2008, John McCain ran for president against Barack Obama, becoming a well-known national figure. But his presidential campaign was only one of the many inspirational things John accomplished in his lifetime! John was a decorated member of the US Navy who survived being a prisoner of war in Vietnam. He served as an Arizona senator for thirty years, right up until his passing in 2018. Learn all about John McCain and his life as politician who always...
15) Don Quixote
Author
Series
Wishbone classics volume 1
Publisher
HarperPaperbacks
Pub. Date
[1996]
Language
English
16) Illinois
Author
Series
Publisher
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Pub. Date
Not Supplied
Language
English
Description
Describes the history, geography, ecology, people, economy, cities, and sights of the state of Illinois, and includes ideas for classroom assignments.
17) Bigfoot
Author
Series
Publisher
Edge Books
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Provides a history of the search for an ape-like creature known as Bigfoot, and the arguments for an against the creature's existence.
18) Rocks & minerals
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Impress your friends and family with all these weird but true facts about everything rock and mineral"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
"Describes the lives of gladiators in the Roman Empire. The readers' choices reveal the historical details of gladiators rebelling with Spartacus, training at a gladiator school in Pompeii, and trying to earn their freedom"--Provided by publisher.
20) South Dakota
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Language
English
Description
Explores the land, people, history, economy, and travel opportunities of the state of South Dakota.
