Sterling biographies
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Franklin D. Roosevelt: our national hero
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Publisher
Sterling Pub. Co
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.8 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Learn about John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States: explore his privileged childhood and tight-knit family, wartime heroism, and political accomplishments, which began in Congress and eventually led him to the U.S. presidency, the youngest man ever elected to the Oval Office.
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Martin Luther King, Jr.: a dream of hope
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Publisher
Sterling Pub. Co
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
He risked the great unknown ... and became the first man to reach the North Pole. But it took decades for the cloud of racism to lift and give African-American explorer Matthew Henson the rightful recognition for his extraordinary achievements. Here is the story of Henson's dramatic, groundbreaking life.
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Neil Armstrong: one giant leap for mankind
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Chief Joseph: the voice for peace
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Publisher
Sterling
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.4 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
A biography of Helen Keller, deaf and blind due to a illness at the age of 19 months, accomplished much in her life time: including graduating from Radcliff College, becoming an author, a political activist, and a lecturer.
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Babe Ruth: legendary slugger
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Geronimo: Apache renegade
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Jackie Robinson: champion for equality
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Jesse Owens: gold medal hero
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Jim Thorpe: an athlete for the ages
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Lou Gehrig: iron horse of baseball
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Muhammad Ali: king of the ring
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Pocahontas: a life in two worlds
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Sacagawea: crossing the continent with Lewis & Clark
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Sitting Bull: great Sioux hero
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Tecumseh: Shooting Star of the Shawnee
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