Robin S Doak
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2012]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Discusses the creation of the Department of Homeland Security in the United States in response to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, explains the role of different agencies in the department, introduces some of the department's leaders, and looks at criticism of the department's activities.
5) Georgia
Author
Pub. Date
[2004]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 3
Description
Discover colonial Georgia.
8) John Tyler
Author
Pub. Date
[2003]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Description
This is a biography of the tenth president of the United States who signed a resolution to annex Texas to the United States.
11) Calvin Coolidge
Author
Pub. Date
[2004]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
This is a biography of the thirtieth president of the United States, discussing his personal life, education, and political career.
13) Zachary Taylor
Author
Pub. Date
[2003]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
This is a biography of the twelfth president of the United States who was a career army officer and who believed that his job was to preserve the nation.
14) The Korean War
Author
Pub. Date
[2007]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.7 - AR Pts: 2
Description
This book describes the Korean War (1950-1953), from the fighting between U.N. soldiers and North Koreans to a cease-fire agreement in 1953.
15) Rhode Island
Author
Pub. Date
[2004]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 3
Description
Discover life in the colony of Rhode Island.
17) William McKinley
Author
Pub. Date
[2004]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
This is a biography of the twenty-fifth president of the United States, discussing his personal life, education, and political career.
20) Michelle Obama
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"What makes Michelle Obama extraordinary? Read this book to find out. We explore her childhood in Chicago and her education leading to Harvard Law School. We look at her career as a lawyer, and when she met her future husband, Barack Obama. This would lead to her becoming the First Lady of the United States, the wife of the President. Read about others' perspectives on her life, and how she has broken boundaries compared to other women in the...