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Provides access to the printed True Book series in the form of eBooks. There are also accompanying videos and other activities to supplement the books. This is a great resource for elementary students, in grades 3 to 6, doing research on science or social studies topics.

1) What was the Boston Tea Party?

Author

Krull, Kathleen

Series

What was...?
What Was?
What was ?

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Appears on list

Children's Recommended: American Independence Day Fiction and Nonfiction

Formats

Book, eBook, Kindle

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Describes the Boston Tea Party, including the events leading up to the party, its immediate effects on American-British relations, and why it is still an important event today.

2) What's new? The zoo!: a zippy history of zoos

Author

Krull, Kathleen

Publisher

Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc

Pub. Date

2014.

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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A millennia-long history of animal keeping shares facts about what zookeeping has taught humanity and how individual lives have been profoundly shaped by the wild creatures found in zoos all over the world.

3) Lives of the scientists: experiments, explosions (and what the neighbors thought)

Author

Krull, Kathleen

Series

Lives of--

Publisher

Harcourt Children's Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Pub. Date

2013.

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 3

Language

English

Description

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Profiles many of history's most noteworthy scientists, from Zhang Heng and Isaac Newton to Albert Einstein and Barbara McClintock, sharing lesser-known facts about their favorite activities, relationships, and eccentricities.

4) Lincoln tells a joke: how laughter saved the president (and the country)

Author

Krull, Kathleen

Publisher

Harcourt Children's Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Pub. Date

2010

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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A biography of one of America's greatest presidents, focusing on his use of wit and humor, and his love of language.

5) What was the March on Washington?

Author

Krull, Kathleen

Series

What was...?
What Was?

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

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Children's Special Topics: Black History Month
Children's Special Topics: Martin Luther King Jr

Formats

Book, eBook, Kindle

Description

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Describes the 1963 March on Washington, helmed by Martin Luther King, Jr., where over two hundred thousand people gathered to demand equal rights for all races, and explains why this event is still important in American history today.

6) The boy who invented TV: the story of Philo Farnsworth

Author

Krull, Kathleen

Publisher

A.A. Knopf

Pub. Date

c2009

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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This picture-book biography explains how Farnsworth held on to his dream to develop television and the scientific concepts behind it.

7) Harvesting hope: the story of Cesar Chavez

Author

Krull, Kathleen

Publisher

Harcourt, inc

Pub. Date

c2003

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

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Children's Awards: Pura Belpre Honor for Latino Literature
Children's Special Topics: Cesar Chavez Day
Children's Special Topics: Hispanic Heritage Month 2023

Description

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A biography of Cesar Chavez, from age ten when he and his family lived happily on their Arizona ranch, to age thirty-eight when he led a peaceful protest against California migrant workers' miserable working conditions.

8) Lives of the Presidents: Fame, Shame (and What the Neighbors Thought)

Author

Krull, Kathleen

Series

Lives of--

Language

English

Formats

eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle

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Every U.S. president is the focus of public scrutiny, but how well do we know these men? What kind of fathers do presidents make? Husbands? Neighbors? Other books focus on the historical achievements of those who have occupied our country's highest office; Lives of the Presidents looks instead at their bad habits, silly nicknames, and strange pets. Every president—from George Washington to Barack Obama—is included, with an emphasis on...

9) A woman for president: the story of Victoria Woodhull

Author

Krull, Kathleen

Publisher

Walker & Co

Pub. Date

2004

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

10) Lives of the artists: masterpieces, messes (and what the neighbors thought)

Author

Krull, Kathleen

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 3

Language

English

Formats

Book, eAudiobook

Description

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From Da Vinci to Warhol, each of these 20 artists is respectfully exposed for their idiosyncracies as well as their contributions to the history of art. What they ate, what they wore, who they loved and who their friends were - it's all here.

ARTISTS INCLUDED:

Da Vinci
Michelangelo
Bruegel
Anguissola
Rembrandt
Hokusai
Cassatt
Van Gogh
Kollwitz
Matisse
Picasso
Chagall Duchamp
O'Keeffe
Johnson
Dali
Noguchi
Rivera

...

11) Lives of extraordinary women: rulers, rebels (and what the neighbors thought)

Author

Krull, Kathleen

Series

Lives of--

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 8.5 - AR Pts: 3

Language

English

Formats

Book, eAudiobook

Description

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Kathleen Krull continues her series of irreverent biographies by turning the spotlight on women who have wielded power, revealing their feats - and flaws - for all the world to see. Hear about twenty of the most influential women in history -queens, warriors, prime ministers and revolutionary leaders - and enjoy this tantalizing feast of behind the scenes facts. Women included are:

Cleopatra
Eleanor of Aquitaine
Joan of Arc
Isabella

...

12) Kubla Khan: the emperor of everything

Author

Krull, Kathleen

Publisher

Viking

Pub. Date

2010

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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Presents a biography of the founder of the Mongol Dynasty in China.

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1) What was the Boston Tea Party?

2) What's new? The zoo!: a zippy history of zoos

3) Lives of the scientists: experiments, explosions (and what the neighbors thought)

4) Lincoln tells a joke: how laughter saved the president (and the country)

5) What was the March on Washington?

6) The boy who invented TV: the story of Philo Farnsworth

7) Harvesting hope: the story of Cesar Chavez

8) Lives of the Presidents: Fame, Shame (and What the Neighbors Thought)

9) A woman for president: the story of Victoria Woodhull

10) Lives of the artists: masterpieces, messes (and what the neighbors thought)

11) Lives of extraordinary women: rulers, rebels (and what the neighbors thought)

12) Kubla Khan: the emperor of everything

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