Arcadia Public Library

Series

It's my state!

Publisher

Cavendish Square

Pub. Date

2015.

Language

English

Description

It's My State! North Carolina gives readers a comprehensive look at the geography, history, people, government, economy, and culture of the Tar Heel State.

2) John Hancock: president of the Continental Congress

Author

Publisher

Chelsea House Publishers

Pub. Date

2000

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

3) Commodore Perry opens Japan to trade in world history

Author

Publisher

Enslow Publishers, Inc

Pub. Date

2000

Accelerated Reader

IL: UG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 3

Language

English

Description

Traces the efforts of Commodore Matthew Perry to use force and diplomacy to end Japan's traditional isolationism and to begin trade with the Asian nation.

4) Douglas MacArthur: brilliant general, controversial leader

Author

Publisher

Enslow

Pub. Date

c2001

Accelerated Reader

IL: UG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 4

Language

English

5) Herodotus and the explorers of the Classical age

Author

Series

World explorers

Publisher

Chelsea House Publishers

Pub. Date

Accelerated Reader

IL: UG - BL: 9.6 - AR Pts: 3

Language

English

Description

Discusses the accounts of Greek historian Herodotus and the exploration of the world in which he lived.

6) Nelson Mandela and apartheid in world history

Author

Publisher

Enslow Publishers

Pub. Date

2001

Language

English

7) The Battle of Gettysburg in American history

Author

Publisher

Enslow Publishers

Pub. Date

c2001

Language

English

Description

Provides background on the bloodiest battle in the Civil War, a day-by-day account of the fighting, and a discussion of the battle's aftermath.

8) The Confederacy and the Civil War in American history

Author

Series

In American history

Publisher

Enslow Publishers

Pub. Date

c2000

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 9.1 - AR Pts: 4

Language

English

Description

Examines the Confederacy's role in the Civil War, the hostility between northern and southern states, and the aftermath of the war.

9) J. K. Rowling

Author

Publisher

Mitchell Lane Publishers

Pub. Date

c2002

Accelerated Reader

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

Language

English

Description

Recounts the life and career of the author of the "Harry Potter" books, and describes how she kept up with her writing all her life, no matter what else she was doing.

10) James Madison: our fourth president

Author

Series

Publisher

Child's World

Pub. Date

c2002

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

Discusses the early life, family, political career, and contributions of the fourth president of the United States.

11) Theodore Roosevelt: our twenty-sixth president

Author

Series

Publisher

Child's World

Pub. Date

c2002

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

Discusses the early life, family, political career, and contributions of the twenty-sixth president of the United States.

12) Master the library and media center

Author

Ace it! information literacy series

Series

Publisher

Enslow Publishers

Pub. Date

c2009

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

"Readers will learn about both the regular and electronic research materials available at the library"--Provided by publisher.

13) William Jefferson Clinton: our forty-second president

Author

Children's Special Topics: Contemporary People in the News

Publisher

Child's World

Pub. Date

c2002

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Appears on list

Description

Discusses the early life, family, political career, and contributions of the forty-second president of the United States.

14) James Monroe: our fifth president

Author

Series

Publisher

Child's World

Pub. Date

2002

Accelerated Reader

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

Language

English

Description

Discusses the early life, family, political career, and contributions of the fifth president of the United States as he led the nation through the "Era of Good Feelings."

15) Alexander Graham Bell: discover the life of an inventor

Author

Discover the life of an inventor

Series

Publisher

Rourke Book

Pub. Date

c2002

Language

English

16) Don't steal copyrighted stuff!: avoiding plagiarism and illegal Internet downloading

Author

Publisher

Enslow Publishers

Pub. Date

Language

English

Description

"Learn how to research and write reports with proper citations and bibliographies. Also find out how to protect your own creative works"--

17) Ace your research paper

Author

Ace it! information literacy series

Series

Publisher

Enslow Publishers

Pub. Date

c2009

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Appears on list

Children's Special Topics: School Related Nonfiction

Description

"Readers will learn how to research, take notes, write, and revise their research papers"--Provided by publisher.

18) Coco Chanel

Author

Publisher

Chelsea House

Pub. Date

c2004

Language

English

Description

A biography of the innovative twentieth-century designer of clothing and perfume.

19) Grover Cleveland: our twenty-second and twenty-fourth president

Author

Series

Publisher

Child's World

Pub. Date

c2002

Accelerated Reader

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

Language

English

Description

Discusses the early life, family, political career, and contributions of the twenty-second and twenty-fourth president of the United States.

20) King George III: English monarch

Author