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This guide will introduce you to a variety of local, state, and federal resources, as well as information on elections and access to government documents.
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
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Description
Contains an extensive view of suffrage from the Founding Fathers to the 19th Amendment to the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to today's voter suppression controversies, and explains the barriers people of color, Indigenous people, and immigrants face. -- Amazon.com
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"The Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. is one of the most famous memorials in the world. But most people are not as familiar with the college student who won the design competition to build it. This carefully researched volume chronicles Maya Lin's childhood, her battle to create the memorial as she envisioned it, and the incredible body of work she has produced since then. More than simply an art book, this compelling biography of a young...
Author
Publisher
Calkins Creek, an imprint of Boyds Mills & Kane
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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Description
"This comprehensive biography, written by celebrated nonfiction author Susan Goldman Rubin, explores the tumultuous and passionate life of activist, singer, and actor Paul Robeson. When faced with the decision to remain silent or be ostracized, Paul Robeson chose to sing, shout, and speak out. Sing and Shout: The Mighty Voice of Paul Robeson explores how Robeson's love of African American spirituals and deep empathy towards the suffering of others...
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Explores Roy Lichtenstein's work, life, and his groundbreaking influence on the art world. In Roy's long career as a teacher, artist, and innovator, he changed the way that people thought about art and how artists thought about their subjects.
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
In this distinctive volume, acclaimed biographer Susan Goldman Rubin traces the events that shaped the Wyeths' art, as well as how each generation influenced the other, while the crisp design beautifully showcases the full-color reproductions of the works that have made the Wyeth family legendary.
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
"In 1954, one of the most significant Supreme Court decisions of the twentieth Century aimed to end school segregation in the United States. Although known as Brown v. Board of Education, the ruling applied not just to the case of Linda Carol Brown, an African American third grader refused entry to an all-white Topeka, Kansas school, but to cases involving children in South Carolina, Delaware, Virginia, and Washington, DC"--
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Examines the life of the realist painter, describing his long years of struggle as an unknown artist, and his final recognition as one of the masters of twentieth century American art.
Author
Publisher
Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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Children's New Books: November 2023 Biographies
Children's Special Topics: Women's History Month 2024
Children's Special Topics: Women's History Month 2024
Description
Twelve diverse actors, directors, writers, editors, designers, and producers fought against sexism, racism and prejudice to have their voices heard and changed the industry forever.
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