Shana Corey
1) Boats
Author
Series
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2001
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Illustrations and simple rhyming text present all kinds of boats--yachts, toy boats, tugs, ferry boats, and more
Author
Language
English
Description
The amazing, all-true story of the first Girl Scouts and their visionary founder.
Juliette Gordon Low--Daisy to her friends and family--was not like most girls of the Victorian era. Prim and proper? BOSH! Dainty and delicate? HOW BORING! She loved the outdoors, and she yearned for adventure! Born into a family of pathfinders and pioneers, she too wanted to make a difference in the world--and nothing would stop her. Combining her ancestors' passion...
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
[42] p. : col. ill. ; 32 cm
Language
English
Description
As a child growing up in Australia, Annette Kellerman was a frail ugly duckling who dreamed of becoming a graceful ballerina. With courage and determination, she confronted a crippling illness to become an internationally known record-setting athlete who revolutionized the sport of swimming for women, a movie star who invented water ballet, and a fashion revolutionary who modernized the swimsuit
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2000
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
Amelia Bloomer, who does not behave the way nineteenth-century society tells her a proper lady should, introduces pantaloons to American women to save them from the discomfort of their heavy, tight dresses
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2004
Physical Desc
48 p. : col ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
The Redcoats are coming! The Redcoats are coming! Every second counts as patriot Paul Revere rides into the night to warn the colonists. Will he make it? Young readers will find out all about this real-life American hero in this fun, action-packed Step 3 reader. "History and biography are also successful topics for level three readers. Random's Step into Reading has the best offerings for the reading level. . . . They are high in kid appeal"-
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
48 pages ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
This Step 4 Biography Reader shares the inspiring story of Malala Yousafzai, the youngest recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. Even as a young girl in Pakistan, Malala spoke up about the importance of girls' education, via speeches and a blog. Since the Taliban regime was intent on denying girls an education and silencing anyone who disagreed with their laws, this was very dangerous. Malala was shot, but she survived the attack and it did not silence...
Author
Publisher
NorthSouth
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
53 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
""The time has come for this Nation to fulfill its promise." John F. Kennedy was born one hundred years ago. As America's thirty-fifth president, he often took bold actions: establishing a peace corps and challenging Americans to land on the moon. But on civil rights, it took the urging and the example of other courageous people--leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr. and Jackie Robinson, and even students and children--to help him realize that the...