Who was-- ?
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Who was Annie Oakley?
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Pub. Date
[2002]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
105 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm.
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A biography of the eighteenth-century printer, publisher, inventor, scientist, and statesman who played an influential role in the early history of the United States.
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Who was Harry Houdini?
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Author
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Pub. Date
2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Sacagawea was only sixteen when she made one of the most remarkable journeys in American history, traveling 4500 miles by foot, canoe, and horse-all while carrying a baby on her back! Without her, the Lewis and Clark expedition might have failed. Through this engaging book, kids will understand the reasons that today, 200 years later, she is still remembered and immortalized on a golden dollar coin.
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Pub. Date
2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
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Did you know that John Adams had to coax Thomas Jefferson into writing the Declaration of Independence? It's true. The shy Virginia statesman refused at first, but then went on to author one of our nation's most important and inspiring documents. The third U.S. president, Jefferson was also an architect, inventor, musician, farmer, and-what is certainly the most troubling aspect of his life-a slave owner. Finally, here's a biography for kids that...
10)
Who was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?
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Pub. Date
c2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
106 p. : ill ; 20 cm.
Description
A biography of the woman who served as First Lady for the longest time, and who was the first President's wife to speak out about important issues of the day, by writing newspapers articles and books, giving radio interviews and speeches, and teaching classes.
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Who was Ferdinand Magellan?
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Who was Louis Armstrong?
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Who was Mark Twain?
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Who was Charles Darwin?
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Who was John F. Kennedy?
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Who was Johnny Appleseed?
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Who was Leonardo da Vinci?
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Who was Ronald Reagan?
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Who was Thomas Alva Edison?
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Who was Daniel Boone?
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22)
Who was King Tut?
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Pub. Date
2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
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The beloved plays of Shakespeare are still produced everywhere, yet the life of the world's most famous playwright remains largely a mystery. Young Will left the town of Stratford to pursue theater in London, where his work eventually thrived and made him a famous and wealthy man. With black-and-white illustrations that include a diagram of the famous Globe theater, Celeste Davidson Mannis puts together the pieces of Shakespeare's life and work for...
24)
Who were the Beatles?
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
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In her amazing diary, Anne Frank revealed the challenges and dreams common for any young girl. But Hitler brought her childhood to an end and forced her and her family into hiding. Who Was Anne Frank? looks closely at Anne’s life before the secret annex, what life was like in hiding, and the legacy of her diary. Black-and-white illustrations including maps and diagrams provide historical and visual reference in an easy-to-read biography...
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Who was Elvis Presley?
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Who was Marco Polo?
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28)
Who is Neil Armstrong?
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 2
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An introduction to the life Martin Luther King, Jr. Including how he organized the Montgomery Bus Boycott and African American people across the country in support of the right to vote, desegregation, and other basic civil rights.
31)
Who was Claude Monet?
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Author
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Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
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In 1789, George Washington became the first president of the United States. He has been called the father of our country for leading America through its early years. Washington also served in two major wars during his lifetime: the French and Indian War and the American Revolution. With over 100 black-and-white illustrations, Washington's fascinating story comes to life - revealing the real man, not just the face on the dollar bill!
33)
Who was Pablo Picasso?
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Author
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Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
106 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
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Walt Disney always loved to entertain people. Often it got him into trouble. With black-and-white illustrations throughout, this biography reveals the man behind the magic.
35)
Who was Jim Henson?
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
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In 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give her bus seat to a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama. This seemingly small act triggered civil rights protests across America and earned Rosa Parks the title "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement."
37)
Who was Dr. Seuss?
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38)
Who was Paul Revere?
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Author
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Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
Description
Everyone loves Harry Potter. Now kids can learn about Harry's creator!
In 1995, on a four-hour-delayed train from Manchester to London, J. K. Rowling conceived of the idea of a boy wizard named Harry Potter. Upon arriving in London, she began immediately writing the first book in the saga. Rowling's true-life, rags-to-riches story is as compelling as the world of Hogwarts that she created. This biography details not only Rowling's life and her...
In 1995, on a four-hour-delayed train from Manchester to London, J. K. Rowling conceived of the idea of a boy wizard named Harry Potter. Upon arriving in London, she began immediately writing the first book in the saga. Rowling's true-life, rags-to-riches story is as compelling as the world of Hogwarts that she created. This biography details not only Rowling's life and her...
40)
Who was Babe Ruth?
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41)
Who was Roald Dahl?
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43)
Who is Bob Dylan?
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Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
108 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm.
Description
Presents the life and accomplishments of the First Lady of the United States, from her childhood in Chicago and her career as a lawyer to her marriage to Barack Obama and her initiatives in the White House.
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Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
105 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Description
Describes the life of the South African president and revolutionary, from his childhood and his work as a peaceful protestor to his twenty-seven-year imprisonment, his election as president, and his work to end apartheid in South Africa.
46)
Who is Steven Spielberg?
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Author
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Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
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Description
Did you know that Bell's amazing invention—the telephone—stemmed from his work on teaching the deaf? Both his mother and wife were deaf. Or, did you know that in later years he refused to have a telephone in his study? Bell's story will fascinate young readers interested in the early history of modern technology!
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Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
106 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm.
Description
Offers insight into the historical events that prompted Columbus' efforts to establish new trade routes to the Indies, his struggles to obtain financial support for his voyages, and the important discoveries that caused him to become known as the "Great Admiral of the Seas."
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Who was Davy Crockett?
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Who was Ernest Shackleton?
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Who was Frida Kahlo?
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Who Was Laura Ingalls Wilder?
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Who was Maurice Sendak?
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54)
Who was Sally Ride?
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55)
Who is Dolly Parton?
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56)
Who is George Lucas?
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57)
Who is Gloria Steinem?
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58)
Who is Muhammad Ali?
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59) Who is Stan Lee?
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Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
105 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Description
Profiles the life and accomplishments of Stanley Lieber, comic book author, publisher of Marvel Comics, and creator of such famous comic-book characters as Spider-Man, the Incredible Hulk, and the Fantastic Four.
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Who was Abigail Adams?
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Who was Alfred Hitchcock?
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Who was Andy Warhol?
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63)
Who was Betsy Ross?
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64)
Who was Bruce Lee?
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65)
Who was Charles Dickens?
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66)
Who was Clara Barton?
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68)
Who was Gandhi?
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69)
Who was Genghis Khan?
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70)
Who was Isaac Newton?
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71)
Who was Julius Caesar?
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72)
Who was Louis Braille?
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73)
Who was Marie Curie?
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74)
Who was Queen Victoria?
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75)
Who was Rachel Carson?
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76)
Who was Robert E. Lee?
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77)
Who was Roberto Clemente?
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Author
Series
Pub. Date
c2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
106 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Description
No one knew the boy they called "Jumping Badger" would grow to become a great leader. Born on the banks of the Yellowstone River, Sitting Bull, as he was later called, was tribal chief and holy man of the Lakota Sioux tribe in a time of fierce conflict with the United States. As the government seized Native American lands, Sitting Bull relied on his military cunning and strong spirituality to drive forces out of his territory and ensure a future homeland...
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Series
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
106 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Description
He was only 42 years old when he was sworn in as President of the United States in 1901, making him the youngest president ever. But did you know that he was also the first sitting president to win the Nobel Peace Prize? The first to ride in a car? The first to fly in an airplane? Theodore Roosevelt's achievements as a naturalist, hunter, explorer, author, and soldier are as much a part of his fame as any office he held as a politician. Find out more...
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Pub. Date
2014
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As young boys, Orville and Wilbur Wright loved all things mechanical. As young men, they gained invaluable skills essential for their success by working with printing presses, bicycles, motors, and any sort of machinery they could get their hands on. As adults, the brothers worked together to invent, build, and fly the world’s first successful airplane. This is the fascinating story of the two inventors and aviation pioneers who...
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Who is Derek Jeter?
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Who is Jeff Kinney?
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85)
Who is Malala Yousafzai?
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Author
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Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
106 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm.
Description
Profiles the life and accomplishments of the Canadian hockey player, from his youth in Brantford, Ontario to his Stanley Cup championships.
Known for his love for family and as a truly decent human being, Wayne Gretzky is revealed as more than a sports legend in this easy-to-read biography.
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Who was Beatrix Potter?
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Who was Blackbeard?
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89)
Who was Edgar Allan Poe?
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90)
Who was Frank Lloyd Wright?
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91) Who was Galileo?
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Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
105 pages; 19 cm.
Description
"Like Michelangelo, Galileo is another Renaissance great known just by his first name--a name that is synonymous with scientific achievement. Born in Pisa, Italy, in the sixteenth century, Galileo contributed to the era's great rebirth of knowledge. He invented a telescope to observe the heavens. From there, not even the sky was the limit! He turned long-held notions about the universe topsy turvy with his support of a sun-centric solar system. Patricia...
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Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
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Born in 1860s Missouri, nobody expected George Washington Carver to succeed. Slaves were not allowed to be educated. After the Civil War, Carver enrolled in classes and proved to be a star student. He became the first black student at Iowa State Agricultural College and later its first black professor. He went on to the Tuskegee Institute where he specialized in botany (the study of plants) and developed techniques to grow crops better. His work with...
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Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
105 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm
Description
Examines the life of the nineteenth-century author famous for the novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin," which denounced slavery and intensified the disagreement between the North and South.
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Who was J. R. R. Tolkien?
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Who was Jesse Owens?
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97) Who was Jesus?
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Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
105 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Description
"This fascinating addition to our best-selling Who Was...? series does not settle questions of theology. Instead, it presents young readers with a biography that covers what is known historically about Jesus and places in his life in the context of his world when Jerusalem was part of the Roman Empire. In an even-handed and easy-to-read narrative, this title--illustrated with eighty black-and-white drawings--also explains the early origins of Christianity...
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Who was Julia Child?
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Who was Marie Antoinette?
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100)
Who was Michael Jackson?
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101)
Who was Mother Teresa?
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Author
Series
Pub. Date
2015
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
104 pages ; 19 cm.
Description
"Enter a world of shrunken heads, mystic holy men, shriveled aliens, and bizarre relics in the delightfully odd tale of Robert Ripley. Born in California, Ripley began his career as a sports cartoonist. He went on to chronicle global records and oddities in his weekly column, Believe It Or Not! After publishing mogul William Randolph Hearst took an interest in the column, it became a syndicated global success. Ripley spent his life traveling to more...
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Who was Seabiscuit?
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Author
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Pub. Date
2015
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
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Description
Almost 100 years before Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat, Sojourner Truth was mistreated by a streetcar conductor. She took him to court—and won! Before she was Sojourner Truth, she was known simply as Belle. Born a slave in New York sometime around 1797, she was later sold and separated from her family. Even after she escaped from slavery, she knew her work was not yet done. She changed her name and traveled, inspiring everyone she met...
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Who was Steve Irwin?
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Who was Woodrow Wilson?
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108)
Who were the Brothers Grimm?
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109)
Who is Bruce Springsteen?
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110)
Who is Elton John?
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111)
Who is Hillary Clinton?
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112)
Who is Stevie Wonder?
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113)
Who was Alexander the Great?
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114)
Who was Charlie Chaplin?
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115)
Who was Jacqueline Kennedy?
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116)
Who was Joan of Arc?
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117)
Who was Jules Verne?
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118)
Who was Maya Angelou?
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119)
Who was Milton Bradley?
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120)
Who were the Three Stooges?
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121)
Who are the Rolling Stones?
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122)
Who are Venus and Serena Williams?
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123)
Who is Pope Francis?
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124)
Who is Ralph Lauren?
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126)
Who was Alexander Hamilton?
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127)
Who was Andrew Jackson?
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128)
Who was Bob Marley?
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129)
Who was Cesar Chavez?
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Author
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Pub. Date
2017
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
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The wife of Martin Luther King Jr., Coretta Scott King was a civil rights leader in her own right, playing a prominent role in the African American struggle for racial equality in the 1960s.
Here's a gripping portrait of a smart, remarkable woman. Growing up in Alabama, Coretta Scott King graduated valedictorian from her high school before becoming one of the first African American students at Antioch College in Ohio. It was there that she...
Here's a gripping portrait of a smart, remarkable woman. Growing up in Alabama, Coretta Scott King graduated valedictorian from her high school before becoming one of the first African American students at Antioch College in Ohio. It was there that she...
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Who was Fidel Castro?
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Who was Jane Austen?
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Who was Lewis Carroll?
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Author
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Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
107 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Description
Presents the life of the comic actress, discussing her childhood, marriage to and divorce from Desi Arnaz, and her career on the successful television hit series "I Love Lucy."
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Who was Pete Seeger?
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Who was Princess Diana?
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Knock! Knock! Who was there?
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Who is Aretha Franklin?
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Who is Bono?
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140)
Who is Judy Blume?
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Who is Pele?
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Who is the Dalai Lama?
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Who was Booker T. Washington?
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Who was Henry VIII?
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Who was Leif Erikson?
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Who was Napoleon?
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Who was Neil Armstrong?
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Who was Nikola Tesla?
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Who was Selena?
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Who were the Tuskegee Airmen?
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Who is Michael Jordan?
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Who is Oprah Winfrey?
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Who is R. L. Stine?
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Who was Che Guevara?
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Who was H. J. Heinz?
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Who was Mister Rogers?
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Who was Norman Rockwell?
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Who was P. T. Barnum?
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Who was Ruth Bader Ginsburg?
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Who was Sam Walton?
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Who was Stephen Hawking?
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Who is David Beckham?
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164)
Who is Jackie Chan?
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Who is Temple Grandin?
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166)
Who was Benedict Arnold?
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Who was Celia Cruz?
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Who was Confucius?
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Who was Duke Ellington?
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Who was Harvey Milk?
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Who was Ida B. Wells?
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172) Who was Kobe Bryant?
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Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
49 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Description
Kobe Bryant dominated the world of basketball as an 18-time NBA All-Star, a five-time NBA champion, and a two-time Olympic gold medalist. This biography details his life and legacy.
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Who was Nellie Bly?
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Who was Richard Nixon?
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Who is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez?
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Who is Cristiano Ronaldo?
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Who is Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson?
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Who is Kamala Harris?
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Who is Ken Jennings?
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Who is Neil Degrasse Tyson?
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181)
Who is Queen Elizabeth II?
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182)
Who is RuPaul?
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183)
Who is Tom Brady?
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184)
Who was A.A. Milne?
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Who was Catherine the Great?
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Who was David Bowie?
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Who was Juliette Gordon Low?
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Who was Levi Strauss?
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Who was Walt Whitman?
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Who were Stanley and Livingstone?
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Who were the Navajo Code Talkers?
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192) Who is Chloe Kim?
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Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
49 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Description
"Learn about the life and career of Olympic gold medalist and legendary snowboarder Chloe Kim."--
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Who is Dale Earnhardt Jr.?
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Who was Charles Schulz?
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Who was Ernest Hemingway?
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