Rhoda Blumberg
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
©2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
In 1841, rescued by an American whaler after a terrible shipwreck leaves him and his four companions castaways on a remote island, fourteen-year-old Manjiro learns new laws and customs as he becomes the first Japanese person to set foot in the United States.
2) Bloomers!
Author
Publisher
Bradbury Press
Pub. Date
©1993
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Explains how the new-fashioned outfit, bloomers, helped Amelia Bloomer, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Susan B. Anthony spread the word about women's rights.
4) First ladies
Author
Series
Publisher
F. Watts
Pub. Date
1981
Language
English
Description
Brief biographies of the women who have been First Ladies of the United States.