Elizabeth Partridge
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Legendary photographers Dorothea Lange, Toyo Miyatake, and Ansel Adams all photographed the Japanese American incarceration, but with different approaches--and different results. This nonfiction picture book for middle grade readers examines the Japanese-American incarceration--and the complexity of documenting it--through the work of these three photographers."--
3) Moon glowing
Author
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A squirrel, a bat, a beaver and a bear prepare for winter.
4) Whistling
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
©2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
While on a camping trip with his father, a boy draws on the whistling practice they have shared and finally whistles up the sun.
Author
Publisher
Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Frederick Law Olmsted longed to make the United States a better, more peaceful place for all, but he didn't know how. In a new country plagued by bitter political divisions, inequality, and greed, how could one person make a difference? Then Fred found his answer: he could build public parks. After winning a contest to design central park in the heart of New York City, Fred went on to create visionary designs all across America, including Prospect...
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
The story of one of rock's biggest legends, from his birth during a 1940 World War II air raid on Liverpool, through his turbulent childhood and teen years, to his celebrated life writing, recording, and performing with the Beatles and beyond.
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2002.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
A biography of Woody Guthrie, a singer who wrote over 3,000 folk songs and ballads as he traveled around the United States, including "This Land is Your Land" and "So Long It's Been Good to Know Yuh."
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
This book recounts the three months of protest that took place before Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s landmark march from Selma, Alabama, to Montgomery to promote equal rights and help African-Americans earn the right to vote.