Essential lives

Author

Magoon, Kekla Strother, Ruth Vander Hook, Sue Hall, Margaret Marsico, Katie Robinson, Tom Pederson, Charles E Bodden, Valerie Herringshaw, DeAnn Peterson-Hilleque, Victoria Gitlin, Marty Pratt, Mary K Johnson, Kristin F Higgins, Melissa Lüsted, Marcia Amidon

1) Abraham Lincoln

Author

Magoon, Kekla

Series

Essential lives

Publisher

ABDO Pub

Pub. Date

[2008]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 3

Language

English

2) Bill Gates

Author

Strother, Ruth

Series

Essential lives

Publisher

ABDO Pub

Pub. Date

[2008]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 2

Language

English

3) Franklin D. Roosevelt: 32nd U.S. President

Author

Vander Hook, Sue

4) Leonardo da Vinci

Author

Hall, Margaret

Series

Essential lives

Publisher

ABDO Pub

Pub. Date

[2008]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 3

Language

English

5) Lucretia Mott: abolitionist & women's rights leader

Author

Marsico, Katie

Series

Essential lives

Publisher

ABDO Publishing

Pub. Date

[2008]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 9.1 - AR Pts: 3

Language

English

6) Barack Obama: 44th U.S. president

Author

Robinson, Tom

Series

Essential lives

Publisher

ABDO Pub. Co

Pub. Date

2009.

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 2

Language

English

7) Fidel Castro: Cuban president & revolutionary

Author

Marsico, Katie

8) Jackie Robinson: baseball great & civil rights activist

Author

Pederson, Charles E

Series

Essential lives

Publisher

ABDO

Pub. Date

[2009]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 2

Language

English

Description

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Examines the remarkable life of baseball great Jackie Robinson and his role in breaking the color barrier in the major leagues.

9) Adolf Hitler: German dictator

Author

Vander Hook, Sue

Series

Essential lives

Publisher

ABDO Pub. Co

Pub. Date

[2011]

Language

English

Description

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Examines the life of Adolf Hitler, discussing his childhood, attempts to become an artist, family, anti-Semitic views, World War I service, oratory skills, rise to power, rule, downfall, and other related topics.

10) Che Guevara: political activist & revolutionary

Author

Bodden, Valerie

11) Dorothy Dandridge: singer & actress

Author

Herringshaw, DeAnn

12) J.K. Rowling, extraordinary author

Author

Peterson-Hilleque, Victoria

Series

Essential lives

Publisher

ABDO Pub. Company

Pub. Date

2010.

Language

English

13) Sonia Sotomayor: Supreme Court justice

Author

Gitlin, Marty

14) Elizabeth I: English Renaissance queen

Author

Pratt, Mary K.

15) Ho Chi Minh: North Vietnamese president

Author

Johnson, Kristin F

Series

Essential lives

Publisher

ABDO Pub. Co

Pub. Date

[2012]

Language

English

Description

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Examines the life of the president from his youth as a revolutionary to his rise to power in North Vietnam as a member of the Communist Party, where he fought for the country's independence.