Search Results | Jackson County Libraries

Publisher

Holiday House

Pub. Date

[2001]

Accelerated Reader

IL: UG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 4

Language

English

2) Joe Louis: America's fighter

Author

Publisher

Gulliver Books

Pub. Date

[2005]

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

The life story of Joe Louis, heavyweight champion boxer, with the complete history of his career in the ring.

3) Colonel Theodore Roosevelt

Author

Publisher

Holiday House

Pub. Date

2014.

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 5

Language

English

4) Frederick Douglass: a noble life

Author

Publisher

Holiday House

Pub. Date

[2010]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 6

Language

English

5) Satchel Paige: don't look back

Author

Publisher

Harcourt

Pub. Date

[2007]

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

Satchel Paige was one of the greatest pitchers in baseball. Take a look at his life and his struggle to be accepted into the major league.

6) A picture book of Benjamin Franklin

Author

Series

Publisher

Holiday House

Pub. Date

[1990]

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

Surveys the life of Benjamin Franklin, highlighting his work as an inventor and statesman.

7) A picture book of George Washington

Author

Series

Picture Book Biography

Publisher

Holiday House

Pub. Date

[1989]

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

A brief account of the life of the "Father of Our Country."

8) A picture book of Frederick Douglass

Author

Series

Picture Book Biography

Publisher

Holiday House

Pub. Date

[1993]

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

A biography of the man who, after escaping slavery, became an orator, writer, and leader in the abolitionist movement in the nineteenth century.

9) A picture book of Harriet Tubman

Author

Series

Publisher

Holiday House

Pub. Date

[1992]

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

Biography of the black woman who escaped from slavery to become famous as a conductor on the Underground Railroad.

10) A picture book of Eleanor Roosevelt

Author

Series

Publisher

Holiday House

Pub. Date

[1991]

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

A brief account of the life and accomplishments of Eleanor Roosevelt.

11) A picture book of Anne Frank

Author

Series

Picture Book Biography

Publisher

Holiday House

Pub. Date

[1993]

Language

English

Description

Traces the life of the young Jewish girl whose diary chronicles the years she and her family hid from the Nazis in an Amsterdam attic.

12) A picture book of Abraham Lincoln

Author

Series

Publisher

Holiday House

Pub. Date

[1989]

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

Follows the life of the popular president, from his childhood on the frontier to his assassination after the end of the Civil War.

13) A picture book of Rosa Parks

Author

Series

Publisher

Holiday House

Pub. Date

[1993]

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

A biography of the Alabama black woman whose refusal to give up her seat on a bus helped establish the civil rights movement.

14) A picture book of Martin Luther King, Jr

Author

Series

Publisher

Holiday House

Pub. Date

[1989]

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

A brief, illustrated, biography of the Baptist minister and civil rights leader whose philosophy and practice of nonviolent civil disobedience helped American blacks win many battles for equal rights.

15) A picture book of Christopher Columbus

Author

Series

Publisher

Holiday House

Pub. Date

[1991]

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

A brief account of the life and accomplishments of Christopher Columbus.

16) Heroes of the Revolution

Author

Publisher

Holiday House

Pub. Date

[2003]

Language

English

17) A picture book of Jesse Owens

Author

Publisher

Holiday House

Pub. Date

[1992]

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

A simple biography of the noted black track star who competed in the 1936 Berlin Olympics.

18) A picture book of Harry Houdini

Author

Series

Publisher

Holiday House

Pub. Date

2009.

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

The story of how Harry Houdini astounded audiences around the globe as he freed himself from ropes, handcuffs, and prison cells.

19) A picture book of Sacagawea

Author

Series

Publisher

Holiday House

Pub. Date

[2000]

Language

English

Description

A biography of the Shoshone woman who joined the Lewis and Clark Expedition.

20) A picture book of Davy Crockett

Author

Series