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1) Liberty
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
NC 1190L
Language
English
Description
Discusses all the planning and efforts that went into the construction of one of the most famous symbols of the United States, the Statue of Liberty.
3) Rushmore
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
1998.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
NC 1170L
Language
English
Description
Describes how this patriotic shrine and tourist attraction was conceived, designed, and created by the dedicated artist Gutzon Borglum.
4) Trains
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2009]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
NC 1260L
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2001.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
1160L
Language
English
Description
Describes the planning, construction, and history of the Brooklyn Bridge, celebrated as one of the greatest landmarks and grandest sights of New York City.
7) Parthenon
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2004]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A detailed history of the Parthenon exploring its construction and restoration.
8) Capital
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2003]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
1220L
Language
English
Description
Provides a history of Washington, D.C., focusing on the National Mall, its monuments and surrounding buildings. The White House. The Washington Monument. The Lincoln Memorial. The Jefferson Memorial. The Capitol building. These structures define and glorify our nation's history and stand today as towering symbols of architectural achievement. However the tale behind their construction is often left untold. Brought to life by Lynn Curlee, the story...
9) Skyscraper
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2007]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.5 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
1200L
Language
English
Description
Examines the history of the design of tall buildings.
10) Ships of the air
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
[1996]
Lexile measure
1010L
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of lighter-than-air travel, tracing the development, use, and ultimate decline of the dirigible.
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Dance prodigy, sex symbol, gay pioneer, cultural icon--Vaslav Nijinsky rose to fame as the star of the Ballets Russes in Paris before mental illness stole his career and the last thirty years of his life. A tragic story of a great genius, this compelling work of narrative nonfiction chronicles a life of obsessive artistry, celebrity, and notoriety.
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge Teen
Pub. Date
[2023]
Lexile measure
1030L
Language
English
Description
"Interwoven with photographs of the people lost, this memoir chronicles the AIDS pandemic from the late 1970s to the late 1990s, up until the death of the author's partner"--
In the 1980s and 1990s the HIV/AIDS epidemic took hold across the country. The devastating disease progressed through the gay community, causing staggering losses as divisive politics and discrimination exacerbated the death toll. Curlee, like most people in their twenties at...
