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(0)Linda Barrett Osborne
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Pub. Date
2016
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Formats
Description
A "fascinating" history of immigration in America with extensive photos and illustrations (Kirkus Reviews).
American attitudes toward immigrants are paradoxical. On the one hand, we see our country as a haven for the poor and oppressed; anyone, no matter his or her background, can find freedom here and achieve the "American Dream." On the other hand, depending on prevailing economic conditions, fluctuating feelings about race and...
American attitudes toward immigrants are paradoxical. On the one hand, we see our country as a haven for the poor and oppressed; anyone, no matter his or her background, can find freedom here and achieve the "American Dream." On the other hand, depending on prevailing economic conditions, fluctuating feelings about race and...
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2009.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
1120L
Language
English
Description
Presents a history of slavery in the United State, from the early establishment of the slave trade prior to the American Revolution, to the abolitionist movement, emancipation, and the upheavals of the Reconstructive period of the late nineteenth century.
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
1100L
Language
English
Description
An introduction to the United States involvement in the First World War explores the events that created changes at home and overseas that drove the United States to join the fight.
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2012]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 8.4 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Told through first-person accounts, Library of Congress records, and other primary sources, an overview of racial segregation and early civil rights efforts in Jim Crow America examines the period from various perspectives while explaining the impact of legal segregation and discrimination.
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
""In America, one of the first things done in a new State is to have the mail come."--Alexis de Toqueville, 1835 Who's Got Mail? is an intriguing and fact-filled look at how the mail has been delivered in the U.S. since the Constitution was signed. In the United States, the spread of the postal service went hand in hand with the spread of democracy and transportation. As settlement spread west, communication became even more important to let distant...
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
1997.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
830L
Language
English
Description
Interviews between young people and people who took part in the civil rights movement accompany essays that describe the history of efforts to make equality a reality for African-Americans.
