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9) Gandhi
Author
Series
Publisher
DK
Pub. Date
2006.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
1080L
Language
English
Description
A biography of Mohandas Gandhi who helped to free India from British rule by teaching and practicing nonviolence and civil disobedience.
10) Nelson Mandela
Author
Series
Publisher
DK
Pub. Date
2006.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
1000L
Language
English
Description
A biography of the South African freedom fighter who later became President, Nelson Mandela.
11) Princess Diana
Author
Series
Publisher
DK Pub
Pub. Date
2006.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
1080L
Language
English
12) Amelia Earhart
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
1000L
Language
English
Description
Full-color photographs of people, places, and artifacts; definitions of key words; and sidebars on related subjects add dimension and relevance to this book. Earhart, Amelia.
13) Annie Oakley
Author
Series
Publisher
DK Pub
Pub. Date
2007.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
1120L
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the life and career of American sharpshooter Annie Oakley.
14) Charles Darwin
Author
Series
Publisher
DK
Pub. Date
2007.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
1170L
Language
English
Description
Describes the life and scientific career of Charles Darwin, especially his theory of evolution which was published in his famous book in 1859: The origin of species by means of natural selection, or, the preservation of favoured races in the struggle for life.
15) Pele
Author
Series
Publisher
DK Pub
Pub. Date
2007.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the life and career of soccer player Pele.
17) Joan of Arc
Author
Series
Publisher
DK Pub
Pub. Date
[2008]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
840L
Language
English
Description
A look at the young peasant woman who led the French army to victory over the English and saw the crowning of the French king, and later was made a saint.
18) Marie Curie
Author
Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2008.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
990L
Language
English
Description
Biography of the Nobel Prize-winning Polish scientist whose work with radium helped to change the world.
Author
Series
Publisher
DK Pub
Pub. Date
2009.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Highlights the life and accomplishments of the woman who used her experiences growing up in a pioneer household in the nineteenth century to write a series of classic children's novels, including "Little House on the Prairie."
20) Thomas Edison
Author
Series
Publisher
DK
Pub. Date
2009.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
1050L
Language
English
Description
A biography of American inventor and businessperson Thomas Edison, covering his upbringing, marriages, career, and many patented creations, such as the first practical electric light bulb.
