Peggy Caravantes
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English
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"A complete biographical look at the complex life of a world-famous entertainer With determination and audacity, Josephine Baker turned her comic and musical abilities into becoming a worldwide icon of the Jazz Age. The Many Faces of Josephine Baker: Dancer, Singer, Activist, Spy provides the first in-depth portrait of this remarkable woman for young adults. Author Peggy Caravantes follows Baker's life from her childhood in the depths of poverty to...
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Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
32 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
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English
Description
Gives readers a behind-the-scenes look at the building of the Transcontinental Railroad. Additional features include a table of contents, a Fast Facts spread, critical-thinking questions, primary source quotes and accompanying source notes, a phonetic glossary, an index, and sources for further research.
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Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
x, 194 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
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English
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"In 1921, four men ventured into the Arctic for a top-secret expedition: an attempt to claim an uninhabited island in Siberia for Great Britain. With the men was a 23-year-old Inuit woman named Ada Blackjack, who had signed on as a seamstress to earn money to care for her sick son. Conditions soon turned dire for the team when they were unable to kill enough game to survive. Three of the men tried to cross the frozen sea for help but were never seen...
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2006.
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160 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 24 cm.
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English
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A biography of William Sydney Porter, one of the most popular storytellers of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries who created a prolific career writing short stories for newspapers and literary magazines.
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Series
Pub. Date
2016.
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24 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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English
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Compelling narrative nonfiction text introduces the Titanic's third-class passengers, including details about their experiences aboard the historic ship, tragic losses, and dramatic stories of survival. Additional features to aid comprehension include a table of contents, fact-filled captions and callouts, historical photos, a glossary, sources for further research, a listing of source notes, and an introduction to the author.
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Pub. Date
2011.
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144 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
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English
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Presents the life and career of Ralph Waldo Emerson, an influential writer and philospher during the 1800s, who found solace in both his love of nature and his commitment to the American Transcendental Movement which emphasized an individual's spiritual life free of religious doctrine and social customs.
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Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
32 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.
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English
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"This book relays the factual details of the Battle of the Alamo that took place in 1836 during the Texas Revolution. The narrative provides multiple accounts of the event, and readers learn details through the point of view of a Texan army commander, a Mexican soldier, and a survivor at the Alamo. The text offers opportunities to compare and contrast various perspectives in the text while gathering and analyzing information about a historical event"--Provided...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
24 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Compelling narrative nonfiction text introduces the children on the Titanic, including details about their family life, adventures on the ship, and the dangers they faced at sea. Additional features to aid comprehension include a table of contents, fact-filled captions and callouts, historical photos, a glossary, sources for further research, a listing of source notes, and an introduction to the author.