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Author
Publisher
Duke Classics
Language
English
Description
Themes: Adapted Classics, Low Level Classics, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Fiction, Tween, Teen, Young Adult, Chapter Book, Hi-Lo, Hi-Lo Books, Hi-Lo Solutions, High-Low Books, Hi-Low Books, ELL, EL, ESL, Struggling Learner, Struggling Reader, Special Education, SPED, Newcomers, Reading, Learning, Education, Educational, Educational Books. Timeless Classics-designed for the struggling reader and adapted to retain the integrity of the original classic....
2) Rumors
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Formats
Description
Gossip Girl meets the Gilded Age in this delicious and compelling novel, the second in the New York Times bestselling series from author Anna Godbersen.
As old friends become rivals, Manhattan's most dazzling socialites find their futures threatened by whispers from the past. In this delicious sequel to the New York Times bestselling The Luxe, nothing is more dangerous than a scandal...or more precious than a secret.
True love. False friends. Scandalous...
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperCollins
Language
English
Formats
Description
The first book in Laura Ingalls Wilder's treasured Little House series—now available as an ebook! This digital version features Garth Williams's classic illustrations, which appear in vibrant full color on a full-color device and in rich black-and-white on all other devices.
This beloved story of a pioneer girl and her family begins in 1871 in a log cabin on the edge of the Big Woods of Wisconsin. Four-year-old Laura
...Author
Series
Publisher
HarperCollins
Language
English
Formats
Description
The ninth and final book in Laura Ingalls Wilder's treasured Little House series—now available as an ebook! This digital version features Garth Williams's classic illustrations, which appear in vibrant full color on a full-color device and in rich black-and-white on all other devices.
Laura Ingalls Wilder is beginning life with her new husband, Almanzo, in their own little house. Laura is a young pioneer wife now, and
...Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Formats
Description
When something is most important to me and I do not want to lose it, I gather it into a poem. It is said that women must employ the needle and not the pen. But I will be a Poet! That's who I am!
Before she was an iconic American poet, Emily Dickinson was a spirited girl eager to find her place in the world. Expected by family and friends to mold to the prescribed role for women in mid-1800s New England, Emily was challenged to define herself
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Publisher
Cherry Lake Pub
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
1 online resource (32 p.) : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the development of industry in the United States. Presented as the diary of a student who visits historic sites on a road trip, this book will be an excellent selection for readers who want to know more about the birth and growth of industry in the United States.
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Series
Publisher
Teacher Created Materials
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (32 pages) : illustrations (some color).
Language
English
Description
Learn about women's fight for equality in this enthralling book that features highlights on some of the most well-known feminists and suffragists of all time, including Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, and Lucretia Mott. Through plenty of vivid images, engaging facts, sidebars, and easy-to-read text, readers discover the history behind such things as the Women's Rights Convention, the National Women's Suffrage Association, and how suffragists...
Author
Publisher
Teacher Created Materials
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (25 pages) : illustrations (some color).
Language
English
Description
In this engaging nonfiction title, readers will learn about the War of 1812, the causes of it, and how it affected American citizens. Through detailed images, stunning facts, and easy to read text, readers are introduced to ideas and events that took place during this time, including embargoes, the Treaty of Paris, the War Hawks, and the Treaty of Ghent. Readers will have the opportunity to further enhance their understanding of the content through...
10) Winter's gift
Author
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Language
English
Formats
Description
It may be Christmastime but on a small, forlorn farm the holiday season is best forgotten, along with painful memories of loved ones lost. Mother Nature has other plans, however, and a chance snowstorm brings together two unlikely hearts, one human and one beast, yet both yearning for comfort, companionship, and that most elusive gift of all, hope. This lustrous jewel of a story, quietly told and perfectly complemented by soft, evocative paintings,...
Author
Series
Little house volume 4
Publisher
HarperCollins
Language
English
Description
Laura and her family move to Minnesota where they live in a dugout until a new house is built and face misfortunes caused by flood, blizzard, and grasshoppers.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
p. cm.
Language
English
Description
When a 10-foot tall purported "petrified man" is unearthed from a backyard in upstate New York in 1869, the discovery immediately turns into a spectacle of epic proportions. News of the giant spreads like wildfire, and well over a thousand people come to view him in the first five days alone!Everyone has their own idea of his true origin: Is he an ancient member of the local Onandaga Indian tribe? Is he a biblical giant like Goliath? Soon the interests...
14) Come Juneteenth
Author
Series
Language
English
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Description
Fourteen-year-old Luli and her family face tragedy after failing to tell their slaves that President Lincoln's Emanicipation Proclamation made them free.
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
A fictionalized account of Bill "Doc" Key, a former slave who became a veterinarian, trained his horse, Jim Key, to recognize letters and numbers and to perform in skits around the country, and moved the nation toward a belief in treating animals humanely. Includes an author's note.
Author
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
c2013
Physical Desc
32 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Hang on to your wallet-and watch your neck! The most notorious outlaws were known for their fearless drive, their quick shot with a pistol, their odd trademarks, and their way of escaping the law over and over again. Are you brave enough to read on?
Author
Series
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (40 pages) : color illustrations.
Language
English
Description
Young Moses and his family are barely scraping by. He helps his father in their fish stall selling each day's catch to passersby but times are hard in 1889 Baltimore. It's difficult to provide for a family of ten. But when they hear of free farmland out in Oklahoma, it sounds like the answer to their prayers. The family sells all they own and heads west to fulfill a lifelong dream. Their wagon journey, however, is plagued with troubles from ice storms...
Author
Publisher
Teacher Created Materials
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (32 pages) : illustrations (some color), color map.
Language
English
Description
In the middle of the 1830s, Texans fought against the Mexican government for its independence. During the Texas Revolution, many leaders emerged, such as Sam Houston, Lorenzo de Zavala, William Travis, Francita Alavez, Sidney Sherman, Susanna Dickinson, James Bowie, and Juan Seguín. This captivating biography allows readers to learn about the incredible accomplishments of these significant people in Texas history, and how they made an impact on the...
Author
Publisher
Teacher Created Materials
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (32 pages) : illustrations (some color), color maps.
Language
English
Description
In 1833, American and Tejano colonists wanted independence from the Mexican government. After the Texas Revolution, the independent Republic of Texas was born! Through vivid images, maps and photographs, intriguing facts and sidebars, and easy-to-read text, readers will be enthralled as they learn about important aspects of the Texas Revolution, such as the Law of April 6, 1830, the Battle of Gonzalez, Siege of Bexar, "The Consultation," and The Alamo....