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1) Sacagawea
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
A biography of the Shoshone girl, Sacagawea, from age eleven when she was kidnapped by the Hitdatsa to the end of her journey with Lewis and Clark, plus speculation about her later life.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Through scratchboard art and quotes from the subject's letters, this picture book biography follows the life of Sarah Rosetta Wakeman, who served in the Union army disguised as a man. Back matter materials include an author's note, two glossaries, recommended reading, a timeline of events, and additional historical information"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Bridgestone Books
Pub. Date
[2002]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A biography of the African American woman best known for her work with the Underground Railroad, describing her childhood as a slave, her escape to the North, her assistance to the Union cause during the Civil War, and her accomplishments during the Reconstruction years in helping former slaves adapt to freedom.
10) Sojourner Truth
Author
Series
Publisher
Bridgestone Books
Pub. Date
[2002]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Profiles the African American abolitionist from her childhood as a slave, through her freedom and change of name later in life, to her adult career as a speaker against slavery and supporter of women's rights.
12) Pocahontas
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
An introduction to the life of the seventeenth-century Indian princess who befriended Captain John Smith and the English settlers of Jamestown.
Author
Series
Publisher
Picture Window Books
Pub. Date
[2004]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A brief biography that highlights some important events in the life of the woman who helped to bring about peace and friendship between English settlers in Virginia and the native Powhatan people.
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