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Author
Series
Signature books volume 34
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
[c1955]
Physical Desc
179 p. : illus. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Boyhood of Mozart, as child prodigy at the various royal courts of Europe. Before he died at the age of thirty-six he had left the world a great heritage of music.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
"In Surprised by Joy, C.S. Lewis shares his enthralling spiritual journey through his early life, chronicling his conversion to the Christian faith. ... Lewis starts with his childhood in Belfast, then describes his boarding school years and his youthful atheism in England, moves to his experience in World War I, and ends in Oxford. Through it all Lewis explores his lifelong search for joy and its role in pointing him toward god."--Book cover.
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Linguists, philologists, and restorers of ancient texts, the Brothers Grimm practically invented the science of folklore with the publication of Kinder-und Hausmarchen (1812-1815), which became popularly known as Grimm's Fairy Tales. Comprising 120 of their best-loved tales, this new Barnes & Noble Classics edition of Grimm's Fairy Tales includes criticism, reception, discussion questions, and legacies, to appeal to readers of all ages.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
One of the greatest works of American autobiography, in a definitive Library of America text: Published seven years after his escape from slavery, "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave" (1845) is a powerful account of the cruelty and oppression of the Maryland plantation culture into which Frederick Douglass was born. It brought him to the forefront of the antislavery movement and drew thousands, black and white, to the cause....
Author
Language
English
Description
A repackaged edition of the revered author's classic work that examines the four types of human love: affection, friendship, erotic love, and the love of God-part of the C.S. Lewis Signature Classics series. C.S. Lewis-the great British writer, scholar, lay theologian, broadcaster, Christian apologist, and bestselling author of Mere Christianity, The Screwtape Letters, The Great Divorce, The Chronicles of Narnia, and many other beloved classics-contemplates...
Author
Series
Publisher
Compass Point Books
Pub. Date
[2005]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
1030L
Physical Desc
112 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Profiles the life of Alexander Hamilton, a founding father and the first Secretary of the Treasury.
Author
Series
Publisher
Compass Point Books
Pub. Date
[2005]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
930L
Physical Desc
112 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Profiles the life of the man who betrayed his country and became known as a traitor.
Author
Series
Publisher
Compass Point Books
Pub. Date
[2005]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
930L
Physical Desc
112 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Profiles the life of Frederick Douglass, his escape from slavery, his career as an author and orator, and his quest for justice.
Author
Series
Publisher
Compass Point Books
Pub. Date
c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 2
Physical Desc
112 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
After the secession of eleven southern states, Jefferson Davis gave up his U.S. citizenship to accept the presidency of the Confederate States of America and led the South in the Civil War.
Author
Series
Publisher
Compass Point Books
Pub. Date
2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 2
Physical Desc
112 p. ill. (some col.), col. maps 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Profiles the life and career of the author of Common sense, his time in a French prison, his release, and his contributions to American history.
Author
Series
Publisher
Compass Point Books
Pub. Date
[2005]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
1000L
Physical Desc
112 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Examines the life and times of the eighteenth president of the United States, discussing his personal life as well as his military and political careers.
Author
Series
Publisher
Compass Point Books
Pub. Date
[2006]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
970L
Physical Desc
112 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Biography of a German priest who challenged the practices of the Catholic Church and began the Protestant Reformation.
20) The Wright 3
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
870L
Language
English
Description
In the midst of a series of unexplained accidents and mysterious coincidences, sixth-graders Calder, Petra, and Tommy lead their classmates in an attempt to keep Frank Lloyd Wright's famous Robie House from being demolished.
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