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Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Former Vice President Joe Biden played an essential role in the Obama administration. Follow his career from Delaware's longest-serving senator to his race back to the White House"-- provided by publisher.
4) Honest Abe
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
c1993
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A simple biography of the president who led the United States through a bloody civil war.
Author
Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
[2010]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Who was Franklin Roosevelt? A boy who loved sailing, riding horses, and football? A man left crippled by polio? The only president of the United States elected four times? All of the above! Find out more about the real life Franklin Roosevelt in this illustrated biography.
6) Presidents
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"Follow the early lives and political careers of the US presidents and see how they came into office, with full-color photographs of campaign memorabilia, family portraits, handwritten letters, mementos, and more. Discover how Abraham Lincoln saved the Union, why teddy bears are named after Theodore Roosevelt, and how Thomas Jefferson doubled the size of the nation with the Louisiana Purchase"-- provided by publisher.
10) Abraham Lincoln
Author
Series
Publisher
DK Pub
Pub. Date
c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
13) James Madison
Author
Series
Publisher
Marshall Cavendish Benchmark
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.6 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
A comprehensive look at President James Madison within the historical and cultural context of his times.
15) Abraham Lincoln
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A simple biography of the Illinois lawyer who served the country as president through the difficulties of the Civil War.
Author
Publisher
Harcourt
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Portrays George Washington as a shy boy who wasn't afraid of anything except talking to people, but who grew up to lead an army against the British and serve as president of the new nation.
19) First mothers
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Profiles of the American presidents' mothers reveal their achievements while sharing anecdotes and childhood stories.
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