Who was-- ?
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Who was Harry Houdini?
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Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers Group
Pub. Date
2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Sacagawea was only sixteen when she made one of the most remarkable journeys in American history, traveling 4500 miles by foot, canoe, and horse-all while carrying a baby on her back! Without her, the Lewis and Clark expedition might have failed. Through this engaging book, kids will understand the reasons that today, 200 years later, she is still remembered and immortalized on a golden dollar coin.
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Who was Helen Keller?
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Who was Thomas Jefferson?
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Author
Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
c2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
790L
Language
English
Description
Explores the life and work of the prolific eighteenth-century Austrian composer who began life as a child prodigy, composing music at the age of five, and died a pauper at age thirty-five.
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Who was Eleanor Roosevelt?
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Who was Ferdinand Magellan?
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Who was Louis Armstrong?
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Who was Charles Darwin?
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Who was John F. Kennedy?
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Who was Johnny Appleseed?
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Who was Leonardo da Vinci?
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Who was Ronald Reagan?
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21)
Who was Daniel Boone?
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23)
Who was William Shakespeare?
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26)
Who was Elvis Presley?
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27)
Who was Marco Polo?
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28)
Who is Neil Armstrong?
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Author
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
750L
Language
English
Description
An introduction to the life Martin Luther King, Jr. Including how he organized the Montgomery Bus Boycott and African American people across the country in support of the right to vote, desegregation, and other basic civil rights.
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Who was Claude Monet?
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Who was George Washington?
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33)
Who was Pablo Picasso?
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Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers Group
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Walt Disney always loved to entertain people. Often it got him into trouble. Once he painted pictures with tar on the side of his family's white house. His family was poor, and the happiest time of his childhood was spent living on a farm in Missouri. His affection for small-town life is reflected in Disneyland Main Streets around the world. With black-and-white illustrations throughout, this biography reveals the man behind the magic.
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Who was Jim Henson?
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Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers Group
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
In 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give her bus seat to a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama. This seemingly small act triggered civil rights protests across America and earned Rosa Parks the title "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement." This biography has black-and-white illustrations throughout.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Ted Geisel loved to doodle from the time he was a kid. He had an offbeat, fun-loving personality. He often threw dinner parties where guests wore outrageous hats! And he donned quirky hats when thinking up ideas for books like his classic The Cat in the Hat. This biography, with black-and-white illustrations throughout, brings an amazingly gifted author/illustrator to life.
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Who was Paul Revere?
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Who is J.K. Rowling?
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41)
Who was Roald Dahl?
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42)
Who was Steve Jobs?
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43)
Who is Bob Dylan?
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44)
Who is Michelle Obama?
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45)
Who is Nelson Mandela?
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46)
Who is Steven Spielberg?
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47)
Who was Alexander Graham Bell?
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48)
Who was Christopher Columbus?
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49)
Who was Davy Crockett?
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50)
Who was Ernest Shackleton?
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51)
Who was Frida Kahlo?
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52)
Who Was Laura Ingalls Wilder?
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Who was Maurice Sendak?
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54)
Who was Sally Ride?
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55)
Who is Dolly Parton?
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56)
Who is George Lucas?
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57)
Who is Gloria Steinem?
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58)
Who is Muhammad Ali?
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59)
Who is Stan Lee?
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60)
Who was Abigail Adams?
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61)
Who was Alfred Hitchcock?
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62)
Who was Andy Warhol?
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63)
Who was Betsy Ross?
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64)
Who was Bruce Lee?
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65)
Who was Charles Dickens?
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66)
Who was Clara Barton?
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67)
Who was Frederick Douglass?
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68)
Who was Gandhi?
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69)
Who was Genghis Khan?
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70)
Who was Isaac Newton?
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71)
Who was Julius Caesar?
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72)
Who was Louis Braille?
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73)
Who was Marie Curie?
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74)
Who was Queen Victoria?
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75)
Who was Rachel Carson?
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Author
Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
710L
Language
English
Description
"Robert E. Lee seemed destined for greatness. His father was a Revolutionary War hero and at West Point he graduated second in his class! In 1861, when the Southern states seceded from the Union, Lee was offered the opportunity to command the Union forces. However, even though he was against the war, his loyalty to his home state of Virginia wouldn't let him fight for the North."--Amazon.com.
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Who was Roberto Clemente?
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Who was Sitting Bull?
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79)
Who was Susan B. Anthony?
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Author
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Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA)
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
890L
Language
English
Description
He was only 42 years old when he was sworn in as President of the United States in 1901, making him the youngest president ever. But did you know that he was also the first sitting president to win the Nobel Peace Prize? The first to ride in a car? The first to fly in an airplane? Theodore Roosevelt's achievements as a naturalist, hunter, explorer, author, and soldier are as much a part of his fame as any office he held as a politician. Find out more...
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Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA)
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
670L
Language
English
Description
Presents information about the personal and political turmoil in the career of the Civil War leader who became the eighteenth President.
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Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Pengion Group (USA)
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
890L
Language
English
Description
Presents the lives and accomplishments of the Wright brothers, high school dropouts from Dayton, Ohio, who started out repairing bicycles and went on to build and fly the first successful airplane.
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Who is Derek Jeter?
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Who is Jeff Kinney?
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85)
Who is Malala Yousafzai?
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Author
Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Profiles the life and accomplishments of the Canadian hockey player, from his youth in Brantford, Ontario to his Stanley Cup championships.
Known for his love for family and as a truly decent human being, Wayne Gretzky is revealed as more than a sports legend in this easy-to-read biography.
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Who was Beatrix Potter?
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Who was Blackbeard?
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Who was Edgar Allan Poe?
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90)
Who was Frank Lloyd Wright?
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91)
Who was Galileo?
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92)
Who was George Washington Carver?
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93)
Who was Harriet Beecher Stowe?
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94)
Who was J. R. R. Tolkien?
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Author
Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap, An Imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Examines the life and accomplishments of the oceanographer Jacques Cousteau, describing his work studying and filming the undersea world.
96)
Who was Jesse Owens?
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97)
Who was Jesus?
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98)
Who was Julia Child?
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99)
Who was Marie Antoinette?
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100)
Who was Michael Jackson?
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101)
Who was Mother Teresa?
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102)
Who was Robert Ripley?
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103)
Who was Seabiscuit?
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104)
Who was Sojourner Truth?
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105)
Who was Steve Irwin?
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106)
Who was Winston Churchill?
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107)
Who was Woodrow Wilson?
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108)
Who were the Brothers Grimm?
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109)
Who is Bruce Springsteen?
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110)
Who is Elton John?
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Author
Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Introduces the former first lady, senator and secretary of state while describing how she became a role model for women as a lawyer, a staunch supporter of important political and social causes, and the first woman to run as the Democratic candidate for president.
112)
Who is Stevie Wonder?
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Author
Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Alexander the Great conquers the New York Times best-selling Who Was...? series! When Alexander was a boy in ancient Macedon, he already had grand ambitions. He complained that his father, the great king of Macedon, wasn't leaving anything for him to conquer! This, of course, was not the case. King Alexander went on to control most of the known world of the time. His victories won him many supporters, but they also earned him enemies. This easy-to-read...
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Who was Jacqueline Kennedy?
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116)
Who was Joan of Arc?
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117) Who was Jules Verne?
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Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap, An Imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Meet the father of science fiction, Jule Verne. Born in France in 1828, Jules Verne always dreamed of adventure. At age 11, he snuck onboard a ship headed for the Indies only to be discovered by his father and have his dreams dashed. After his father made him swear to only travel "in his imagination," Verne kept his promise for the rest of his life. He began writing adventure stories as a young man and became a popular writer throughout France. Known...
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Who was Maya Angelou?
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Who was Milton Bradley?
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120)
Who were the Three Stooges?
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121)
Who are the Rolling Stones?
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122)
Who are Venus and Serena Williams?
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123)
Who is Pope Francis?
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124)
Who is Ralph Lauren?
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125)
Who is Sonia Sotomayor?
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Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2017].
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Highlights the life and accomplishments of the founding father, from his childhood as an orphan in the West Indies to his role in developing the Constitution and his tragic death in a duel with Aaron Burr.
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Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Presents a biography of the hero of the Battle of New Orleans during the War of 1812 who became the seventh President of the United States.
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Who was Bob Marley?
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129)
Who was Cesar Chavez?
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130)
Who was Coretta Scott King?
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131)
Who was Fidel Castro?
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132)
Who was Jane Austen?
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133)
Who was Lewis Carroll?
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134)
Who was Lucille Ball?
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135)
Who was Pete Seeger?
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136)
Who was Princess Diana?
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137)
Knock! Knock! Who was there?
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138)
Who is Aretha Franklin?
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139)
Who is Bono?
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140)
Who is Judy Blume?
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141)
Who is Pele?
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142)
Who is the Dalai Lama?
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143)
Who was Booker T. Washington?
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144)
Who was Henry VIII?
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145)
Who was Leif Erikson?
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146) Who was Napoleon?
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Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Presents the life of the military genius who crowned himself Emperor of the French and established a vast European empire.
147)
Who was Neil Armstrong?
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148)
Who was Nikola Tesla?
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149)
Who was Selena?
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150)
Who were the Tuskegee Airmen?
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151)
Who is Michael Jordan?
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152)
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
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153)
Who is R. L. Stine?
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154)
Who was Che Guevara?
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155)
Who was H. J. Heinz?
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156)
Who was Mister Rogers?
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157)
Who was Norman Rockwell?
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158)
Who was P. T. Barnum?
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159)
Who was Ruth Bader Ginsburg?
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160)
Who was Sam Walton?
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161)
Who was Stephen Hawking?
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162)
Who is David Beckham?
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163)
Who is Greta Thunberg?
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164)
Who is Jackie Chan?
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165)
Who is Temple Grandin?
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166)
Who was Benedict Arnold?
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167)
Who was Celia Cruz?
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168)
Who was Confucius?
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169)
Who was Duke Ellington?
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170)
Who was Harvey Milk?
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171)
Who was Ida B. Wells?
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172)
Who was Kobe Bryant?
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173)
Who was Nellie Bly?
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174)
Who was Richard Nixon?
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175)
Who is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez?
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176)
Who is Cristiano Ronaldo?
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177)
Who is Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson?
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Author
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
On November 7, 2020, Kamala Harris, a senator from California, became the first woman and the first African-American and South Asian-American person to be elected to the vice presidency. While her nomination for this position was not unexpected, her rise to national prominence was one filled with unexpected turns and obstacles. After failing her first bar exam to become a lawyer, she tried again and passed. From there, she quickly rose through the...
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Who is Ken Jennings?
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180)
Who is Neil Degrasse Tyson?
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181)
Who is Queen Elizabeth II?
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182)
Who is RuPaul?
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183)
Who is Tom Brady?
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184)
Who was A.A. Milne?
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185)
Who was Catherine the Great?
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186)
Who was David Bowie?
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187)
Who was Juliette Gordon Low?
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188)
Who was Levi Strauss?
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189)
Who was Walt Whitman?
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190)
Who were Stanley and Livingstone?
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Author
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Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"By the time the United States joined the Second World War in 1941, the fight against Nazi and Axis powers had already been under way for two years. In order to win the war and protect its soldiers, the US Marines recruited twenty-nine Navajo men to create a secret code that could be used to send military messages quickly and safely across battlefields. Author James Buckley Jr. explains how these brave and intelligent men developed their amazing code,...
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Who is Chloe Kim?
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Who is Dale Earnhardt Jr.?
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Who was Charles Schulz?
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Who was Ernest Hemingway?
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