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(0)Penny Colman
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Co
Pub. Date
2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Adventures of eight inspiring women of the twentieth century. Mary Gibson Henry risked her life following her passion for new botanical species. During the Civil War, Katharine Wormeley worked aboard hospital ships and helped to save the lives of many sick and wounded soldiers. With a promise and a dollar and a half, Mary McLeod Bethune opened a school for African American girls in Daytona Beach, Florida, in 1904, at a time when schools were segregated....
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt
Pub. Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.6 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Describes the history and activities of the American holiday of Thanksgiving Day. Examines numerous competing claims for the first Thanksgiving, including the traditional story of the feast shared by the Pilgrims and Native Americans in 1621 in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Paints a fascinating picture of the holiday and its changing meanings throughout American history.