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2) First ladies
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 9 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Profiles and photographs reveal the impact that the presidents' wives had on the suffrage movement, prohibition, civil rights, equality, and war and peace.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
A biography of the woman who served as First Lady for the longest time, and who was the first president's wife to speak out about important issues of the day, by writing newspaper articles and books, giving radio interviews and speeches, and teaching classes.
Author
Language
English
Description
"The New York Times bestselling author of Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker, Jennifer Chiaverini, reveals the famous First Lady's very public social and political contest with Kate Chase Sprague, memorialized as "one of the most remarkable women ever known to Washington society." (Providence Journal) Kate Chase Sprague was born in 1840 in Cincinnati, Ohio, the second daughter to the second wife of a devout but ambitious lawyer. Her father, Salmon P. Chase,...
8) Nancy Reagan
Author
Series
Publisher
Abdo Zoom
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Learn all about US First Lady Nancy Reagan and how she fought against youth drug use. Engaging photos and easy-to read text take readers into her story. Plus, quick stats, key dates, and bolded glossary terms make it easy to zoom in even deeper. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. "--Publisher's website.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 24
Language
English
Formats
Description
"This volume for young people is an honest and fascinating account of Michelle Obama's life led by example. She shares her views on how all young people can help themselves as well as help others, no matter their status in life. She asks readers to realize that no one is perfect, and that the process of becoming is what matters, as finding yourself is ever evolving. In telling her story with boldness, she asks young readers: Who are you, and what...
Author
Series
Publisher
ABDO
Pub. Date
2018
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Readers will learn about the early years of Michelle Obama, her impressive careers, and her years in the White House as the First Lady of the United States. Each title is complete with simple text, a timeline, and great photographs of Obama from childhood to present times.
Author
Publisher
Disney/Hyperion Books
Pub. Date
c2009
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A biographical tribute to the upbringing and career of Eleanor Roosevelt, who taught children in poor neighborhoods in New York City and worked as an ambassador, activist, and champion of civil rights.
Author
Publisher
Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Shares fun facts and memorable quotes while introducing middle grade readers to the important jobs of the nearly one hundred residence staff members who work at the White House.
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