Russell Freedman
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
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"In his signature eloquent prose, backed up by thorough research, Russell Freedman tells the story of Austrian-born Hans Scholl and his sister Sophie. They belonged to Hitler Youth as young children, but began to doubt the Nazi regime. As older students, the Scholls and a few friends formed the White Rose, a campaign of active resistance to Hitler and the Nazis. Risking imprisonment or even execution, the White Rose members distributed leaflets urging...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 9.1 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
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Nonfiction master Russell Freedman illuminates for young readers the complex and rarely discussed subject of World War I. The tangled relationships and alliances of many nations, the introduction of modern weaponry, and top-level military decisions that resulted in thousands upon thousands of casualties all contributed to the "great war," which people hoped and believed would be the only conflict of its kind. In this clear and authoritative account,
...Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
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2005 Sibert Medal Winner
A 2005 Newbery Honor Book
"A voice like yours," celebrated conductor Arturo Toscanini told contralto Marian Anderson, "is heard once in a hundred years." This insightful account of the great African American vocalist considers her life and musical career in the context of the history of civil rights in this country. Drawing on Anderson's own writings and other contemporary accounts, Russell Freedman shows readers a singer...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
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Description
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1965 march for voting rights from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, Newbery Medalist Freedman presents a riveting account of this pivotal event in the history of civil rights.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
Describes the building of the mighty Swedish warship the Vasa, how it sank not even a mile out of the harbor, the subsequent investigation, and how it was brought to the surface and restored more than three hundred years later.
11) Immigrant kids
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
Text and contemporary photographs chronicle the life of immigrant children at home, school, work, and play during the late 1800's and early 1900's.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.4 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
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Description
Russell Freedman's thrilling account of a daring young French nobleman who helped bring victory at Yorktown and who became a lifelong friend of President Washington will fascinate young historians. When the Marquis de Lafayette ran off to join the American Revolution against the explicit orders of the king of France, he was a strong-willed nineteen-year-old who had never set foot on a battlefield. Although the U.S. Congress granted him an honorary...
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Drawing from memoirs, diaries, letters, and other first-hand accounts, the author takes a close look at the lives of young Americans during a catastrophic era called Great Depression. Illustrated with classic archival photographs.
19) Indian chiefs
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
c1987
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Biographies of six Western Indian chiefs who led their people in a historic moment of crisis, when a decision had to be made about fighting or cooperating with the white pioneers encroaching on their grounds.