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(0)Marc Aronson
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Traces the research scientist co-author's explorations in Greece and the Gobi Desert for the origins of the mythical griffin, relating the story of the ancient Scythians and the griffins that were said to have guarded their treasure."--OCLC.
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Recounts the achievements of photojournalism pioneers Robert Capa and Gerda Taro as they captured the tragedies of the Spanish Civil War and documented the fight against Facism.
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of thirty-three miners trapped in a copper-gold mine in San Jose, Chile and how experts from around the world, from drillers, to astronauts, to submarine specialists, came together to make their remarkable rescue possible.
Author
Publisher
Ginee Seo Books/Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.8 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
Marc Aronson traces the history of racial prejudice in the Western world from ancient times to the present, identifying events and individuals that have influenced people's conceptions about race.
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
c2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.8 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Looks at how the lives of John Winthrop, governor of Massachusetts, and Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of the Puritan Commonwealth in England, were intertwined at a time of conflict between church and state and between Native and European Americans.
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
c1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.9 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Discusses the arts, life styles, politics, and fashions while tracing the story of bohemians, radicals, hipsters, and hippies from Paris in the nineteenth century to contemporary America.
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Explores the mysterious monument of Stonehenge and reveals some of its secrets and history.
What are the secrets of the ancient stone circle? World-renowned archaeologist Parker-Pearson has spent the last seven years on a quest to answer this and other questions. Award-winning author Aronson joins the research crew and records their efforts to crack Stonehenge's secrets. Illustrations.
16) Poisoned water: how the citizens of Flint, Michigan, fought for their lives and warned the nation
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Children's Books, Bloomsbury Publishing Inc., part of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Formats
Description
Flint, Michigan had been built up, then abandoned, by General Motors. In 2014, as part of a plan to save money, government officials decided that Flint would temporarily switch its water supply from Lake Huron to the Flint River. Within months, many residents broke out in rashes. Children stopped growing. Some people were hospitalized with mysterious illnesses; others died. Despite the murky, foul-smelling liquid pouring from the city's faucets, officials...
17) The skull in the rock: how a scientist, a boy, and Google Earth opened a new window on human origins
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
The story behind one of the most significant archaeological discoveries of all time, explaining its significance for understanding human evolution and how it is shaping the thinking of the scientific community.
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.7 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
""The Rights of Man." What does that mean? In 1789 that question rippled all around the world. Do all men have rights--not just nobles and kings? What then of enslaved people, women, the original inhabitants of the Americas? In the new United States a bill of rights was passed, while in France the nation tumbled toward revolution. In the Caribbean preachers brought word of equality, while in the South Pacific sailors mutinied. New knowledge was exploding,...