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Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
63 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Follow Joan of Arc on her journey to convince the Dauphin to let her lead the French army in the Battle of Orleans and win the Hundred Years' War. A story of faith, courage, and determination, this graphic novel invites readers to immerse themselves in the life of the teenage French heroine--brought to life by gripping narrative and vivid full-color illustrations that jump off the page"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
63 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"From his childhood experiments to his first encounters with flight, explore the steps Neil Armstrong took in order to become the first person to land on the moon. A story of calculated risk, perseverance, and earth-defying reward, this graphic novel invites readers to immerse themselves in the life of the famous astronaut--brought to life by gripping narrative and vivid full-color illustrations that fly off the page"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
108 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"On June 19, 1865, a group of enslaved men, women, and children in Texas gathered around a Union soldier and listened as he read the most remarkable words they would ever hear. They were no longer enslaved: they were free. The inhumane practice of forced labor with no pay was now illegal in all of the United States. This news was cause for celebration, so the group of people jumped in excitement, danced, and wept tears of joy. They did not know it...
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
106 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Jam-packed with brain-busting questions about some of your favorite trailblazing figures throughout history, this addition to Who HQ library is sure to keep readers on their toes"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
107 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Taking readers through the singer and actor's life, this book shows how the English singer-songwriter became one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century.
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
106 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
A history of the AIDS crisis in the early 1980s spotlights the heroic efforts of AIDS activists who fought for medical research and new medicines, for proper health care for patients, and for compassionate recognition of people with AIDS.
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
108 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
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,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
107 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Travel back in time to the 1920s and 1930s to the sounds of jazz in nightclubs and the 24-hours-a-day bustle of the famous Black neighborhood of Harlem in uptown Manhattan. It was a dazzling time when there was an outpouring of the arts of African Americans--the poetry of Langston Hughes, the novels of Zora Neale Hurston, the sculptures of Augusta Savage, and that brand-new music called jazz as only Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong could play it....
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
108 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Taking readers back to the horrific years of the Black Death, the deadliest pandemic recorded in history, this eye-opening book looks at what caused this disease, how society reacted to it and the impact it left on the world"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"The coronavirus disease COVID-19 emerged in November 2019. By March 2020, cities all around the world closed schools, offices, restaurants, and other public spaces deemed "non-essential" in an attempt to contain the fast-spreading virus. People struggled to follow government orders, stay indoors, and limit contact with others. But the virus that caused one of the world's deadliest pandemics eventually killed over two million people worldwide. This...