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(0)Maryann N Weidt
Author
Pub. Date
1990
Lexile measure
960L
Physical Desc
64 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
In 1847 an eighteen-year-old immigrant arrived in New York. He had little in his pockets and no knowledge of English. However, by 1874, people throughout the United States knew him as the man who made blue jeans with copper rivets. Even now Levi Strauss's name lives on as a mark of quality and style. In Mr. Blue Jeans, Maryann N. Weidt presents the history of this hardworking man, as he struggles through long, grueling days as a peddler and challenging...
Author
Pub. Date
1991
Lexile measure
820L
Physical Desc
62 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Eleanor Roosevelt is perhaps best known for her role as First Lady, wife to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. But this strong-willed woman was a skilled politician in her own right, who overcame her own prejudices to fight for the rights of women, blacks and the poor. This inspiring biography tells of Eleanor Roosevelt's development from a lonely, orphaned teenager to a determined, socially conscious woman, beloved in the United States and throughout...
Author
Series
Twayne's United States authors series. Young adult authors volume TUSAS 555
Pub. Date
1989
Physical Desc
xiv, 148 pages ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Minnesota Historical Society Press
Pub. Date
[2016].
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
"A tall tale set on a midwestern farm, where, sure, there might be worries upon worries, but the best lesson is to share what you have and enjoy the folks you're with" --
7) Rosa Parks
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2003
Lexile measure
670L
Physical Desc
47 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
A brief biography of Rosa Parks, well-known for her role in the bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama at the beginning of the civil rights movement.
