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Series
Publisher
Essential Library
Pub. Date
[2017]
Lexile measure
1110L
Physical Desc
1 online resource (112 pages) : illustrations (some color), color map.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League of the 1940s and 1950s. These women baseball players broke traditional gender barriers, boosted morale during World War II, and paved the way for future generations of female athletes in many different sports.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2017]
Lexile measure
1080L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Edwards and Harris discuss the critical contributions black women made to NASA in the 1950s. They performed by hand the calculations that made it possible for the nation's astronauts to fly into space and return safely to Earth. Their efforts made it possible for young black women of subsequent generations to become the mathematicians and astrophysicists of today.--
Author
Series
Publisher
Essential Library
Pub. Date
[2017]
Lexile measure
1140L
Physical Desc
1 online resource (112 pages) : illustrations (some color).
Language
English
Description
The Muckrakersdiscusses how in the early 1900s, Ida Tarbell and other investigative journalists brought about change by exposing the illegal tactics and unethical practices of corporations. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO. Glossary of key words Informative sidebars Reviewed Table of contents Timeline of key events History is filled with people...
Author
Series
Publisher
Essential Library
Pub. Date
[2017]
Lexile measure
1200L
Physical Desc
1 online resource (112 pages) : illustrations (some color), color map.
Language
English
Description
Occupying Alcatraz discusses how in 1969, a group of daring Native American activists launched a 19-month takeover of Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay, seeking to highlight the poor living conditions that persisted in Native American communities throughout the country. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO. Glossary of key words Informative sidebars...
Author
Series
Publisher
Essential Library
Pub. Date
[2017]
Lexile measure
1090L
Physical Desc
1 online resource (112 pages) : illustrations (some color), color map.
Language
English
Description
The Stonewall Riots discusses how in 1969, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people stood up for their rights against a society that criminalized their natural feelings, launching a movement whose legacy continues to this day. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO. Glossary of key words Informative sidebars Reviewed Table of contents Timeline...
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