Deborah Kogan Ray
Author
Publisher
Frances Foster Books/Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Documents the life and achievements of the nineteenth-century Northern Paiute leader, examining how her aptitude for languages and diplomacy enabled her to advocate on behalf of her tribe.
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
As soon as Wanda learned to draw, she dreamed of becoming an artist. But when her father died, a teenaged Wanda put her family before her art, taking care of her ailing mother and six siblings. When she knew that her family could support themselves, she finally attained her dream, winning a scholarship to a famous art school in New York City.
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Young Billy Bartram keeps a journal of his experiences learning about the plants of the colonial United States from his father, John Bartram, as they travel together gathering specimens and planting seeds.