George Edward Stanley
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Series
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 4
Description
Davy Crockett was a child of the frontier, where violence and danger were everywhere. A hunter, soldier, and backwoods politician, he helped settle large swaths of the still-growing United States. In the process, he became an American legend, with his life and exploits dramatized and often fictionalized in film and TV. Renowned author George Edward Stanley tells the true story: his difficult childhood; his time in the militia fighting the Indians...
Author
Pub. Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 4
Description
"Coretta Scott King is well known for being the wife of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and for her own civil rights and world peace activism. She also received many awards and honorary degrees. But before she did all of those impressive things, Coretta was a strong little girl who could outclimb anyone in her neighborhood, was very close to her dad, and had a beautiful singing voice! Read all about how Coretta Scott King learned that if you work hard...