| Description |
128 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
Presents short biographies of fifty famous Americans known for their great contributions to society. |
| Contents |
Jane Addams -- Susan B. Anthony -- Clara Barton -- Mary McLeod Bethune -- Elizabeth Blackwell -- Rachel Carson -- Jimmy Carter -- George Washington Carver -- Mary Cassatt -- Ceasar Chavez and Dolores Huerta -- Roberto Clemente -- Bill Cosby -- Walt Disney -- Frederick Douglass -- Thomas Alva Edison -- Albert Einstein -- Benjamin Franklin -- John Glenn -- Martha Graham -- Matthew Henson -- Milton Hershey -- Langston Hughes -- Thomas Jefferson -- Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan -- Jackie Joyner-Kersee -- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. -- Robert E. Lee -- Meriwether Lewis, William Clark and Sacagawea -- Abraham Lincoln -- Yo-Yo Ma -- George Marshall -- John Muir -- Sandra Day O'Connor -- Rosa Parks -- I. M. Pei -- Christopher Reeve -- Cal Ripken Jr. -- Jackie Robinson and Branch Rickey -- Roy Rogers and Dale Evans -- Eleanor Roosevelt -- Franklin D. Roosevelt -- Theodore Roosevelt -- Jonas Salk -- Tecumseh -- Harry S. Truman -- Harriet Tubman. |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR MG 7.4 6.0 48763. |
| Subject |
Heroes -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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| Added Author |
Roscoe, Lorraine, 1955-
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| Added Title |
Fifty American heroes every kid should meet |
| ISBN |
0761316124 library binding |
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9780761316121 library binding |
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