Jane Goodall
Presents a simplified biography of chimpanzee researcher Jane Goodall designed to help beginning readers develop word recognition and other reading skills.
920
year: 2017
copies: 4
call number/section: 920
lexile: 370
subjects: goodall, jane, women primatologists, primatologists, women, biographies [X], readers (publications) [X], zoologists, scientists
Aly Raisman
Simple text and photographs offer a brief biography of Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman.
920
year:
copies: 7
call number/section: 920
lexile: 550
subjects: raisman, aly, gymnasts, women, olympic athletes, biographies [X], readers (publications) [X]
Anne Frank
Examines the life of Anne Frank and her harrowing experiences being hidden away in a secret annex during the Holocaust.
920
year:
copies: 3
call number/section: 920
lexile: 420
subjects: frank, anne, jews, women, holocaust, jewish (1939-1945), amsterdam (netherlands), biographies [X], readers (publications) [X]
Jane Goodall
A biography of the life and work of English scientist and conservationist Jane Goodall, and her ground-breaking work with chimpanzees.
092
year:
copies: 3
call number/section: 092
lexile: 400
subjects: goodall, jane, primatologists, women primatologists, women, chimpanzees, biographies [X], readers (publications) [X]
Malala Yousafzai
A biography of Malala Yousafzai, a Muslim teenage girl from Pakistan, who advocates for education of women and children, and whom the Taliban attempted to assassi nate on October 9, 2012.
920
year: 2017
copies: 9
call number/section: 920
lexile: 430
subjects: yousafzai, malala, youth, women, social justice, biographies [X], readers (publications) [X], electronic books, electronic books
Mother Teresa
Profiles the life and religious and charitable work of Mother Teresa, formerly Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, who founded the Order of the Missionaries of Charity, a Catholic religious order that follows her example of serving the poor in India.
920
year:
copies: 3
call number/section: 920
lexile: 490
Rosa Parks
A biography of civil rights activist and icon Rosa Parks.
092
year: 2017
copies: 3
call number/section: 092
lexile: 510
subjects: parks, rosa, african americans, women, african american women, civil rights workers, montgomery (ala.), biographies [X], electronic books, readers (publications) [X], electronic books
Katherine Johnson
Meet Katherine Johnson, a brilliant mathematician who worked at NASA in the early 1950s until retiring in 1986.
092
year: 2017
copies: 27
call number/section: 092
lexile:
subjects: johnson, katherine, united states, women mathematicians, african american women, african american mathematicians, space race, mathematicians, african americans, women, biographies [X], readers (publications) [X], johnson, katherine g, physicists, women physicists, scientists, juvenile nonfiction
Katy Perry
A brief introduction to the life of singer Katy Perry.
920
year:
copies: 2
call number/section: 920
lexile: 500
Helen Keller
A biography of Helen Keller, who became blind and deaf as a baby but eventually attended college and spoke out for equal rights for people with disabilities.
921
year:
copies: 9
call number/section: 921
lexile: 700
Lindsey Vonn
"Lindsey Vonn is one of the most decorated modern American athletes.
920
year: 2017
copies: 6
call number/section: 920
lexile:
subjects: vonn, lindsey, skiers, women, biographies [X], readers (publications) [X], easy reading materials
Alexander Hamilton
Presents an introduction to the life and achievements of Alexander Hamilton, including his early years as an orphan in the West Indies, his role in the Revolutionary War, and his contributions as America's first secretary of the treasury.
920
year: 2017
copies: 7
call number/section: 920
lexile: 640
subjects: hamilton, alexander, statesmen, united states, readers (publications) [X], biographies [X]
Serena Williams
A short biography of tennis player Serena Williams.
920
year: 2017
copies: 4
call number/section: 920
lexile:
subjects: williams, serena, women, african americans, tennis players, readers (publications) [X], biographies [X]
Lebron James
"LeBron James joined the NBA out of high school and was immediately one of the most exciting players in basketball.
920
year: 2017
copies: 8
call number/section: 920
lexile:
subjects: james, lebron, basketball players, easy reading materials, african americans, readers (publications) [X], biographies [X]
Sidney Crosby
"Sidney Crosby is a living hockey legend. A superstar for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Crosby is a Stanley Cup Champion and a Canadian Olympic hero.
920
year: 2017
copies: 2
call number/section: 920
lexile:
subjects: crosby, sidney, hockey players, easy reading materials, biographies [X], readers (publications) [X]