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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr: A Holiday House Reader Level 2 (A Holiday House Reader Ser.)
By David A Adler, David A. Adler, Colin Bootman. 2001
The Black Muslims (African-American achievers)
By William Banks, William H. Banks. 1997
Traces the history of organized African American nationalism, including the work of Marcus Garvey and Noble Drew. Describes the Nation…
of Islam's development from Wallace Fard and Elijah Muhammad through Malcolm X and Louis Farrakhan. Looks at the 1995 Million Man March. For junior and senior high readers. 1997Terrorism (Crime, Justice and Punishment Ser.)
By Ann Gaines, Austin Sarat, Ann Graham Gaines. 1999
Focuses on terrorism in the Middle East and how it affects the United States. Discusses the origins and motivations of…
the organizations and individuals involved. Explores how America can combat violence without impinging on traditional freedoms. For senior high and older readers. 1999Walt Disney: creator of Mickey Mouse (People to Know Ser.People to Know)
By Michael D Cole, Michael D. Cole. 1996
Examines the life and career of Walt Disney, the entertainment industry pioneer and Disneyland founder. Recalls that he was the…
first to apply sound and color to film cartoons, and that through his efforts characters like Mickey Mouse, Cinderella, and Pinocchio became familiar to children around the world. For grades 4-7. 1996. For grades 4-7. 1996Gun control: the pros and cons (Issues in Focus Ser.Issues in Focus)
By Thomas Streissguth. 2001
Presents the controversy about gun control laws in the United States including the history behind the U.S. Constitution's Second Amendment.…
Discusses the position of the National Rifle Association and its opponents. For grades 6-9. 2001Oprah Winfrey (Women of Achievement Ser.)
By Belinda Friedrich. 2001
Biography of the television personality who was born in poverty in Mississippi in 1954. Describes Oprah's troubled childhood, successful career…
in television and film, eating addiction, book club, and her many contributions to charities. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2001Campaign politics: what's fair? what's foul? (Pro/Con Ser.Pro/Con)
By Kathiann M Kowalski, Kathiann M. Kowalski. 2000
Examines the election process in the United States, including both fair and unfair campaign practices, and the prospects for reform.…
Uses examples of past races and discusses the roles of political parties and the media. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2000Elections (Lucent Overview Ser.Overview Series)
By Janet Majure. 1996
Describes the history of the election process in the United States. Discusses the influence of the media and big money,…
political parties, voting practices, and proposals for change. For grades 6-9. 1996Kids on strike!
By Susan Campbell Bartoletti. 1999
Examines the nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century workplace, the treatment working children received, and the conditions that drove them to rebel. Describes…
a protest in a Massachusetts mill, coal mine strikes in Pennsylvania, and sweatshop problems in New York, among other situations in which children were exploited. For grades 5-8. 1999Madam secretary: the story of Madeleine Albright (Notable Americans Ser.)
By Jeremy Byman. 1998
Provides an account of Albright's life, from her childhood in Czechoslovakia to adulthood in the United States. Traces Albright's career…
as she becomes interested in politics, earns a political science degree, raises a family, gets involved in the Democratic Party, and is appointed secretary of state. For junior and senior high readersChris Burke: actor (Great Achievers Ser.Great Achievers)
By Helen Monsoon Geraghty, Helen M. Geraghty. 1995
The life of Chris Burke, who has Down syndrome but nonetheless believed from childhood that he could succeed as an…
actor. He has achieved that goal, starring in the television series Life Goes On and becoming a millionaire before the age of thirty. For grades 5-8You are the president (Great decisions)
By Nathan Aaseng. 1994
To illustrate the scope and limitations of presidential power, this book reenacts eight crises requiring a president of the United…
States to make a decision. The reader has the benefit of summaries, expert advice, and several options, and in the end is responsible for making a choice. Then the reader learns what the real president did, what resulted, and how his decision fared in history. For junior and senior high and older readersBorn in Puerto Rico in 1931, Moreno moved with her mother to New York as a young child. Suntree tells…
how Moreno became an actress and was the first Hispanic woman to win an Oscar, which she received for her role in the film West Side Story. Also discusses Moreno's work on stage, in television, and in recordings that led to her being the first performer to win all four top entertainment awards. For grades 5-8 and older readersPlácido Domingo: Spanish Singer (Hispanics of Achievement Ser.Hispanics of Achievement)
By Rebecca Stefoff. 1992
Music has always been a major part of this world-famous tenor's life. Born in Madrid, Spain, Domingo was eight years…
old when his parents moved the family to Mexico. There Domingo studied music at the conservatory. He married young, became a father, and soon was looking for work. But success came quickly to the determined, talented singer, who later added film acting and conducting to his operatic career. For grades 5-8 and older readersRaul Julia: Puerto Rican Actor (Hispanics of Achievement Ser.Hispanics of Achievement)
By Rebecca Stefoff. 1994
Puerto Rican Raul Julia began his acting career at the age of five when he played the part of the…
devil in a school play. He came to the United States in 1964 and began acting in Shakespearean plays. Later he became famous for his award-winning performances on both stage and screen and for his humanitarian efforts on behalf of children around the world. For grades 5-8 and older readersTinker vs. Des Moines: student rights on trial (Be the judge/be the jury)
By Doreen Rappaport, John J. Palencar. 1993
By 1965, 200,000 Americans were fighting in a war in Vietnam. Many Americans did not support the war. In Des…
Moines, Iowa, a dozen high school students were suspended for protesting the war, and three sued school officials for violating their right to free speech. Briefs and testimonies from the case, which reached the Supreme Court, are provided to challenge critical thinking. For grades 5-8 and older readersYasir Arafat (World Leaders Past and Present Ser.)
By Rebecca Stefoff. 1988
In 1948 a Jewish national state, Israel, was created in Palestine. The subsequent Arab-Israeli war displaced several hundred thousand Palestinians.…
Yasir Arafat, born in Cairo, Egypt, in 1929, became a symbol of the efforts to establish a Palestinian state. In the late 1950s, Arafat formed the guerrilla group al-Fatah. Since 1969 he has served as chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). Violence. For grades 5-8 and older readersBorn in Chihuahua, Mexico, in 1915, Anthony Quinn moved to the United States with his parents while still a baby.…
As a very young child he worked alongside his family who were migrant farm workers. The family later settled in East Los Angeles. To correct a speech impediment, Quinn began therapy with a well-known dramatic arts teacher, and developed an interest in acting. His career has spanned six decades. For grades 5-8 and older readersKatherine Dunham: Dancer and Choreographer (Black Americans of Achievement Ser.)
By Nathan I. Huggins, Jeannine Dominy. 1992
A biography of the first pioneer of black concert dance. In 1935 Katherine Dunham, a student at the University of…
Chicago, won a grant that allowed her to study dance from an anthropological viewpoint. After a year in the Caribbean, she would return and become a major force in black American dance, which, before Dunham, had strived to imitate white techniques and styles. For grades 5-8 and older readersWalter White: Civil Rights Leader and Author (Black Americans of Achievement Ser.)
By Jane Fraser, Alison Fraser, Nathan I. Huggins. 1991
Walter White, civil rights leader and a top NAACP official from 1918 to 1955, was born in Atlanta, Georgia, in…
1893. Despite blonde hair, blue eyes, and fair skin, White was fiercely proud of being an African-American and often risked his life infiltrating white communities while investigating lynchings, against which he waged a relentless campaign. White was also a bestselling author and an adviser to the United Nations. For grades 5-9 and older readers