Stephen Krensky
1) Barack Obama
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Chronicles the life of President Barack Obama from his birth in Hawaii through his education in the U.S. and his graduation from Harvard University in 1991. Depicts his career as a civil rights lawyer, an Illinois state senator, and his election as the first African-American president of the United States. Includes photos of his parents and his youth, a timeline of significant events in his life, a quiz, and a glossary.
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It looks like trouble when the principal asks Arthur to take home a large envelope marked CONFIDENTIAL. His friends try to guess what's inside. It just might be information on ... summer school! Will Arthur face the consequences or pretend to lose the envelope?
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Recounts the eventful night of April 18, 1775, when Paul Revere rode from Boston to Concord to warn that British troops were on their way to seize the rebels' military supplies. Incorporates background information, elucidating the events leading up to Revere's escapade as well as its aftermath. For grades 2-4.
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Tells the story of ten-year-old Lizzie Newton who was staying with her grandmother in 1906 when a major earthquake struck San Francisco. Lizzie helped her injured grandmother and then tried to make her way to her parents. Includes a reader's theater script with performance instructions.