Bibliograph

50 American heroes every kid should meet, Dennis Denenberg and Lorraine Roscoe

Type

Label

50 American heroes every kid should meet, Dennis Denenberg and Lorraine Roscoe

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

collective biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

Ages 8-12

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

50 American heroes every kid should meet

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

936205510

Responsibility statement

Dennis Denenberg and Lorraine Roscoe

resource.studyProgramName

Accelerated Reader AR, MG, 7.4, 6.0, 48763.

Summary

Heroes come in all ages, sizes, and colors. 50 American Heroes Every Kid Should Meet introduces readers to a diverse cast of fifty inspiring Americans, from Jane Addams to Louis Zamperini. Revised in 2016 by the original authors to include ten new heroes, the book includes up-to-date websites and booklists

Table Of Contents

Jane Addams -- Susan B. Anthony -- Clara Barton -- Mary McLeod Bethune -- Elizabeth Blackwell -- Rachel Carson -- Jimmy Carter -- George Washington Carver -- Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta -- Roberto Clemente -- Walt Disney -- Dorothea Dix -- Frederick Douglass -- Thomas Alva Edison -- Albert Einstein -- Dwight D. Eisenhower -- Benjamin Franklin -- Bill and Melinda Gates -- John Glenn -- Milton Hershey -- Team Hoyt -- Langston Hughes -- Thomas Jefferson -- Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan -- The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. -- Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, and Sacagawea -- Abraham Lincoln -- Yo-Yo Ma -- George C. Marshall -- John Muir -- Barack Obama --Sandra Day O'Connor -- Jesse Owens -- Rosa Parks -- I.M. Pei -- Ronald Wilson Reagan -- Jackie Robinson and Branch Rickey -- Eleanor Roosevelt -- Franklin D. Roosevelt -- Theodore Roosevelt -- Jonas Salk -- Alexandra (Alex) Scott -- Tecumseh -- Harry S. Truman -- Harriet Tubman -- George Washington -- Elie Wiesel -- Oprah Winfrey -- Wilbur and Orville wright -- Louis Zamperini -- Hero hunt

Target audience

pre adolescent

resource.variantTitle

Fifty American heroes every kid should meet

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