Gini Holland
Author
Series
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Pub
Pub. Date
1993
Physical Desc
48 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Presents the life of an eleven-year-old boy and his family in Ireland, describing his home and school activities and discussing the history, geography, people, government, economy, and culture of his country.
3) Ireland
Author
Series
Publisher
G. Stevens Pub
Pub. Date
1992
Physical Desc
64 p. : col. ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Presents the life of an eleven-year-old boy and his family in Ireland, describing his home and school activities and discussing the history, geography, people, government, economy, and culture of his country.
4) The 1960s
Author
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
c1999
Physical Desc
144 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the political, historical, and cultural life of the United States in the 1960s, including the space race, civil rights, the Vietnam War, and the counterculture as reflected in music and the arts.
5) Bill Clinton
Author
Series
Publisher
Raintree Steck-Vaughn
Pub. Date
c1997
Physical Desc
32 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
Introduces the life and accomplishments of the Democrat who was elected president to two successive terms, 1992 and 1996.
8) Diego Rivera
Author
Series
Publisher
Raintree Steck-Vaughn
Pub. Date
c1997
Physical Desc
32 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
Introduces the life and accomplishments of the artist who invented a Mexican style of painting and who brought art out of museums and onto public walls.
10) Paper crafts
Author
Series
Publisher
Rosen Pub Group
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Provides instructions for repurposing used paper to make six crafts, including glossy paper beads, origami paper lanterns, and magazine masks.
12) Pablo Picasso
Author
Publisher
World Almanac Library
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
48 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes the life and career of Pablo Picasso, discussing his great impact on twentieth-century art.
13) Wilma Mankiller
Author
Series
Publisher
Raintree Steck-Vaughn
Pub. Date
c1997
Physical Desc
32 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes the life of the Indian activist who became the first woman Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation.
14) Rosa Parks
Author
Series
Publisher
Raintree Steck-Vaughn
Pub. Date
c1997
Physical Desc
32 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
A brief biography of the African American who, in refusing to obey a discriminatory rule about bus seating, set off both the Montgomery Bus Boycott and a movement that changed the nation's laws.
